Little Sisters Of The Poor Made One Big Mistake

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See my previous blog post. This is a continuation and more in depth.

A Bit Of History

Once you start getting to know more about the Little Sisters you will be amazed.

They are affiliated with or are in the tradition of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God, a religious organization approved in 1572 by the pope, which was and still is involved in creating and running hospitals for the poor and mentally ill all over the world.

The story of St. John of God is an Amazing Grace like story of a boy who was perhaps abducted from his impoverished parents, raised by foster parents on a farm, joined mercenaries for over two decades criss-crossing Europe, but then devoted the rest of his life to caring for the poor suffering from illness and mentally ill. He became the patron saint of hospitals, the sick, nurses, firefighters, alcoholics, and booksellers. Civil society or humanity would be inconceivable without people like him.

Then there is the foundress, i.e. Jeanne Jugan, of the Little Sisters. She became the patron saint of the destitute elderly. This is an amazing story as well.

Beware Of The Camel’s Nose

The Little Sisters like e.g. so many colleges in the U.S. could not resist the temptation of easy money from the federal government.

According to their website page aptly or ironically titled “Tradition of Begging”, the Little Sister’s mention “As government funds continue to dwindle it is getting harder and harder to make ends meet. Medicaid and Medicare cover only about 60 percent of our operating expenses.”. For a religious order to depend up to 60% from big government largess is a disgrace.

Now, the Little Sisters had to find out that big government in the form of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) better known as Obama Care is coming to their doorsteps imposing dictates, which violate their Christian faith.