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Catholic Hospitals Must Witness to the Truth, by Dr. Jeff Mirus – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Catholic Hospitals Must Witness to the Truth, by Dr. Jeff Mirus

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Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.

 

Given the progress toward sound doctrine and clerical discipline in many dioceses across the United States over the last generation, it has been especially saddening to learn that not enough has been done to improve the fidelity of Catholic health care. In fact, “Catholic” health care in America has become in some cases—and therefore in too many cases—indistinguishable from secular health care. As reported in the National Catholic Register, the medical watchdog group Do No Harm has published a database of public hospital records which shows that nearly 150 Catholic hospitals in the United States have provided sex-change services of various kinds to patients aged 17 and under between 2019 and 2023.

This reported incidence of transgender intervention has prompted Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane to state that “As bishops, I think we need to confront Catholic health care, because they are violating their mission.” …

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