(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Sunday encouraged the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban on gay members and leaders, days before the group is expected to vote on the controversial and long-standing rule. Read more…
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Archbishop Gomez Praised for LA Removals
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 1, 2013 / 05:22 pm (CNA).- Archbishop José Gomez’s decision to relieve Cardinal Roger Mahony and Bishop Thomas Curry of their duties in the L.A. archdiocese is being welcomed as “the best possible thing he could … Continue reading
Former KGB Officer Putin Avoids Praise or Criticism of Stalin
AP News: The southern Russian city where the Red Army decisively turned back Nazi forces in a key World War II battle will once again be known as Stalingrad, at least on the days commemorating the victory, the regional legislature … Continue reading
Ravens Center Speaks About What the Catholic Faith Means to Him
National Catholic Register’s interview with Matt Birk “One of the things I’ve learned from the Catholic faith that applies to marriage, football and any other aspect of life is to appreciate discipline. On the surface, self-indulgence appears best for us, … Continue reading
The Cost of an ‘Illegal’ Pregnancy in China
Part of an interview of Ai Weiwei with Chen Guangcheng. LifeNews: Ai Weiwei: There is a huge industrial chain – every area has a family planning office and a control department. The system is a massive employer. Chen Guangcheng: Yes. And it’s not … Continue reading
More to Catholic Admiral Yamamoto Than Pearl Harbor
Karl Keating, Catholic Answers: Yesterday I wrote about seredipitously recovering one of my favorite books, Louis Chaigne’s biography of ambassador and poet Paul Claudel (1868-1955). Let me give you a bare outline of Claudel’s diplomatic career. Read full post here.
Cardinal Mahony ‘Stripped of Duties’ for Mishandling Clerical Predators
(BBC) A retired Los Angeles cardinal accused of mismanaging a child sex abuse crisis has been stripped of all administrative and public duties by his successor. “I find these files to be brutal and painful reading,” Archbishop Gomez said in … Continue reading
Robert Spencer Talk Cancelled Thanks to Boston Globe
The sensitive and caring staff of the Boston Globe have spared us all a moment of interfaith insensitivity by using their influence to cancel a talk by Robert Spencer to a Catholic men’s group.
200 Homosexualist Activists Parade in Front of Bishop’s Residence
Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi of Trieste told a local newspaper that he expects “there will be martyrs” for morality, marriage, and family. LifeSite News: Earlier this month about two hundred homosexualist activists, including a number of local politicians, demonstrated in front … Continue reading
New Bishop of Portland Sees Traditional Catechesis as First Step in the Reform
As Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, Bishop Sample said: In this time of great confusion (post Vatican II generation), catechesis suffered. We booted the Baltimore Catechism out the door, but there wasn’t anything to replace it. I was taught the faith in Catholic schools … Continue reading
Catholic Wisdom of Zoltan Mesko Patriot Punter from Romania
National Catholic Register’s Trent Beattie: “Romania was a very harsh place to live while the communists were in power. They portray it as equality for all, but the equality you get is everyone being equally miserable. Government control of everything … Continue reading
Some Bishops Affirm They’d Go to Jail Rather Than Comply with HHS Mandate
LifeSite News: As the Obama administration and the U.S. Bishops remain locked in battle over the HHS mandate, the question on the minds of many observers is: what lengths are the bishops willing to go to to oppose the mandate? … Continue reading
Mother Refuses to Abort Severely Disabled Baby, Miracle Follows
LifeNews: “We did a lot of soul-searching,” said Mary Gundrum, who is 40. “I was thinking, ‘That’s my child. It’s that simple. I’m not going to take the life of my child.’ ” Read more about this here.
Pakistan: Sentenced to Death for ‘Blasphemy’ Prisoner Wins Appeal
Meanwhile Catholic Asia Bibi still waits for her appeal hearing to be scheduled. AsiaNews: After the young girl Rimsha Masih, the Pakistani Christian community can celebrate the acquittal on appeal of a man sentenced to death – without evidence and on the … Continue reading
Military Chaplains Who Refuse to ‘Marry’ Homosexuals Will Become Outlaws
New Advent, Father George Rutler: The military chaplaincy is under threat by our own government as part of its social agenda. One year ago, the Army’s Office of the Chief of Chaplains tried to forbid Catholic chaplains from reading a … Continue reading
