THU, AUG 14 --
Patrick
pontificates on "gay marriage":
youngest Kennedy lawmaker calls Church statement "bigotry."
Two
Catholic candidates for Canadian prime minister are both supporting "gay
marriage." (LifeSite news)
MON, AUG 11 --
Religious
code words (Robert Novak,
8/11) -- On the evening of July 30, the usually circumspect senators
engaged in a rare confrontation over religion.
There
are many things to say about John Kerry,
but this one is clearly true: He is willing to put his popularity ahead
of the faith in which he professes to believe. (Paul Weyrich,
CNSNews.com, 8/6/2003).
Calgary
Bishop says he would refuse pro-abortion Prime Minister Communion
(LifeSiteNews.com, 8/5/2003).
THU, AUG 7 --
In a sensationalist report
aired on August 6, CBS Evening News claimed to have discovered a
secret document proving that the Vatican had approved-- and even
demanded-- a longstanding policy of covering up clerics' sexual
misdeeds.
The
document cited by CBS does nothing of the sort. Click for Catholic World
News analysis.
Aux.
Bishop Thomas Paprocki Joins Card. George defending pope and blasting
bigoted Sun-Times headlines and phony Catholic politicians in Chicago
"We unfortunately live in a time when even many people who call
themselves Catholic do not live as Christians should. We have far too
many supposedly Catholic politicians and government leaders, such as the
Democratic Senator from Illinois, who are quick to call themselves
Catholic in order to win your Catholic votes, but who turn their back on
the faith when it comes to putting Catholic values into action... Just
as the people of post-revolutionary France were indifferent and even
hostile to the faith, we find ourselves facing similar indifference and
even hostility in our time right here in the Chicago area." --
Thomas J. Paprocki, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago; 8/6/2003, Feast of St.
John Vianney
MON, AUG 4 --
finds continuation of "the
unfortunate legacy of John F. Kennedy, who perhaps paid too high an
admission price to enter the race for the presidency in 1960 by
basically telling people that he would never bring his religious values
into American public life," said C.J. Doyle, Executive Director of the
Massachusetts Catholic Action League. Full
article.
SAT, AUG 2 --
Infiltration
of the Catholic Church? Testimony of ex-Communist Bella Dodd provides
clues to the dissenters in high places, and how they got there
(www.inatoday.com, 7/29/2003) -- "An affidavit recently obtained by
INA Today attributes the Catholic Church's present state of collapse to
a calculated attack beginning decades ago, with initial successes
appearing in the 1960s. The affidavit affirms that Communist Party
organizer and high Party official, Bella Dodd, made public statements
during the decade of the 1960s declaring that the Catholic priesthood
was infiltrated by numerous Communist agents, whose mission was "to
destroy the Catholic Church from within." Dodd later returned to
the Catholic Church and published a book about her experiences, entitled
School of Darkness (out of print at present.)"
The
Vatican obviously did something right in its recent directive against
"gay marriage." "Catholic" politicians
offer pathetic reasons for rejection. (Boston Globe, 8/1/2003).
Kerry
goes ballistic, attacking pope's anti-homosexuality stance:
"It is important not to have the church instructing politicians [lest
their innate wisdom and virtue be dampened--ed.]. That is an
inappropriate crossing of the line in this country,'' Kerry said [oblivious
to the First Amendment "free expression" clause].
"President Kennedy drew that line very clearly in 1960 and I
believe we need to stand up for that line today.'' (Boston
Herald, 8/2/2003)
Is
Sen. Durbin a "practicing Catholic?" How do public officials
get away with ignoring the Catholic faith over and over and over again?
(7/25/2003 11:45:00 AM By Mary Anne Hackett, CCI President - CCI) --
Last January Pope John Paul II and the Congregation for the Doctrine of
the Faith issued a “Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the
Participation of Catholics in Political Life.” It plainly stated that
Catholic politicians must oppose laws that promote abortion, and
explained why. It noted that many political figures wrongly separate
their personal beliefs from their political platforms and wrongly
promote laws contrary to the common good when they have a “grave and
clear obligation to oppose any law that attacks human life.” Sen.
