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A time for hypocrisy
I guess it’s the time of the year for hypocrisy. Most of us stick to New Year resolutions, promises to lose weight, etc. But what about the whopper from the Pope? (see Pope Very Worried About World...
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Catholic priest in Netherlands denies he’s trying to pressure people to stay...
After a rush by Catholics in the Netherlands to resign from the Church, a priest, Harm Schilder (right), is putting up the names and photographs of parish members who are attempting to leave “as an...
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In malpractice case, Catholic hospital argues fetuses aren’t people
Catholic organizations have for decades fought to change federal and state laws that fail to protect “unborn persons,” and Catholic Health’s lawyers in this case had the chance to set precedent...
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Pope gives personal backing to Europe wide anti-abortion push
The Pope has given his personal support to a campaign being run by right-wing Catholics to have abortion “defunded” throughout the European Union. The Pope said, “I salute the Movement for Life. I...
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Bishops reject latest Obama olive branch on contraceptives
Yesterday the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal statement reacting to the Obama administration’s latest effort at compromise on birth control. To no one’s surprise, the bishops...
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Anti-Catholic Canard: Catholic League accuses church critics of bias and bigotry
Have you ever found yourself in disagreement with the political positions of the Catholic bishops? If so, you’re anti-Catholic. Has it ever occurred to you that the church hierarchy didn’t handle the...
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Catholic Church’s attempt to evade responsibility for child abuse liability...
The Supreme Court has this week refused to hear a case from the Catholic Church that it could not be held responsible for abuse committed by one of its priests because he was not an ‘employee’. This...
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Poll shows widespread European indifference to the reign of Ratzinger
Most people think that Pope Benedict XVI – who ceased to be head of the Catholic Church last week – and his leading Catholic bishops have not been influential in their societies. That’s according to...
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Charity regulator upholds decision against Catholic adoption agency
The National Secular Society has welcomed the decision by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) to uphold its original ruling over the charitable status of a Catholic adoption agency....
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New pope, old policies, says American Humanist Association
Humanist leaders say the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis will not lead to progressive change from the Catholic Church’s out-of-touch policies when it comes to access to...
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