Kennedy to meet Bishop Tobin on health care
Published: October 29, 2009
Updated: October 29, 2009
PROVIDENCE—Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy has agreed to meet with the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence after publicly arguing over national health care reform.
Bishop Thomas Tobin requested the meeting in a letter to the Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday, and Kennedy agreed in a letter sent to Tobin on Thursday.
Kennedy last week criticized Catholic leaders who oppose universal health care unless the plans include more restrictions on abortions.
Tobin demanded an apology, saying Kennedy’s comments were “irresponsible.“
In his letter, Kennedy, who’s Catholic, says he never meant to slight the church and the church has every right to promote its beliefs. But he says the issue facing Congress is, in his words, “access to health care and nothing else.“
A Tobin spokesman says the meeting hasn’t yet been scheduled.
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