Mar 12, 2009
Barb Shelly, an editorial columnist from the Kansas City Star, reacted with surprising balance in her commentary on Archbishop Joseph Naumann’s criticism of the former member of his flock, Kathleen Sebelius, who was recently appointed by President Obama to become the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Unlike the unabashed support of individuals like the formerly pro-life professor Doug Kmiec, or façade organizations like “Catholics United” and “Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good,” Shelly claims to share the archbishop’s sadness, and gives a fair account of the archbishop’s column published recently in the Archdiocesan newspaper “The Leaven.”
Nevertheless, she can’t refrain from slightly twisting things with her careful choice of words while describing:
“Naumann goes through the usual litany of sins: Sebelius is too close to Planned Parenthood and abortion doctor George Tiller. She supports embryonic stem cell research. She has consistently vetoed legislation to impose restrictions on abortion providers. (Most of them were unconstitutional, but that's not for him to point out.)”