My version of Gail Collin's "dog on top of car," which she mentions in most of her weekly columns, is Catholic hypocrisy in the United States. I emphasize the United States because Catholic bishops in other countries, at least occasionally, emphasize the social teachings of the Church, not just its views on sex. From current reports, it appears that the Catholic bishops met recently, in secret, to decide how they want to handle the continuing debate on the mandate to provide women with insurance to pay for contraceptives. Apparently, one of their conclusions, at least the only one reported to date, is that contraceptives are inexpensive so women should have no problem buying their own. Huh! If contraceptives were expensive, would they then agree to pay? And what do they mean by inexpensive? How would they know what's expensive and what's not since their parishioners supply all their needs!
But why am I surprised. We live in a country where everything revolves around money, morality, ethics, and fairness be damned. If it's good enough for Goldman's, why not the American bishops? They live like Goldman executives, in gated mansions, why not imitate them in other ways as well?
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