Durbin claims to be a Catholic, yet rejects the consistent teaching of
the Church against abortion, a prohibition that is found in the writings
of the apostles and the Vatican II Council that “abortion is an
unspeakable crime.” How do Catholic politicians get away scandalizing
voters of both major parties?
WED, JUL 30 --
Pro-lifers
were outside of the installation of Archbishop Sean O'Malley this morning with
our signs expressing our displeasure at the invitation of pro-abortion
politicians to this Mass. Several of us did interviews (Channel 4, NE Cable
News, The Pilot, and The Catholic Free Press). Ave Maria Radio
(Detroit) did a live radio interview via cell phone with Bill Cotter.
FRI, JUL 11 --
The
Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF), an arm of the
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has released a message
praising the Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope Paul VI, Humanae
Vitae (LifeSiteNews.com).
The
front page of The Boston Globe today reported that some U.S. bishops
"met secretly" with various laymen [including some "usual
suspects!] to chart the future of the Church. Deal
Hudson sounds the alarm.
In
a statement issued last month, the New York State Catholic
Conference, representing the eight Catholic dioceses of New York State,
allowed for the use of abortifacient "emergency contraception"
in Catholic hospitals (LifeSiteNews.com).
MON, JUN 30 --
Sacred
Heart University (CT) gives platform to pro-life turncoat, Democrat
presidential hopeful Senator Dennis Kucinich. -- (Stamford Advocate,
6/30/2003).
FRI, JUN 20 -- American Life League Asks Catholic Bishops
Conference: What
About Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians?
MON, JUN 16 -- This
item appeared in a church bulletin regarding the recent bishops' statement
opposing "gay" marriage.
FRI, MAY 30 --
Bishop
George Lynch, arrested over 20 times for attempts to rescue the pre-born, died
May 25.
Canadian
Prime Minister taunts Church: "I Am a Catholic and for
Abortion"
Boston
Archdiocese urges Catholics to support pro-marriage amendment. But
will renegade priests still be allowed to propagate poison? (Boston
Globe, 5/29/2003).
WED, MAY 28 --
A
positive commencement talk: much to the chagrin of Georgetown's liberal
"Catholics," who insulted Cardinal Arinze.
SAT, MAY 24 -- Globe
coverage of Holy
Cross protest: Earlier this year, after Matthews was chosen as commencement
speaker, a group of alumni asked the college to reconsider inviting a celebrity
whose beliefs on abortion contradict the teaching of the Catholic Church. The
college did not reconsider, and Bishop Daniel P. Reilly decided this week not to
attend the graduation. ''I cannot let my presence imply support for anything
less than the protection of all life at all its stages,'' Reilly said in a
statement. (Boston Globe, 5/24/2003)
MON, MAY 19 --
Pro-abortion White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card was the
commencement speaker at "Catholic" Stonehill College in
Easton, MA on Sunday, May 18. The Catholic Action League criticized
Stonehill for inviting Card, calling his appearance "an
appalling betrayal of Catholic principles."
Worcester Bishop Daniel Reilly scheduled
to make "a statement" Wednesday about the Holy Cross
commencement and the presence of Christopher Matthews. It is believed
that he will elect to cancel his previously announced attendance!
FRI, MAY 16
-- The
following items are from Judie Brown's Communique e-mail [to
subscribe, send an e-mail to to sysop@all.org
with "subscribe Communique" in the subject and body of the
e-mail].
Rep.
Loretta Sanchez volunteered to step down as graduation speaker
at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles; but the college insisted
that she and her sister, Rep. Linda Sanchez, deliver remarks at
the school's commencement. Both Sanchez sisters are pro-abortion. The
Archdiocese of Los Angeles said the school is not under Cardinal Roger
Mahony's control, but that the Sanchez sisters' position on abortion
is "troubling." American Life League, the Cardinal Newman
Society and several other groups held a peaceful protest outside the
campus during the May 10 graduation.
