The New York Times ran another story today, "For an Episcopal Parish, a Path to Catholicism" which is about how that Vatican has decided to allow Anglican priests into the Catholic Church. This doesn't seem like a big deal, however the article features a quote from an Anglican priest who says he was overcome with tears of joy when he hear the news. The article then continues to explain that the Catholic Church is allowing the Episcopal Priests to maintain many of their traditions if they come to the Catholic Church, such as allowing the priest to be married. The Catholic Church is known to be conservative and does not frequently change like this.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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The New York Times featured an article today, "Democrats Are Optimistic That Public Option Will Be Approved" which is about how the Democrats are feeling about the possibility a public option in health care passing. The article explains that this bill may be the seed of a government run health insurance option. The first specific person this article mentions is the republican Senator John McCain, who says that he believes the bill will pass, citing that he believes that the democratic party should have enough votes in Congress for the bill to pass. The article continues to explain that many of the Democrats believe that this bill can pass because of the majority that the left holds in Congress. The article then explains that one issue that could come into play would be if the Republican opposition to this bill used a filibuster.
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The first article was interesting to me, because I hadn’t yet read this next installment into the health care debate. I think it’s interesting how John McCain is still the first republican sighted by many reporters—it shows that he is still a leader in the party, even though he lost the presidency. I feel like this means that a lot of his goals will be backed a lot heavier in congress than they otherwise would have. As far as the second article, I disagree with you when you say that it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. The Catholic Church is very grounded in their principles—many of the rituals are required elements of their sanctification. It’s interesting to me that they are willing to bend on some principles (like, for instance a priest being wed) but not on others.
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