Daily Archives: July 19, 2012

“Church” of Scientology Reportedly Forced Women to Have Abortions Washington, DC — The controversial Church of Scientology is coming under criticism from multiple women who all say they were forced to have abortions. The Church has been a source of debate since its founding by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. www.lifenews.com/2012/07/19/church-of-scientology-reportedly-forced-women-to-have-abortions/

CNN’s Piers Morgan vs US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Roe v Wade Ben Johnson www.lifesitenews.com/news/scalia-right-to-abortion-simply-not-in-the-constitution WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia defended his faith in the Constitution and the Catholic Church in an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan last night. Scalia faced probing questions about how a pro-life Catholic could adhere to the U.S. Constitution Read more [...]

Syria: Patriarch Laham growls at accusations of Christian collusion with Assad regime Gregory III Laham, the spiritual leader of the Melkite Church has rejected accusations of scheming with the Assads, stressing bishops’ responsibility for the Christian communities in a country ravaged by civil war Gianni Valente Rome 7/19/2012 vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/world-news/detail/articolo/siria-syria-16903/ As ministers are being killed in Damascus and the Syrian regime totters Read more [...]

July 19, 2012 DICI.org As announced in the press communiqué of the Society of St. Pius X’s General House on July 14, 2012, the members of the General Chapter sent a common statement to Rome. It has been published today. During the interview published at DICI on July 16, Bishop Bernard Fellay stated that this document was “the occasion to specify the (SSPX’s) road map insisting upon the conservation of the Society’s identity, the only efficacious means to help the Church to restore Read more [...]

Italian Jewish fury after Yad Vashem changes description of wartime Pope [Pius XII] By Rossella Tercatin The Jewish Chronicle Online July 19, 2012 www.thejc.com/news/world-news/70233/italian-jewish-fury-after-yad-vashem-changes-description-wartime-pope A furious debate has broken out in Italy after the decision of Israel’s Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, to change the captions under the museum’s display on the wartime pope, Pius XII. On October 16, 1943, over 1,000 members of Read more [...]

Sugar and ‘Rice’ and everything’s not ‘vice’: why Romney needs Bobby Jindal By Tom O’Toole 7/19/12 www.renewamerica.com/columns/otoole/120719 In my view there is an easy, universal barometer we can use to evaluate all cultures: how do they treat their most vulnerable members…those whom Jesus so aptly referred to as ‘the least of these’? I would go so far as to say that a society that does not…defend the defenseless, [protect] all human life, is really not a civilized society after Read more [...]

“Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine runs favorable story on Andy Warhol AKA ‘Angel of Death’” By Randy Engel 7/19/12 www.renewamerica.com/columns/engel/120719 Introduction In a recent Family Life special publication of Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine, distributed by the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David A Zubik publisher, Catholic readers were (mis)treated to a disingenuous profile of the late homosexual artist and illustrator, Andy Warhol. John Fries, the author of the puff piece titled Read more [...]

[Another Mormon (a "cradle" one) says the same that Glenn Beck did] Romney on religious freedom: ‘we’re all Catholic today’ CWN – July 19, 2012 Asked during an Ohio campaign appearance about the effects of the HHS mandate on religious freedom, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that “we’re all Catholic today” and pledged to “get rid of Obamacare … the first day I’m in office.” “Religious liberty [is] our first freedom of those enumerated Read more [...]

New in ‘gay’ parade: U.S. troops in uniform Command-level decision breaks down decades of limits on use of military image Published: 7/18/12 by Bob Unruh www.wnd.com/2012/07/new-in-gay-parade-u-s-troops-in-uniform/ In what appears to be an extraordinary reversal of military policy, members of the U.S. armed forces say they have been given permission by their commanding officers to march in a “gay pride” parade Saturday – while wearing their service-issued uniforms. Meanwhile, Read more [...]

Cardinal Dolan [and Archbishop Chaput] see US as ‘mission territory’ www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-dolan-sees-us-as-mission-territory/ New York City, N.Y., Jul 17, 2012 / (CNA).- The U.S. and other Western nations are “mission territory” for the Catholic Church in modern times, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York stressed in a July 17 online posting. “I was raised – as were most of you – to think of the missions as ‘way far away’ – and, to be sure, we can Read more [...]

Irish Catholics have become timid, Dublin’s archbishop says CWN – July 18, 2012 Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said that the Catholic Church has been “too timid in bringing its liberating voice to the demons of Irish society.” “Scandals within the Church and perhaps a lack of faith” have been factors in quieting the voice of the Church, the archbishop said. But he added that Catholics have shown too much deference to secularists who would remove religious opinions from Read more [...]

‘Moneyval’ report gives Vatican passing grade on financial transparency CWN – July 18, 2012 European banking inspectors have given the Holy See generally passing grades in an audit of financial transparency, while citing some deficiencies and calling for improvement. The “Moneyval” report, prepared by independent inspectors at the request of the Holy See, found that the Vatican met Europe’s tough new standards on 9 of the 16 testing criteria. The report offered suggestions for improvement Read more [...]

Just passing this along, for whatever it may be worth… angeluspress.org/Audio-Video/Sundays-in-Ordinary-Time But, isn’t the very thought of the progressivist term “ordinary time” enough to make a Catholic’s skin crawl, especially when it is part of the marketing efforts of a Traditionalist enterprise? Nah, probably not! Probably just a one-off fluke. Nothin’ goin’ on here….