In the Catholic tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue; participation in the political process is a moral obligation. All believers are called to faithful citizenship, to become informed, active, and responsible participants in the political process. ---USCCB Statement, Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium (2000)
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Is Sotomayor a “Souter” on Roe v. Wade for the Abortion Movement? All Signs Point to No
However, despite reported pro-abortion concerns a number of signs contradict the possibility that Sotomayor would ever rule against the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The latest comes in the form of Planned Parenthood’s wholehearted endorsement on Wednesday of Sotomayor as a judge who “respects precedent.”
Is Sotomayor a “Souter” on Roe v. Wade for the Abortion Movement? All Signs Point to No
However, despite reported pro-abortion concerns a number of signs contradict the possibility that Sotomayor would ever rule against the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The latest comes in the form of Planned Parenthood’s wholehearted endorsement on Wednesday of Sotomayor as a judge who “respects precedent.”
President Obama Names Vatican Ambassador Who Backed Pro-Abortion Pols
President Barack Obama has nominated an ambassador to the Vatican, but the potential diplomat has supported pro-abortion politicians, including Obama himself. Obama has nominated Catholic college professor Miguel Diaz, who reportedly is pro-life but has compromised his views by backing Obama and others.
UK, American, Canadian Pro-Life Groups Condemn Tiller Murder
In the wake of the murder of late-term abortionist George Tiller, pro-life groups from across North America and the UK have condemned the killing as “heinous,” “deplorable,” “cowardly,” “senseless,” and “unconscionable.”
Catholics in Congress: The Ongoing Scandal
The scandal of President Barack Obama receiving an honorary degree at Notre Dame yesterday pales in comparison with the ongoing scandal of Catholics in Congress. Of the 161 Catholics presently serving, only 26 have 100 percent pro-life voting records, while 28 have a zero percent rating. Sixty-five have less than a 20 percent pro-life rating and 75 have accepted donations from pro-abortion lobbying groups.
Napolitano Nastiness
Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano wasted little time in going after President Obama’s most beloved opponents, pro-life Americans. In a document entitled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment” dated April 7, 2009, an “intelligence assessment” is provided to the Department of Homeland Security. What first caught my attention was a little note at the bottom of page two, which reads:
FDA OKs 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds
Seventeen-year-olds will be able to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, a decision that conservatives denounced as a blow to parental supervision of teens but that women's groups said represents sound science.
Cardinal Rigali Criticizes Draft NIH Guidelines for Destructive Stem Cell Research
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, reacted today to new draft guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research issued late last week by the National Institutes of Health. "Suffering patients and their families deserve better," says Cardinal Rigali
Obama’s Christian Appointee to Faith-Based Program Says New Testament Teaching on Homosexuality Is ‘Not True’
President Obama has named to his faith-based advisory council a self-professed Christian who holds that the New Testament's teaching that homosexual behavior is unnatural and wrong--which is found in St. Paul's letter to the Romans--“is not true." The appointee, Harry Knox, has also said that Obama's decision to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to say a prayer at the Inauguration "tainted" the ceremony and that Pope Benedict XVI is a "discredited leader."
Obama's candidates for Vatican ambassador failing 'simple standard'
The news that the Vatican has balked at Obama's first three nominees was first reported by the Italian journalist Massimo Franco. According to Franco, a columnist for the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, papal advisers told Mr. Obama's aides privately that all three nominees failed to meet the Vatican's most basic qualification on the abortion issue.
