I'm speaking of the hierarchy with the power (Reply #16)

In the discussion thread: Don't let Catholics run hospitals [View all]

Sun May 26, 2013, 08:28 PM

Cerridwen (13,146 posts)

16. I'm speaking of the hierarchy with the power

to enforce their agenda. I'm speaking of those rank and file "catholics" who use their "religious" superiority to pass God's judgement in order to better themselves at the expense of "others".

You can return your "mind reader" now for a refund as it gave you invalid information.

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68 replies	Author	Time	Post
Don't let Catholics run hospitals [View all]	Dawson Leery	May 2013	OP
I do love Catholics but there is an easy answer to this problem. If you do not want to be	Thinkingabout	May 2013	#1
My area has one hospital: Wholly Redeemable. Yet laws prevent the construction of new hospitals ..	Scuba	May 2013	#2
I understand this could be a problem in some areas but does this hospital you refer to	Thinkingabout	May 2013	#4
Well, if they're going to serve Medicare patients, yes. Are you suggesting Medicare patients ...	Scuba	May 2013	#5
This is what makes the whole thing stupid, Catholics are wanting to control choices of employees	Thinkingabout	May 2013	#6
There is a downside to living in a rural or small town area. Choices are limited across the board.	Honeycombe8	May 2013	#13
Yes, but there's a hospital here, and they accept Medicare, so shouldn't they ...	Scuba	May 2013	#41
I don't know if accepting Medicare is accepting funding.	Honeycombe8	May 2013	#62
They do fill a need in the community	rucky	May 2013	#3
My Aunt built and ran a chain of hospitals for the Church, and she was a union busting hard ass of a	bettyellen	May 2013	#9
It is not just the hospitals, but the office space rented also.	Lars39	May 2013	#7
Anything else you and PZ don't want Catholics to run?	rug	May 2013	#8
Speaking for myself,	Cerridwen	May 2013	#12
Speaking for yourself, are you making that statement on Catholics as a group?	rug	May 2013	#15
I'm speaking of the hierarchy with the power	Cerridwen	May 2013	#16
The ony thing I "read" was your post.	rug	May 2013	#19
You must have me confused with someone else.	Cerridwen	May 2013	#21
I don't know you, let alone your "history". Should I?	rug	May 2013	#22
I'll type slower this time.	Cerridwen	May 2013	#26
Oh, "scary quotes".	rug	May 2013	#28
Ahhhhh. You're so "perceptive."	Cerridwen	May 2013	#30
Since you asked,	rug	May 2013	#32
Ah. So you missed the quotes the first	Cerridwen	May 2013	#36
"good night"	rug	May 2013	#37
Seems quite apparent to me that the writer is writing about the church, which leads me to	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#17
The church consists of its hieracrchy and of its members.	rug	May 2013	#20
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I hold all people that insist that their delusions be afforded validity simply because	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#29
Lol! Tell me more.	rug	May 2013	#33
So, you got nothin'...	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#38
I see. You won't expand on your "delusions" remark.	rug	May 2013	#39
If only you did see, but living in a bubble constructed around a childish fantasy precludes that. nt	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#44
Er, replacing "delusion" with "childish fantasy" hardly answers the question.	rug	May 2013	#46
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"fantasy based bigotry"?	rug	May 2013	#48
Delusion:	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#50
"your fantasy based bigotry" is not calling me a bigot?	rug	May 2013	#51
So in addition to logic, reading is not your strong suit either...	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#53
Denial is a sad thing to see.	rug	May 2013	#54
Oh wait, I get it, you're waiting for your fantasy bully to come bail you out...	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#52
Nope, just a jury.	rug	May 2013	#56
"good job." n/t	Cerridwen	May 2013	#58
That was my issue with JFK... damn catholics! n/t	hughee99	May 2013	#64
Ideally, with socialized healthcare, we would have no need for Catholic hospitals.	nomorenomore08	May 2013	#10
I'd prefer medicine be run by those	Cerridwen	May 2013	#11
The nuns filled a void. Other people weren't rushing to set up hospitals	pnwmom	May 2013	#23
Create a "void" then fill it.	Cerridwen	May 2013	#27
How did they create the void of no hospital in an area?	pnwmom	May 2013	#59
I grew up in a city that had done just that. We had a municipal hospital that was	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#35
That's great but not all towns have done so, as you know.	pnwmom	May 2013	#60
If Catholics didn't run hospitals there would be a whole lot fewer hospitals.	nolabear	May 2013	#14
Perhaps if the churches were taxed, the community would be able to afford to build their own. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	May 2013	#31
Could be. But, much as I hate the moralism, they do a service.	nolabear	May 2013	#61
My friend worked at a Catholic hospital when the nuns ran it	LittleBlue	May 2013	#18
"In case of emergency, do NOT send me to a Catholic hospital"	Freddie	May 2013	#34
St Vincents in Manhattan closed and the lower Manhattan has been paying for it ever since.	hrmjustin	May 2013	#40
I'm not religious, but I've been treated great at catholic non profit hospitals	NightWatcher	May 2013	#42
Don't let any religious entity run hospitals	siligut	May 2013	#43
I was born in a catholic hospital with nuns for nurses. n/t	cynatnite	May 2013	#45
The Stranger ran a similar story a couple months ago	pokerfan	May 2013	#49
I can't disagree, but...	liberal N proud	May 2013	#55
One of the best hospitals in SF is ...	CountAllVotes	May 2013	#57
Yes, women DIE because of horrific Catholic bullshit.	alarimer	May 2013	#63
+1	Dawson Leery	May 2013	#67
There's a Catholic hospital in my area, it's a very good hospital. My father was	Raine	May 2013	#65
Yeah!!!! Why should people get better care?	Revanchist	May 2013	#66
Where should I go if I'm in Memphis?	Sgent	May 2013	#68

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