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)
Oklahoma passes cloning ban
The Oklahoma State House and Senate passed a bill that would ban cloning in that state. It is now up to Governor Brad Henry to sign it into law. This bill is a full spectrum cloning ban.
More Americans "Pro-Life" Than "Pro-Choice" for First Time Since 1995: Gallup Poll
A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, has found that 51% of Americans call themselves "pro-life" on the issue of abortion and 42% "pro-choice." This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking that question in 1995.
Dr. Obama of Notre Dame: ‘Irreconcilable Views’ call for a New Catholic Action
What occurred at this commencement was exactly what the Bishops warned of in their 2004 document, Catholics in Political Life.
Denver Prelate Calls Obama Invitation Inexcusable
"There was no excuse -- none, except intellectual vanity -- for the university to persist in its course," Archbishop Chaput said. "And Father Jenkins compounded a bad original decision with evasive and disingenuous explanations to subsequently justify it."
Dialogue At Notre Dame: Undermining the Abortion Debate
Most Rev. Charles Chaput, the Archbishop of Denver, had strong words to denounce this false conception of dialogue: “we…have the duty to avoid prostituting our Catholic identity by appeals to phony dialogue that mask an abdication of our moral witness.”
Coloradans Arrested - Notre Dame: Prosecutor Presses Trespass Charges Against Pro-life Advocates
Thomas More Society attorneys appeared in St. Joseph County Criminal Court to defend two prominent pro-life advocates against trespass charges brought this morning by local prosecutors in the wake of protests at the University of Notre Dame. Laura Rohling and Jane Brennan went onto the Notre Dame campus to educate students about the after-effects of abortion, based on their own personal experiences with abortion. Ms. Brennan, author of "Motherhood Interrupted," is a frequent guest on Catholic TV and radio.
Oklahoma passes bill to ban abortions based on sex selection
An Oklahoma bill to ban abortions based on an unborn child’s sex has been passed by the state legislature and now heads to the governor for signing.
Is Obama the First Pro-Euthanasia President?
There's been very little attention paid to an interview President Obama did with the New York Times the day of his major speech at Georgetown University on April 14. I was especially interested in the section of the interview dealing with health care, and to learn of the President's perceptions of end-of-life issues. It's not pretty.
Abortion Rights Backers Get Reassurances on Nominee
The White House scrambled yesterday to assuage worries from liberal groups about Judge Sonia Sotomayor's scant record on abortion rights, delivering strong but vague assurances that the Supreme Court nominee agrees with President Obama's belief in constitutional protections for a woman's right to the procedure.
