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Saint Francis Health System, located in Tulsa Oklahoma, was told that its solitary candle in the chapel of Saint Francis Hospital South was a safety hazard, and unless it is extinguished, it would lose its eligibility to accept Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The federal government has warned a Catholic hospital that it could lose its ability to serve low-income and elderly patients if it doesn’t extinguish its sanctuary candle, which the hospital keeps lit per Catholic tradition.
A Catholic-run hospital in Oklahoma is locking horns with the Biden administration over an order that it extinguish a candle in its chapel or else lose its federal reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid.
The Department of Health and Human Services is threatening the accreditation of a Catholic hospital for keeping its sanctuary candle lit.