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Fidelity to Christ is Only Thing That Matters, Says Bishop Responsible for Revoking Catholic Status of Hospital"If I'm given praise or if I'm given ridicule, it doesn't matter: what I'm called to be is faithful to Jesus Christ and His Church."
In a press conference announcing his decision Tuesday, Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix explained that his assessment of the situation at St. Joseph's Hospital was supported by the doctrinal committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in addition to his own panel of experts, working with the National Catholic Bioethics Center. It had been revealed earlier this year that, in late 2009, the hospital's staff directly killed an unborn child as a means of remedying its mother's pulmonary hypertension, which can be aggravated by pregnancy. After the hospital and its parent company, Catholic Healthcare West, refused to go back on the decision and adhere to the U.S. Bishops' Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD) for moral health care, Olmsted said he had a responsibility to make it known publicly that the hospital was no longer Catholic. Olmsted has been under fire from groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union, whose pro-abortion chapter condemned the bishop's decision and accused Olmsted of "jeopardiz[ing] the health and lives of pregnant women" by his pro-life stand. But when the bishop was asked during Tuesday's press conference what his reaction was to the mix of strong praise and derision he has been receiving, Olmsted said, "I really don't read the blogospheres." "I try to pray each day to find my identity in Jesus Christ," he said. "My identity comes from Christ. Christ is present in His living Body the Church. That's my identity, it comes from that. Follow the link provided to read the last half of this article at its original source. 
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(Phoenix, Arizona)—Despite a bombardment of outrage from media and leftist activist organizations, the bishop responsible for revoking the Catholic status of a hospital that performed a direct abortion says that the backlash matters little to him, as long as he's being faithful to the teachings of Christ.
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