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Catholic Doctors, More Bishops Insist: Catholic Teaching Incompatible with ObamaCare

Posted on 20 March 2010

Several more U.S. Catholic bishops, as well as a national association of Catholic medical doctors, have stepped up to rescue the Catholic name from organizations claiming the abortion-laden Senate health care bill is compatible with Church teaching.

The Catholic Medical…

Pelosi Invokes ‘St. Joseph the Worker’ to Pass Pro-Abortion Health Bill

Posted on 20 March 2010

On the solemn Catholic feast of one of the most prestigious patron saints of unborn children, St. Joseph, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invoked the husband of Mary and the stepfather of Jesus to help pass the abortion-laden health care…

Tug of War: ‘Do not be Fooled’ by Catholic Groups’ Health Bill Support, Say Bishops

Posted on 19 March 2010

The Catholic bishops of Denver have sent out an urgent message to members of their flock, warning that Catholic groups that have come out in favor of the abortion-expanding Senate health care legislation are “undermining the leadership of the nation’s…

Time-Crunched Dems Lunge for Saturday Finish Line on Health Bill

Posted on 18 March 2010

With another in a long list of deadlines for the Senate health care bill approaching this weekend, Democrat leaders – who evidently still lack the votes to push the abortion-funding bill through the House – are beginning to show a…

USCCB President Slams Catholic Health Association Support for Health Bill

Posted on 17 March 2010

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), hit back hard Monday against the Catholic Health Association’s (CHA) endorsement of the abortion-expanding health care bill.

George’s statement came only days after CHA president…

Dems to Stupak: More Abortions = Fewer Babies = Lower Gov’ t Costs

Posted on 15 March 2010

Democrats explaining their stubbornness to maintain the abortion funding in the Senate health care bill have admitted that a primary motivation for doing so lies in encouraging more abortions, lest more children born put a strain on government funds, said Rep.…

Pesky Florida Pro-lifers Bring End to Planned Parenthood Program Funding

Posted on 12 March 2010

After four years of dedicated activism, a group of Florida pro-lifers is celebrating a “David and Goliath victory” after consistent pressure apparently forced a Planned Parenthood program not to re-apply for a county grant.

Planned Parenthood of South Florida and…

‘Safe Schools’ Czar Dodges Question on Whether to Promote Homosexuality

Posted on 11 March 2010

Kevin Jennings, a leading gay activist and President Obama’s “Safe Schools” Czar, dodged a question on whether the federal government should promote homosexuality as moral in public schools earlier this week. Instead, the embattled czar, who was the founder of…

The Stupak Showdown

Posted on 05 March 2010

At the same time as President Obama has stepped up the pressure on Congress to “get it done” on health care reform, Rep. Bart Stupak, the author of the amendment banning abortion funding in the House health care bill, has issued…

Notre Dame Paper Snubs Prof’s Column Upholding Church Teaching on Homosexuality

Posted on 04 March 2010

The editor of the University of Notre Dame’s campus newspaper has refused to publish an installment of a former ND professor’s biweekly column because he said the column, which defended the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality, required a “differing viewpoint”…

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