Catholic doctrine and employer health insurance

[IggleDoer]

The Catholic Bishops don't want to offer birth control as part of their employees' health insurance package, since it conflicts with their doctrine.

Catholic doctrine doesn't recognize divorce (under usual circumstances - Newt Gingrich and his first two wives are exceptions). If divorced employee of the Church remarries and wants health insurance for a new spouse, does the Church allow this?

My employer (not a religious organization) wanted to purge all employees from the insurance rolls unless they were legally married. They asked to see marriage licenses (I had been married over 40 years at the time). Does the Catholic Church check the marital ststus of their employees?

[Wounded Bear]

1. .....are two things we should probably abolish.

Say no to multinational religious corporations and yes to single payer.

[MH1]

2. ^^^ THIS. ^^^

[IggleDoer]

5. And tax religious institutions ...

... When they venture into the political realm.

[mysuzuki2]

3. Religious freedom means that the bishops are free not to use birth control

not that they are free to deny it to others.

[riderinthestorm]

4. Good pointl K and R nt