I was born in 1941. I had Baptism and Confirmation. I attended Catholic schools all my life. I was an altar boy. I was the God father for some adults that joined the Catholic Church.
I will be 71 years old later this month.
For 70 years I have called myself a Catholic and listed myself as a Catholic.
I was married in the Catholic church and I planned to die in the Catholic faith.
But because of the political positions that Catholic Church is taking I can no longer call myself a Catholic. I will not allow Cardinal Dolan and others like him to speak for me.
Let the Roman Catholic Church take care of their sex abuse scandal and stay out of politics.
I renounce the Catholic Church and condemn it. I condemn Cardinal Dolan.
“HICKSVILLE, N.Y. -- Cardinal Timothy Dolan called on Roman Catholic worshippers Saturday to become more involved in politics as the church stands against the government in what he called a "freedom of religion battle," as he spoke about the recent controversy involving contraceptive coverage.
Speaking at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School in Hicksville, the spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of New York said the U.S. government is engaged in "an unwarranted, unprecedented radical intrusion." He told the crowd they "live in an era that seems to discover new rights every day."
"We're not trying to impose our teachings on anybody," said Dolan in his 45-minute speech to a packed auditorium of about 1,000 people. "We're simply saying, don't impose your teaching upon us and make us do as a church what we find unconscionable to do."
Some religious organizations protested when President Barack Obama moved to mandate that religious-affiliated institutions such as hospitals and universities include free birth control coverage in their employee health plans.
Obama later said religious employers could opt out, but insurers must pay for the coverage.
Proponents say the plan is a breakthrough for women's rights, but Dolan and other leaders say it violates religious freedom…”
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