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Christ’s Commission and Obama’s Mandate: A Teachable Moment

Brother André Marie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:59:53 +0000

The big news in American Catholic circles is the Obama administration’s “contraceptive mandate.” This latest unethical intrusion of big governmnet stipulates that employers, including religious institutions, provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives, sterilizations, and specific abortifacients such as Ella and Plan B.

Catholic Action League Executive Director C. J. Doyle summarized the situation: “If ... ...Read More »

Mexican Actor Turned Pro-Life Crusader Addresses 500 at Fundraiser for Pregnancy Center in Denver

Brian Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:04:12 +0000

It was great news to hear that Verastegui’s own Guadalupe Medical Center has opened in Los Angeles. He calls it an “oasis of life” in a “desert of death.”

CNA reports: Former Mexican soap opera star turned pro-life activist Eduardo Verastegui told a crowd of over 500 that he thinks abortion in the U.S. will one day ... ...Read More »

Another INO ‘Catholic’ Governor Will Sign Into Law Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ for Washington

Brian Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:35:04 +0000

INO is an abbreviation for “in name only.”

Catholic Culture: In a 28-21 vote, the Washington state senate approved a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage. The bill is expected to pass in the state house and be signed into law by Gov. Christine Gregoire, a Catholic. More here.

Seeing the Hell of Abortion in China Made Steve Mosher a Catholic and Anti-Abortion Crusader

Brian Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:13 +0000

National Catholic Register’s Joan Frawley Desmond: Steve Mosher was a rising Stanford University social researcher, schooled in the academy’s received wisdom on matters like abortion and the “right to choose,” when he was suddenly thrown off course. Read full article here.

Bishop Zubik Blasts Obama and Sebelius For Their ‘To Hell With You’ HHS Mandate

Brian Kelly — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000

Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh, Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, and Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, Virginia are among the bishops urging Catholics to oppose the Obama administration’s mandate that requires religious agencies to offer contraceptive and sterilization coverage to their employees. Read more here.

Reality Check: ‘Pro-Life’ Republican Presidents

Brian Kelly — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:05:53 +0000

Scott Richert for About.com Catholicism: Thirty-nine years after the January 22, 1973, U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, it is all too easy to convince ourselves that the fight against abortion has been lost. The majority of Americans alive today do not remember a time in which the killing of the unborn, at ... ...Read More »

Santa Rosa Bishop Vasa Excoriates Pro-Abortion Politicians, Especially ‘Catholic’ Ones

Brian Kelly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:44:27 +0000

California Catholic: “Any government leader, particularly those who claim to be Christian, who claim to be pro-choice, is unworthy of public office,” Bishop Vasa told the rally at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa on Jan. 22. “Absolutely unworthy and absolutely unfit for public office.” Politicians who support abortion are “as guilty of abortion as ... ...Read More »

Take Your Culture of Death and Get Out of Here: Africa to Planned Parenthood

Brian Kelly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:16:31 +0000

Emil Hagamu for LifeSiteNews: What we need in Africa is better education for our children based on sound intellectual and moral values; good roads to transport our agricultural products; reliable electrical power to accelerate development; clean water; and above all, Africans need respect from people in the West, not condescension and demands that we stop ... ...Read More »

Obama and Administration Wage War Against Pro-Lifers Freedom of Conscience

Brian Kelly — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:29:33 +0000

By imperial edict, and as a dark insult to pro-lifers who were preparing their annual march to the Capitol to protest Roe v Wade and the ensuing murders of the pre-born, President Obama and self-deluded “Catholic” Kathleen Sabelius of the Department of Health and Human Services have given new meaning to the word dictatorial. Genuinely ... ...Read More »

Planned Parenthood Finds Sonogram Requirement ‘Abhorrent’ But Not Ending the Baby’s Heartbeat

Brian Kelly — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:07:08 +0000

LifeNews: Planned Parenthood has a response to the federal appeals court decision allowing Texas women a chance to see an ultrasound of their baby before an abortion. They call it “abhorrent.”

Writing for the court, Chief Judge Edith Jones was frank about the other side’s failure “to demonstrate constitutional flaws with the law,” which requires women ... ...Read More »