Dear friends in Christ,
We as a Church and as individual citizens of this country have an opportunity to effect a great good, but we need to act quickly.
We support health care reform:
There is no question that our country is in need of health care reform. The bishops of the United States stand together and for years have been clear in encouraging the passage of a truly universal health policy — one which maintains a respect for human life and dignity, which provides access for all with a special concern for the poor and inclusion of immigrants, and one which pursues the common good and preserves pluralism, including freedom of conscience and variety of options. Simply, we as a Church support a health care policy which covers as many people as possible, that respects human life and does nothing to destroy it, and which allows us, and people of all faiths, to participate without violating the moral law. This is possible, and this is reasonable.