How Pope Francis Undermined the Goodwill of His Trip and Proved to Be a Coward

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17. And here's the misogynist part

Pope visits U.S. nuns involved in Obamacare contraception lawsuit, Reuters, 9/24/15

http://news.yahoo.com/pope-visits-u-nuns-involved-obamacare-contraception-lawsuit-021905130.html

Pope Francis on Wednesday made an unscheduled stop to a convent of nuns to show his support for their lawsuit against U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare law.

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the visit to the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor for what he called a "brief but symbolic visit."

Last August, a federal appeals court in Denver put on hold its ruling that the order of Roman Catholic nuns must comply with a contraception mandate in the law, giving the group time to petition the U.S. Supreme Court.

.. The Sisters argued that the law forces them to provide insurance coverage for their employees to support contraception and sterilization services in violation of their religious beliefs, or face steep fines.

(the Sisters don't have to pay for the insurance, all they have to do is notify the federal government that they are opting out of the requirement, and then a 3rd party or their insurer pays for it. But the Sisters argue that even providing an opt-out notification makes them complicit in providing sterilization and contraceptive coverage)

If the lawsuit succeeds, female employees of these religious organizations will be forced to pay the full bill for their contraception. Or to abstain from (regular PIV) sex, given that the "natural" methods the Catholic Church approves of (or begrudgingly accepts) have a lousy track record in preventing pregnancy.