Caritas Christi

Cardinal O'Malley pulls the plug over abortion issue.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy says he was offered a chance to buy Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, declined it faster than you could say "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" and wonders what the deal really is with the financially troubled Caritas Christi buying the financially trouble Landmark.

Tinker Ready wonders if Caritas Christi hired Shephard Fairey to design its new ad campaign, which, as you can see above, features a Soviet-style raised fist holding a stethoscope - and which promises health care for the people, by the people and to the people, as opposed to the hegemonic plutocratic coverage at those oppressive teaching hospitals.

For a story today on Caritas Christi and the state insurance system, Michael Paulson asked a large number of theologians and priests what they thought. It's a complex subject and he obviously couldn't fit all their thoughts into print. So he posted their complete answers on his blog, along with ten questions Caritas Christi won't answer.