The Moral Health Care Con!

The Moral Health Care Con!

This week I was shocked by the news that a long list of “progressive” ministers came out in support of the administration’s healthcare plan. They claim that universal health care is a moral issue. Their belief is based on a very superficial social, moral, and economic analysis. Contrary to their assertion, the Church has never historically viewed healthcare as the government’s responsibility.

The Encyclopedia Britannica tells us that: The modern concept of a hospital dates from AD 331 when Constantine, having been converted to Christianity, abolished all pagan hospitals and thus created the opportunity for a new start. Until that...