(Reading:
"Abortion foes protest over grad speakers," Los Angeles
Times, 5/11/03; "Abortion issue sets off dispute at LA college," Los
Angeles Times, 5/7/03)
The
Archdiocese of New York has formally acknowledged that Marist
College is no longer a Catholic institution. The Cardinal Newman
Society had asked for clarification after the school invited Eliot
Spitzer, New York's pro-abortion attorney general, to speak at
graduation. The school was founded by the Marist brothers, but control
was transferred to a secular board in 1969.
(Reading:
Cardinal Newman Society news release, 5/9/03)
Broadcaster
Paul Harvey has withdrawn as commencement speaker at Quincy
University, a Catholic college in Illinois. Although the school
described Harvey as "quite opposed to abortion," his public
statements have indicated the "choice should be left to a woman
and her God and her doctor."
(Reading:
Cardinal Newman Society news release, 5/9/03)
WED, MAY 7
-- Here we go
again! Sixteen (16)
"Catholic" colleges have engaged scandalous commencement
speakers, including numerous abortion advocates. Case in point:
Boston College Law School will honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen
Breyer at their May 23 commencement! Click on link for the Cardinal
Newman Society list.
THU, MAY 1
-- Local
Catholics in Springfield, Illinois are furious that Bishop George
Lucas is celebrating the diocese's 150th anniversary by providing a
forum for a pro-choice Springfield rabbi who served on Planned
Parenthood's clergy committee.
HOLY SATURDAY,
APR 19 -- Senator
Tom Daschle and his bishop offered a rebuttal of sorts to the Weekly
Standard story of Holy Thursday claiming that Daschle has been told
to no longer publicly identify himself as a Catholic. They have
stated that there has been no public reprimand, insisting that
their private correspondence remain private. Follow-up
article in The Weekly Standard.
HOLY THURSDAY, APR 17
-- "Tom
Daschle may no longer call himself a Catholic. The Senate minority
leader and the highest ranking Democrat in Washington has been sent a
letter by his home diocese of Sioux Falls, sources in South Dakota have
told The Weekly Standard, directing him to remove from his
congressional biography and campaign documents all references to his
standing as a member of the Catholic Church." (Weekly Standard,
4/17/2003).
FRI, APR 11 --
Today is the feast of our patron, St. Stanislaus, bishop
and martyr, patron of Poland (K
of C; Catholic
Encyclopedia). "Born in the town of Szczepanow, in Poland,
around the year 1036, he dwelt in Leodium (Liege) for studies. Made a
priest, he succeeded Lambert as bishop of Cracow in the year 1072. He
ruled the Church as a good pastor, assisted the poor, and visited
clerics yearly. He was slain by King Boleslaus, whom he had rebuked [and
excommunicated for shedding innocent blood], in the year 1079"
(unofficial translation, today's Latin Liturgy of the Hours).
The College of the Holy Cross in
Worcester, MA will award an honorary degree to "pro-choice" author
and TV commentator Chris Matthews. Charles E. F.
Millard, past Chairman of the College of The Holy Cross Board of
Trustees, issued
a release yesterday outlining his opposition
to the college’s proposal to award an honorary degree to Chris
Matthews. See also the excellent web site of the Holy
Cross Cardinal Newman Society.
Denver
mayoral candidate, "Catholic" Don Mares, served on the
board of Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood (Denver Post). He has solicited campaign $$
from members of various Catholic organizations. "I'm proud to be
pro-family and pro-choice," said Mares!
FRI, MAR 7 --
More than 25,000 people in Spain have asked the Catholic Church to
excommunicate them in a protest of the excommunication of a Nicaraguan
couple, a doctor, and feminist group for procuring the abortion for the
couple's 9-year-old daughter. Catholic
World News story.
MON, FEB 17
-- Bishop
challenges Davis to reject abortion (Orange
County Register) SACRAMENTO -- Following on the heels of a Vatican
directive, Sacramento's Roman Catholic bishop is challenging Gov. Gray Davis to
follow church teachings against abortion and pressuring him to abstain from
communion until he has "a change of heart."
FRI, FEB 14
-- 'Al
Sharpton is not a Catholic priest' (2/14/2003,
WorldNetDaily.com) -- American Life League ran a full-page ad in the Washington Times. ALL press release.
