NYT: Abortion Hurting Dems
Monday, September 22, 2008 7:11 AM
Since their defeat in the 2004 presidential campaign, the Democratic Party has sought to shift Catholic attention away from the party’s pro-abortion position.
But The New York Times says the issue is damaging Democrats again in 2008.
In a Sept. 16 article, the Times reported that recent comments about abortion by Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden and by U.S. House Speaker Nancy... READ MORE
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Supreme Knight Chides Biden
Monday, September 22, 2008 12:16 PM
Sen. Joe Biden on Meet the Press. (CNS/Reuters)
The head of the Knights of Columbus has written an open letter to Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden about Biden’s position on abortion.
Addressing Biden as “a fellow Catholic layman,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson took issue with Biden’s abortion-related comments during a Sept. 7 appearance on Meet the Press. Biden said he accepted the Church’s teaching that... READ MORE
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U.S. Bishops: Reject FOCA
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:33 AM
U.S. bishops' pro-life ad opposing FOCA. (CNS)
Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has asked the U.S. Congress not to enact proposed “Freedom of Choice” legislation.
In a Sept. 19 letter to all members of Congress, Cardinal Rigali said the “Freedom of Choice Act” or “FOCA” bills now before Congress “would deprive the American people in all 50 states of the freedom they now... READ MORE
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The Times Gets It Wrong
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:34 PM
Barack Obama speaks at a July 2007 Planned Parenthood conference. (Carrie Devorah/WENN)
Two New York-area bishops say The New York Times erred by implying it’s become easier for Catholics to vote for pro-abortion candidates.
In a Sept. 18 article, the newspaper claimed that recent revisions to the U.S. bishops’ statement on “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” would “explicitly allow Catholics to vote for a candidate who supports abortion rights if they do so for... READ MORE
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YouTube’s Double Standard?
Friday, September 26, 2008 11:47 AM
An anti-Catholic bias appears to be in place at the popular YouTube Internet video site.
The Headline Bistro news service reported Sept. 26 that “outrage is growing as the site has become home to a string of videos depicting acts of Eucharistic desecration, including flushing a host down the toilet, putting one in a blender, feeding one to animals, shooting one with a nail gun and... READ MORE
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Prayers for Abortionists
Monday, September 29, 2008 5:34 PM
(CNS/Catholic Courier)
Human Life International has launched an international prayer campaign for the conversion of abortionists.
The international campaign promotes the praying of the St. Michael prayer following Mass.
It was announced Sept. 29, the feast day of the Archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael.
More information about Human Life International’s prayer campaign is available here.
A... READ MORE
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Oregon Gov. Hosts NARAL
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:06 AM
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Sen. Hillary Clinton in April 2008.
Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland has denounced Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski for hosting an abortion fundraiser on Friday.
Kulongoski is Catholic. He and his wife Mary will serve as the honorary hosts of a fundraising event for NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon this Friday in Portland.
Archbishop Vlazny said Kulongonski’s participation in the abortion fundraiser was especially disturbing... READ MORE
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