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In the past I have grown angry with Chris Matthews, who is a practicing Catholic, because he has failed to defend the fundamental human right to life.
Removing the Stupak amendment would remove protections for our youngest neighbors. More would be killed by voluntary abortions paid for with our tax dollars.
 

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Catholic League: Obama Chooses Vatican Ambassador
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
5/29/2009
It is disconcerting to learn that Diaz supported Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. NEW YORK (Catholic League) - Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Obama’s choice of Miguel H. Diaz, a Catholic theologian, to be his ambassador to the Vatican: "In choosing professor ...


Sibelius Supporter Miguel Diaz as United States Ambassador to Holy See
LifeSiteNews
5/29/2009, by Alex Bush
Diaz was among the 26 “faithful Catholic” leaders who signed onto a letter of support for Sibelius earlier this year. WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews.com) - Miguel Diaz, a self-proclaimed “faithful Catholic” and a professor of theology at St. John’s School of Theology, was appointed as ambassador of ...


Notre Dame: Prosecutor Presses Trespass Charges Against Pro-life Advocates
Christian Newswire
5/29/2009
Chicago-based Thomas More Society assembles a Fighting Irish legal defense team. NOTRE DAME (Christian Newswire) - 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 ...


Our best response is to build a model of political participation which stands outside of both major parties and seeks to influence them. There are MANY issues in the political arena where faithful Catholics can-and do-differ. We must live and act politically as if Catholic is the Noun.  We are not first “conservatives”, or “liberals”, “left” or “right”, Democrat or Republican, we are Catholics.
Beyond Liberal and Conservative: Catholic Must Become the Noun
Catholic Online
5/29/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
Just as there is a hierarchy of truths in Catholic theology we need to develop a hierarchy of values for our political participation. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - On January 20, 2003 Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal) wrote an editorial entitled “A Tough Roe: Will the Democratic Party be ...


President Appoints Hispanic Catholic Theologian Miguel Diaz as Ambassador to the Vatican
Catholic Online
5/28/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
Professor Diaz is on the graduate faculty of the School of Theology/Seminary of St. John’s University. COLLEGEVILLE, Minnesota (Catholic Online) – After weeks of speculation which generated scores of opinion pieces, President Barack Obama has surprised many observers by choosing Miguel Diaz, PhD, ...


Nevada Gov. Vetoes Same-Sex Domestic Partners Bill
LifeSiteNews
5/28/2009, by Kathleen Gilbert
Governor Gibbons said the proposed bill would undermine the definition of marriage as decided by Nevada's voters. CARSON CITY, Nevada (LifeSiteNews.com) - As promised, Governor Jim Gibbons of Nevada on Monday vetoed legislation that would have established domestic partnership rights for both ...


Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry (pictured) signed into law a ban on aborting children based on their gender, making Oklahoma the third state to ban gender-selective abortions.
Oklahoma Law Bans Gender Selective Abortions
LifeSiteNews
5/28/2009, by Kathleen Gilbert
Abortionists violating the law for the first time would be subject to a $10,000 fine, rising to $100,000 by the third violation. OKLAHOMA CITY (LifeSiteNews.com) - Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law a ban on aborting children based on their gender, making Oklahoma the third state to ban ...


Catholic League on 'Sotomayor's Catholicism'
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
5/28/2009
Is there a double standard concerning inquiries over a nominee's Catholic faith based on their political leanings? NEW YORK (Catholic League) - Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments today on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court: "When John Roberts was nominated ...


Doug Kmiec v. Robert George on Marriage and the State
CNSNews
5/28/2009, by Pete Winn
Marriage is more than merely a religious institution.It’s the coming together of a husband and wife, creating the institution of family. Robert George MALIBU, California (CNSNews.com) – A top constitutional law professor who served as a surrogate for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama told ...

Legal Experts on Prop. 8 Decision
CNSNews
5/28/2009, by Pete Winn
'It was fundamentally a good message' Princeton Law School professor of jurisprudence Robert George told CNSNews.com. WASHINGTON (CNSNews.com) - Some of the nation’s top constitutional law experts – including top conservative law professors – praised a California Supreme Court decision issued ...


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