Why do some progressive Democrats ignore bigotry and intolerance in religions?

[thucythucy]

37. On first reading I don't see an explanation as to why

this sort of consolidation is happening. Why is the Swedish Medical Center, for instance, trying to consolidate with Providence Health and Services? I suspect it has to do with economies of scale, and economics in general, which to me is yet another argument for universal publicly funded health care access.

Difficult as that struggle is, it would seem to be easier to accomplish than to try to get the Catholic Church to change its policies in time to make a difference to people who need services today.

But I stand corrected on my thinking that Catholic health services are shrinking in the way Catholic parishes are across the country. I wonder--in part is this because there's always a need--a market if you will--for health care, while the need for more churches is actually declining?