Archive for the ‘Bishops’ Category
Our Next Pope?
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, tagged Abortion, Cardinal Arinze on May 4, 2010 | 12 Comments »
John Cardinal O’Connor 10 Years Later: A Saint? (Part I)
Posted in Bishops, tagged Cardinal O'Connor on May 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of John Cardinal O’Connor’s entrance into eternal life. I have not a shred of doubt that he either entered directly into the presence of God, or made an extremely brief layover en-route to tie up a few loose ends. (For my Protestant brothers and sisters, I’m referring to that pesky [...]
The Shame of Spain
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, tagged Abortion, King Juan Carlos, Spain on March 29, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The Catholic News Service Feb. 25, reports: “In a vote of 132-126, members of Parliament passed the law removing all restrictions on abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy and extending legal abortion to 22 weeks of gestation if the life of the mother is at risk or if the fetus shows signs of [...]
Of Cardinals, Cathedrals, Condoms and Cretins (Part IV)
Posted in Bishops, Condoms, HIV/AIDS, Sex Education, tagged ACT-UP, Bishops, Condoms, HIV/AIDS on January 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
WARNING: The subject matter in this post deals candidly with sexually transmitted infections and diseases and their modes of transmission. Minors and persons easily upset by the nature of such discussion are advised to skip over this post. Cretins. No other word better encompasses those who set their sights on John Cardinal O’Connor and the [...]
Of Cardinals, Cathedrals, Condoms, and Cretins (Part III)
Posted in Birth Control, Bishops, Condoms, HIV/AIDS, Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Disease, tagged Bishops, Condoms, Sexually Transmitted Diseases on January 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
WARNING: The subject matter in this post deals candidly with sexually transmitted infections and diseases and their modes of transmission. Minors and persons easily upset by the nature of such discussion are advised to skip over this post. In Part II of this series (Parts I & II may be found in the Bishops link [...]
Pope John Paul the Great to Post-Abortive Women
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, Dignity, Family, Motherhood, Quotes, Right to Life, tagged Abortion, Evangelium Vitae, Pope John Paul II on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From the Encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) #99: “I would like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering [...]
Rise Up Alaska! Protect Our Daughters!
Posted in Abortion, Biomedical Ethics, Bishops, Family, Planned Parenthood, Right to Life, tagged Abortion, Alaska, Alaskans for Parental Rights, Archbishop Roger Schwietz, Archdiocese of Anchorage on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
LifeNews reports: “With time running out, Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz has called all Catholics to actively rally behind a ballot initiative that would require abortion practitioners to obtain permission from — or at least inform — parents before performing abortions on minor girls in Alaska.” The rest of the article here. More detailed information may [...]
Of Cardinals, Cathedrals, Condoms, and Cretins (Part II)
Posted in Birth Control, Bishops, Condoms, Dignity, HIV/AIDS, Sex Education, tagged ACT-UP, Cardinal O'Connor, Condoms, HIV/AIDS, New York Times on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
During the late 1980′s a narrative developed about the Catholic hierarchy, condoms, and HIV; A bunch of old celibate men, through their irrational opposition to any form of birth control, refused to teach the lifesaving truth that condoms prevent the transmission of HIV. The problem is that the narrative is a lie, start to finish. [...]
Urbi et Orbi: Christmas 2005
Posted in Bishops, Christmas, Dignity, tagged Pope Benedict XVI on December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Today we can dispose of vast material resources. But the men and women in our technological age risk becoming victims of their own intellectual and technical achievements, ending up in spiritual barrenness and emptiness of heart. That is why it is so important for us to open our minds and hearts to the Birth of [...]
Of Cardinals, Cathedrals, Condoms, and Cretins (Part I)
Posted in Bishops, Condoms, Dignity, HIV/AIDS, Health Care, Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Disease, tagged ACT-UP, Bishops, Cardinal O'Connor, Condoms, HIV/AIDS on December 23, 2009 | 9 Comments »
A little-known anniversary passed very silently on the tenth of this month, the twentieth anniversary of AIDS activist group ACT-UP’s desecration of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. The New York Times reported the incident. It was the culmination of many smaller-scale desecrations at the Cathedral by gay groups, including Dignity. From 1987-88 I was a seminarian for [...]
“Changing” the Church
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, Health Care, Right to Life, tagged IRS, Obama, Supreme Court, USCCB on December 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Associated Press New York In what has become the defining event in American Constitutional Law, arrests of Catholic Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Religious, and laity have continued into a second day, and will surely cast a pall over President Obama’s second term in office, as well as his legacy. After the U.S. Supreme Court refused to [...]
Abortion: The Reid-Nelson Smokescreen
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, Health Care, Right to Life, tagged Abortion, Health Care, Right to Life, Senator Nelson on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Julie Schmit-Albin of NE Right to Life comments over on Jill Stanek’s blog that abortion was used by Senator Ben Nelson as a “pawn” in the healthcare debate. She and Stanek assert that when he loaded up on enough pork and perks for the folks back home, he betrayed the unborn. All true enough, except [...]
Wanted: Bishops Who Will Lead On Abortion
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, tagged Abortion, Bishops, Kennedy on December 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So the Catholic Bishops don’t approve of Reid-Nelson. (Yawn). Who cares? Seriously. Who cares? It’s no small secret that the Bishops walk on eggshells because they fear losing our 501(c)(3) status. So who cares what they have to say? They’ve painted themselves into a corner. As the Bishops quake at the thought of losing our [...]