MON, FEB 10 -- As expected, pro-abortion Rev. Al Sharpton
was allowed to use the pulpit during the Mass, and as expected, he delivered a
highly charged political speech. Excerpts were carried on local news stations
during the Sunday evening news. Read
more... (Catholic Citizens of Illinois, 2/10/2003)
A
companion story...
Pro-lifers
ask Cardinal to stop Sharpton speech: Archdiocese said, "The Cardinal
believes, however, that making a case of this invitation at this time would be a
futile gesture and a waste of effort." (Catholic Citizens of Illinois,
2/7/2003)
ALL begs Cardinal George to 'address this outrage' (American Life League)
FRI, FEB 7
-- North Dakota Catholic
Bishops Paul A. Zipfel (Bismarck) and Samuel J. Aquila (Fargo) have
flatly refused to endorse a bill criminalizing abortion now pending
in the North Dakota House of Representatives -- they object to
penalizing women who kill their children.
Invitation
for Sharpton to speak at Catholic Church draws outrage -- Sabina
Catholic Church in Chicago has invited Rev. Al Sharpton to speak during
its worship service on Sunday, Feb. 9, despite his pro-abortion
views.
FRI, JAN 31
-- "Bishop
issues political 'wakeup,'" -- Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary,
Alberta [Canada] can't wait to get his hands on an official copy of the
new Vatican declaration on Catholics in political life. "I'm likely
going to send it to a select number of politicians for their edification
and study," he told reporters. He says the document is a wake-up
call regarding politicians on non-negotiable church teachings. (Calgary
Herald, 1/27/03)
Bishop
William Weigand is considering formal action against Gov. Gray Davis,
who backs legal abortion and claims to be a faithful Catholic.
"We're studying that right now," the bishop told the National
Catholic Register. "That time could come. That time could be
very near, especially with his statements that say he doesn't have to
give one inch. He has manifested publicly a hardness of heart -- an
in-your-face hardness of heart response." -- ("Calif. bishop
to Gov. Davis: Pick abortion or Communion," National Catholic
Register, 1/27/03)
FRI, JAN 24
-- Sacramento Bishop William K.
Weigand, leader of
500,000 Catholics in Northern California, called on Gov. Gray Davis on
Wednesday to renounce his support of abortion or stop taking Holy
Communion. (Sacramento Bee;
January 23, 2003). Text
of homily.
WorldNetDaily
article.
WED, JAN 22
-- The
"Deadly Dozen" list of fraudulent-Catholic U.S. Senators
has been released by the American Life League. Kennedy, Kerry, Daschle,
Harkin ad nauseum are on the list. "A copy of this ad,
along with a personal cover letter, has been sent by certified mail to
each [senator's] bishop listed above and to the bishops in the greater
Washington, D.C. area," stated the ad.
FRI, JAN 17
-- The Boston Globe front-paged an article today on the new Vatican
document "Doctrinal Note On Some Questions Regarding the Participation of
Catholics in Political Life." It quoted notables such as John Kerry,
Ted Kennedy, and Father Drinan. All of them – evidently using the same play
book – mouthed the usual political / moral schizophrenia.
Full
text of Vatican document.
TUE,
JAN 14 -- Pope John Paul II, in
his "State of the World" address to the Vatican diplomatic
corps reiterated the Church's strong opposition to the death industry:
"Abortion, euthanasia, human cloning, for example, risk reducing
the human person to a mere object: life and death to order, as it were!"
Full
text of Pope's speech.
The Vatican will also publish a 20-page document
on the
responsibilities of Catholic politicians, to be released on
Thursday, January 16.
Outrage
in Kansas: Pro-abortion governor sworn after service at Catholic
Church.
FRI, JAN 10 --
Child
atrocities in the Church By Dr. Judith Reisman /
WorldNetDaily.com -- Paul Likoudis' fastidious, fully indexed, Amchurch
Comes Out: The U.S. Bishops, Pedophile Scandals and the Homosexual
Agenda," is written in pain and love by a deeply devoted
Catholic journalist.