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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Obama Admin Terrorism Dictionary Calls Pro-Life Advocates Violent, Racist
More details are emerging about a terrorism dictionary the administration of President Barack Obama put together in March. The newly-revealed document comes on the heels of a report the Department of Homeland Security sent out saying pro-life advocates were right-wing extremists.
Hillary Clinton Gets Planned Parenthood Abortion Award, Pro-Life Advocates Rally
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received an award from Planned Parenthood on Friday night that pro-life advocates complain is named for its racist founder. During the gala ceremony, pro-life advocates turned out in large numbers resulting in a sea of red shirts to show their opposition. During the event, Clinton said that emphasizing and promoting abortion is a key issue in President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. She also defended taxpayer funded abortions for poor women.
Hillary Clinton leaves flowers for Our Lady of Guadalupe, asks ‘Who painted it?’
During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and left a bouquet of white flowers “on behalf of the American people,” after asking who painted the famous image.
FOCA to Be Introduced "Sooner than Later": Congressman Spokesman If passed, would "obliterate virtually all the gains" of pro-li
A spokesman for Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., told the St. Louis Dispatch today that the congressman intends to introduce the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) into Congress "sooner than later." It is expected that the bill's other original sponsor, Sen. Barbara Boxer, will introduce FOCA in the U.S. Senate.
Catholics Against Sebilius
Learn why President Obama’s nomination of this pro-abortion Governor from Kansas to head the Department of Health and Human Services as prompted outrage from so many Catholics and pro-life activists. Sign the petition against her confirmation.
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann’s column on Sebelius Nomination
Normally, it would be a source of joy and pride to have a Catholic from Kansas named by the President to an important Cabinet Post. Unfortunately, I experience neither with President Obama’s selection of Governor Kathleen Sebelius as his choice to serve as the Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)… on the fundamental moral issue of protecting innocent human life, Governor Sebelius, throughout her career, has been an outspoken advocate for legalized abortion. For this reason her appointment to HHS is particularly troubling.
US Births Break Record; 40 pct out-of-wedlock
More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than any other year in the nation's history _ and a wedding band made increasingly little difference in the matter. The 4,317,119 births, reported by federal researchers Wednesday, topped a record first set in 1957 at the height of the baby boom.
President Clinton’s ‘confused’ embryo remarks raise credibility questions
Former President Bill Clinton’s recent comments about embryo fertilization and stem cell research have been “confused” and call into question his credibility on the issue, two bioethicists say. The president has made interview remarks incorrectly implying that embryos are not fertilized.
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Human Dignity
By Rev. Msgr. Mark J. Seitz
From the time that the ovum is fertilized, a new life is begun which is neither that of the father nor of the mother.
Hillary Clinton Advisor Claims Earth Faces Overpopulation Despite Birth Dearth
"We need to continue to decrease the growth rate of the global population; the planet can't support many more people," claimed Nina Fedoroff, an advisor to Hillary Clinton. "There are probably already too many people on the planet."
