Archbishop Chaput: ‘Common ground’ claim will be tested by details of health care reform

Denver, Colo.,

Aug 11, 2009

(CNA) Whether or not the White House and Congress are really seeking to find common ground on health care reform legislation will be discovered in the details of the plan put forth, Archbishop Charles Chaput said today, warning against any attempts to place an abortion mandate in the reform bills.

The "common ground" message, Archbishop Chaput wrote, is "a very welcome theme" and along with the concept of the "common good" comprises a central message of Catholic social teaching. the rest