Sunday, September 27, 2009

Hmmmm

Well, I was hemming and hawing this morning about going to church. I wasn't feeling my best, but I have felt worse. So, I decided to go. Here is my series of unfortunate events:

-I decide to sit in a pew where the sun is beaming through the large stained glass window right into my face. The glare didn't bother me, but the additional reason to sweat (besides my usual hormonal reasons) was unwelcome.
-Parents in front of me with two small children. One child, less than a year old, has snot pouring out of his nose. He throws things about the pew, like his Thomas train and dad's cell phone. At no one time do these parents think about taking this child to our rather large vestibule or to the staffed nursery.
-Speaking of cell phones, person next to me has a cell phone that goes off not once, but twice, during Mass.
-Father starts talking about "the Catholic" perspective on health care, all should have health care, which makes me think, a. When did Catholic hospitals start being free? Who knew? and b. Are you going to pull this in to today's readings at all? (Answer: not really)

So, I kind of, sort of, physically attended Mass today.

1 comment:

AMP said...

I hear you saying that the priest is presenting the Catholic position of healthcare as a human right. That's correct. (And, yes, to further insult your sensibilities, that includes "illegals.") The leap of misconception you make is that this statement is tantamount to "free" healthcare.

It's important for thinking Catholics (and thinking Americans) to focus on what's being said rather than jumping on the bias bandwagon.

Incidentally, it is illegal for any non-profit hospital in the US to turn away a patient who presents to the ER, whether they are able to pay or not. You have been paying for the non-payers' healthcare your whole working life, and will continue to do so in larger proportions if reform does not happen. Doing nothing (which is what will happen if we do not get behind health reform) will only result in further economic downturn. [As an aside, I find it funny how people who are opposed to "free" healthcare have no problem with Medicare.]