Part Six - Forming New Partnerships with Health Care Organizations and Providers

DISCUSSION/REFLECTION QUESTIONS

• In what ways can new partnerships be seen as opportunities for Catholic health care?
• In what ways do these new partnerships present challenges to Catholic health care? 
• How is it possible that such partnerships could erode Catholic identity?
• What safeguards must be in place to ensure Catholic identity?
• Why is it necessary to consult reliable theological experts when interpreting and applying the principles governing cooperation?
• Why do the bishops state that entering into partnerships that involve cooperation with evil should be the exception, rather than the rule?
• Why is it so important to discuss partnerships with the local bishop?