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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009American politics seem to be taking a decided turn against life. A number of President Obama’s new policies and nominations are an offense to what we hold dear–especially the sanctity of human life. There are beacons of light. Many Catholics have been angry that our bishops haven’t loudly and definitively reaffirmed the Church’s teachings on [...]
Everyone against abortion…Raise your hand
Monday, March 9th, 2009A startling, moving ad from Priests for Life that quietly captures the horror and evil of abortion. (discovered via The Curt Jester)
A Catholic Bishop Interviews Obama?
Friday, February 13th, 2009Well, almost. Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence conducts an imaginary interview with President Obama. Go read it. Just a snippet: TOBIN: But the use of tax dollars to pay for abortions is very controversial. It’s a divisive policy. It violates the conscience of millions of Americans who respect life and oppose abortion. [...]
Gallup Poll: Good News?
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009A new poll from Gallup indicates that 58% of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s decision to allow funding for overseas family planning groups that provide abortions. This was one of seven items covered by the poll, which surveyed American approval for some of Obama’s first actions as president. It received the lowest approval of all [...]
Views from The March for Life – 2009
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
“Those Who Profess to Love God, but Back Abortion, Are Liars”
Monday, January 19th, 2009. . . reads the headline of Bishop Vasa’s latest column in the Catholic Sentinel (Baker, Oregon’s diocesan newspaper). The column does not disappoint. Bishop Vasa springboards off a reading from 1 John to talk about the danger of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) if it comes before Congress, the duty of Catholics to [...]
On FOCA: From the Bishops
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and president of the USCCB, made a strong statement to President-elect Obama and the recently elected members of Congress. The statement was written “at the request and direction of all the Bishops” and was released at the close of their fall meeting. He offers the bishops’ congratulations to our [...]
The Dred Scott Decision and the Unborn
Monday, November 10th, 2008Here in Baltimore, the annual meeting of the USCCB has just begun with an address by Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I., president of the Conference. Here is an excerpt. His comparison between the Dred Scott decision and the legal destruction of human life by abortion advocates is especially striking. [emphasis mine] (Thanks to Rocco Palmo for [...]
Fighting FOCA
Thursday, November 6th, 2008The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA; S. 1173, H.R. 1964) is again before Congress, and the results of Tuesday’s elections greatly increase the probability that FOCA will become law. Our president-elect, Barack Obama, has promised to sign FOCA. We need to make sure that he doesn’t have the chance. The USCCB’s FOCA Fact Sheet (PDF [...]
Faithful Catholic, Faithful Citizen
Friday, October 31st, 2008At their semi-annual meeting November 10-13th in Baltimore, the United States bishops will discuss the “practical and pastoral implications of political support for abortion.” Some might question the timing of this discussion, coming days after a national election featuring a candidate whom Princeton professor Robert George described as being the most extreme pro-abortion candidate ever to [...]
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