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Cardinal Dolan's Blackmail for Jesus: The Empire Strikes Back
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-somerville/cardinal-dolan-blackmail-for-jesus_b_1554485.html?ref=politics&ir=PoliticsIf Timothy Dolan, president of the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) and cardinal of the Archdiocese of New York, is to be believed, he's ready to sacrifice the poor -- many of whom are elderly, juvenile, disabled and infirm -- in Christ's name, for the greater good of wining the war against contraception.
Let's go to the Martin Bashir video tape!
Dolan has put us on notice. He may be forced to "limit" support to the impoverished, homeless and hungry in the interest of "religious freedom" for himself and the small percentage of Roman Catholics who share his views on birth control.
How might this "Blackmail for Jesus" strategy unfold in the city Dolan now calls home?
The cardinal would do well to cut smart as he obtains his pound of flesh.
