David Brooks: Obama’s anti-Catholic mandate will help Romney overcome evangelical problem

87.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

It's not anti-Catholic. It's pro-women.

I'm a Catholic and I, agree with Obama

Catholics, in my experience, even the most Conservative ones, tend to be democrats. The only thing that most Catholics, except the very liberal, don't budge on is abortion.... so often times they'll vote Republican over this one issue.

Without the christian church there would be no constitution in america.

It's pro Woman. And, America is sick of religion getting into politics. Tax all churches then

Brooks is so out of contact with the reality of Catholic life today that his comments are laughable. The position of lay Catholics is very different from the position of the Bishops.

REally? Would you support the Catholic hospital if it required all of its employees to attend church services once a week? Forcing all employees to accept reduced coverage because they are employed by a catholic hospital is forcing their religion into the workplace. The hospitals operate as public facilities and should be required to follow those regulations.

It is hard to imagine anything helping Romney.

Obama's doing everthing he can this year not to get elected.This year if he renewed the "leases" to drill our own oil the US could keep the oil prices low.Bush renewed oil leases and gas was $2.oo a gal when he left,gas could reach $5.oo a gal this fall...

90% of the (leftie) comments here should be all the proof anybody needs that we need the Constitution to be taught a *LOT* more in school.

The hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States claims that every worker has aright to be part of a collective bargaining unit but went all the way to the U. S Supreme court

Our bishop says the ruling only leaves him two choices; giving employees health insurance that contains some provisions that are contrary to basic Catholic beliefs such as providing birth control or sterilization, or violate the ruling and don't offer health insurance. My thought was that he could offer his employees the health insurance while continuing to discourage his employees from using those provisions that are contrary to his beliefs. As a practicing Catholic, I really don't think their are many Catholics left that still practice the rhythm method of birth control. I'm one Catholic that believes all Americans should have health insurance, and that each individual and his/her doctor should make the decision whether to use the provisions in the policy, not an employer..

This is not a government / catholic problem. This is an infringement on our First Amendment right to freedom of religion. Suppose the government came to you and told you that when your child turned 13, you would be required, under the law, to buy them cigarettes or suffer harsh penalties. You pay for the cigarettes and give them to your child. Would you do it?

As anyone with a bit of sense knows, the Catholic Church does not speak for the vast majority of Catholics on birth control. The Catholic Church does not speak for a large part of Catholics on abortion. The power of Catholic bishops is at an all-time low because of their protection for child molesters and their determination to build up the forces trying to destroy the middle and lower classes.

Those who are against Sharia rules should be supporting the President because he is right again. If the Catholics can apply their own rule, why can't a Muslim hospital or other Muslim organization use Sharia rules instead of the law when it suits them. Think people instead of just being against the president whenever he is for something.

This so called 'article' is complete nonsense. Requiring health insurance to include contraception reimbursement is certainly no "War on Catholics". It is war on AIDS!
Shame of the New York Times for allowing such medieval thinking to be printed under its otherwise respected heading.
David Brooks please go back to the rock you crawled out from under with your fellow trolls.

Especially Christians, but indeed, a great many Americans, now find themselves aliens in their own land, without representation or acknowledgment from Government; without provision, except such scraps as happen to fall, as it were, from the table to the dogs. Both parties are corrupt, but one is openly hostile.

My daughter in law is catholic! She uses birth control, not condoms!

Requiring that hospitals provide contraceptives is not a war on Catholicism, or any other religion, it's sound medical practice. If you are against abortion then you should be in favor of contraception. If you are Catholic and against both abortion and contraception you are denying fundamental preventative healthcare to those who seek medical care at Catholic hospitals. Stop trying to legislate morality and then act as though you are being oppressed when people stand up to your #$%$