CNA: A socialist government official in Andalusia, Spain, called for a local Catholic bishop to be “muzzled” for arguing that men and women are both different and complementary. Full report is here.
Category: Morals
Unabashed Confessions of Abortionists
LifeNews: They’re threatened by informed consent. They’re traumatized by the limp body parts they look at every day. They’re torn by the contradiction that they became doctors to preserve life but use their profession to end it. Here are some eye-opening … Continue reading
Honor in Foreign Policy
After some recent historical writing on Vietnam and its strategic milieu during the years 1962-1965, I became, perhaps for the first time, much more deeply aware of the presence or absence of Honor in the conduct of modern Foreign Policy. … Continue reading
Justice Sotomayor Rules Business Must Include Abortifacient Drugs in Health Care
National Catholic Register: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request that the federal government temporarily halt enforcement of the federal abortifacient mandate against the Christian-owned business Hobby Lobby, the Associated Press reported Dec. 27. More on this here.
Philippine Legislators Undo Moral Law, Betray Faith
Boston.com: Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme … Continue reading
Former VP for Cancer Charity Says PP Used Mafia Style Pressure Tactics
The former Vice President of the Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity called out the Planned Parenthood abortion business last week for its bullying tactics that forced Komen’s leaders to re-institute funding. Read more here.
Homosexual Agenda Not Welcome in Russia
Zenit: A UN committee of legal experts reprimanded the Russian Federation last month for allowing the Ryazan province of Russia to enforce a law that bans the promotion of homosexuality among minors as part of a national effort to protect children … Continue reading
A Slaughter of Innocents in Advent
As we prepare for Christmas, we still have on our minds the heinous slaughter of kindergarteners last Friday in Connecticut. This morning, at our IHM Chapel, Father Phillipson offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the victims. Some pious … Continue reading
Domino’s Pizza Founder Files Suit Against HHS Mandate
MYFoxNY: The founder of Domino’s Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the new health care law. More here.
Bobby Jindal Says Birth Control Pills Should Be Available Over Counter
Commonweal Blog: The Louisiana governor, a self-described pro-life Catholic, argues in a Wall Street Journal op-ed (behind the WSJ paywall) that birth control pills should be available over the counter. Here’s a paragraph cited by Austin Ruse at First Things: “As a … Continue reading
ND President Supports Campus Org for Moral Degenerates
National Catholic Register: [ND President] Father Jenkins, a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, said the goal is “to create and sustain a welcome and inclusive environment for all students.” “I am confident that this multi-faceted, pastoral approach … Continue reading
Pope Issues Letter to Catholic Charities to Abide by Church Teaching
Brietbart:In what some Catholics are calling a “surprise move,”Pope Benedict XVI issued an apostolic letter directing Catholic charities that they must act in complete compliance with Catholic teachings. The Pope’s letter was released following his expression of deep concern in recent years at … Continue reading
Physician Assisted Suicide Defeated in Massachusetts
Boston.com: A Massachusetts ballot question that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill has been defeated by a narrow margin. More here.
Only 21% of Practicing Catholic Women Accept Church Teaching on Birth Control
No wonder Obama won California Catholic Daily: Recently a study was published entitled “What Catholic Women Think about Faith, Conscience, and Contraception.” 824 women gave answers that offer new data about the views of Church-going Catholic women towards contraception and … Continue reading
Uruguayan Bishops Say Pro-Abortion Catholic Lawmakers ‘Not Excommunicated’
One wonders which sin is worse: to have an abortion, or to vote in favor of a law that permits mothers to abort their babies? What matters more for the lawmakers, since “excommunication” is a penalty that can be unjustly … Continue reading