COMMENTARY | According to the Daily Caller, Catholic priests who attempt to minister to troops during the government shutdown have been threatened with arrest by the Obama administration. This has naturally provoked outrage.
"Because of the lack of active-duty Catholic chaplains, the military relies on hiring civilian priests to serve as government service and contract ministers. Those civilian priests are not allowed on the bases during a shutdown."
The Obama administration has displayed contempt for religious sensibilities, especially of Catholics, before. Under Obamacare, Catholic owned hospitals and other entities are required to offer birth control, sterilization, and even abortion pills against church doctrine under threat of heavy fines.
The Obama edict which, in effect, makes military bases religion free zones has sparked outrage among Republicans. "These priests have 1st Amendment right to practice faith. Hope POTUS takes possible criminal penalties off the table," Sen Ted Cruz, R-Texas tweeted. The House Republicans will offer legislation reversing the edict. There is no word whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will reject it as he has most other attempts by the House to ameliorate the effects of the government shutdown and the Obama administration's drive to make it as annoying as possible.
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Priests threatened with arrest if they minister to military during shutdown
3:45 PM 10/04/2013
Alex Pappas
In a stunning development, some military priests are facing
arrest if they celebrate mass or practice their faith on military bases
during the federal government shutdown.
“With the government shutdown, many [government service] and contract priests who minister to Catholics on military bases worldwide are not permitted to work – not even to volunteer,” wrote John Schlageter, the general counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, in an op-ed this week. “During the shutdown, it is illegal for them to minister on base and they risk being arrested if they attempt to do so.”
According to its website, the Archdiocese for the Military Services “provides the Catholic Church’s full range of pastoral ministries and spiritual services to those in the United States Armed Forces.”
“With the government shutdown, many [government service] and contract priests who minister to Catholics on military bases worldwide are not permitted to work – not even to volunteer,” wrote John Schlageter, the general counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, in an op-ed this week. “During the shutdown, it is illegal for them to minister on base and they risk being arrested if they attempt to do so.”
According to its website, the Archdiocese for the Military Services “provides the Catholic Church’s full range of pastoral ministries and spiritual services to those in the United States Armed Forces.”
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