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Crunchy Frog

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36. I make a distinction between individuals who are Catholic,

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:34 PM

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and the Catholic Church which is an extraordinarily powerful institution that gets away with abusing far too many people.

If pointing that out makes me a bigot in some people's eyes, then so be it.

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Catholic Hospital turns away woman in labor, she gives birth in car..fake pro lifers! [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday OP

I suspected something so I looked the mother up SamuelTheThird Yesterday #1

"the hospital is investigating the incident." Prof. Toru Tanaka Yesterday #2

A Great Big YEAH, YEAH,YEAH! jaymac 23 hrs ago #6

I see big money on the horizon Puppyjive Yesterday #3

Victims have lawyers, this hospital will pay BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #4

This makes zero sense..l Bread and Circuses 23 hrs ago #5

Are you saying the fake pro-lifers are the hospitals themselves? or the religion that established them? Because the ancianita 23 hrs ago #7

Anti-Catholic bigotry still exists in this country SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #8

The problem is when it comes to healthcare The Revolution 19 hrs ago #14

Thanks for proving my point! SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #15

It's not bigotry to be opposed to an organization The Revolution 19 hrs ago #16

Thanks again SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #17

How childish The Revolution 19 hrs ago #19

Have a nice day SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #20

I'm a Catholic BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #21

Yes there are good Catholics SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #22

Of course it's bigotry BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #23

Sorry to hear about your illness SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #24

Thank you BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #25

I take issue with your last statement Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #26

The Evangelicals literally loathe the Catholics BeerBarrelPolka 17 hrs ago #28

Which has nothing to do with your statement. Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #29

What are you talking about? BeerBarrelPolka 17 hrs ago #30

That's exactly my point The Revolution 13 hrs ago #31

1. According to recent data, about 15.8% of all short-term acute care hospitals are Catholic-owned or affiliated. ancianita 9 hrs ago #33

The article I provided answes a lot of this The Revolution 5 hrs ago #39

I make a distinction between individuals who are Catholic, Crunchy Frog 8 hrs ago #36

Glad you do SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #41

i'm referring to anti birth control, anti abortion religious hospitals. Catholic or otherwise. FAKE PRO LIFERS BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #10

You posted an article without using it to support the header claim. Is there anything in the article that ancianita 9 hrs ago #34

How does a single individual nurse Crunchy Frog 8 hrs ago #35

I know nothing about this hospital and whether or not it has a full obstetrics unit, but increasingly... hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #9

they shd b transferred to said nearby hospital. mopinko 20 hrs ago #12

Most hospitals TRY to do so, but if it is imminently emergent or the patient/parents refuse, they cannot force hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #13

Reddit comment: As a POC I never in my life felt more uncomfortable than when I visited Indiana. Never again . Swede 21 hrs ago #11

2000+ years ago, a religion could be spun from this incident. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 19 hrs ago #18

WWJD? Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #27

Upthread comment: Catholic hospitals are the only option in many areas. GJGCA 13 hrs ago #32

LAWSUIT Jack Valentino 7 hrs ago #37

Sue the hospital. No woman should have to beg. She could have died !!!!! By Trueblue1968 7 hrs ago #38

They just made that baby RICH. Maru Kitteh 5 hrs ago #40