Category Archives: Dogs and Fleas

United Nations: access to contraception is a “universal human right”

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is what your taxes fund: United Nations Declares Access To Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’ For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a ‘universal human right.’ In its annual report, the organization … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices | Tagged contraception, HHS mandate, human rights, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama, U.N. Population Fund, UNFPA, United Nations
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Retired Australian Bp. Robinson says he would break Seal of Confession, trashes Card. Pell

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This, from UCANEWS make me angry: Pell does not speak for the whole Church says retired bishop The retired bishop, Geoffrey Robinson, says he would be prepared to break the seal of confession in order to report sexual abuse. [?!?] … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Bp. Robinson, Card. Pell, child abuse, clerical sexual abuse, Seal of confession
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Nuncio Archbp. Viganò at Notre Shame talks about a concrete “menace” to religious liberty

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA about the address the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, gave at “Notre Shame”, aka “The Scene of the Crime”, with my emphases and comments: Papal nuncio: Catholic division undermines religious freedom South Bend, Ind., Nov 12, 2012 … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged Archbp. Viganò, HHS mandate, Notre Dame, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama, religious freedom, religious liberty
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UK: Legal path set to deny charitable status to Church which exclude anyone from Communion, sacraments

Posted on 10 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Tales of the Bizarre. This is from LifeNews: UK Catholics might lose charitable status for not offering communion to everyone BY HILARY WHITE LONDON, November 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Conservative Party MP has accused the government’s Charity Commission of … Read More →

Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged anti-Christian, can. 915, Plymouth Brethren
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Your Excellencies: Tell the National ‘c’atholic Reporter to drop the term “Catholic”

Posted on 9 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I see the other day, election day, that The National Catholic Reporter – aka Fishwrap – pandered for The First Gay President, effectively begging Catholics to endanger our nation and their souls by voting for him. They have an editorial … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Bp. Nickless, Card. Bernardin, D. Sioux City, Fishwrap, National Catholic Reporter, pandering, Pres. Obama
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VP Biden’s last ditch effort to fool Catholics. Revolting.

Posted on 30 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From LifeNews: Pro-Abortion Biden Claims He’s a “Practicing Catholic” In New Ad by Steven Ertelt In a last-ditch effort to get Catholic voters to support pro-abortion President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, who also backs abortion, has released a new … Read More →

Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, The future and our choices | Tagged abortion, Biden, can. 915, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, VP Biden
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“Barack and Simone gazed at each other ….”

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When the National catholic Fishwrap indulgences in its version of hagiography, the results aren’t pretty. Their latest liberal panegyric is an attempt to transmogrify Sr. Simone Campbell, Democrat party activist, bus rider, into a progressivist’s alternative to Bl. Theresa of … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, Women Religious | Tagged abortion, Brides of Christ, Fishwrap, NCR, November 2012, Pres. Obama, Sr. Simone Campbell
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UN election monitors at US polling places?

Posted on 21 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If this is true, and not some urban legend, I shall be very cross. This sounds also like a foreign policy matter that could be a topic of discussion at the presidential debate. Did the White House get the UN … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, I'm just askin'..., Liberals, The Drill, The future and our choices |
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Pro-abortion ‘c’atholic VP Biden fibbed during debate

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the USCCB: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement, October 12. Full text follows: Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential debate regarding the decision of the U.S. Department of Health … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras | Tagged November 2012
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Obama Administrations attack on Catholics in healthcare

Posted on 2 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In these digital pages we have seen on other occasions His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Vasa, now Bishop of Santa Rosa. He spoke recently at a meeting of the Catholic Medical Association in my native place, St. Paul. He raised … Read More →