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Category Archives: Emanations from Penumbras
POLL ALERT!! Bp. Tobin and Rep. Kennedy over Holy Communion.
I posted about the decision of Bp. Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island to ask pro-abortion Catholic Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) not to present himself for Holy Communion. Bishop Tobin has pointed out that Rep. Kennedy’s pro-abortion stance is incompatible with … Read More
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Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)… time to make a choice!
In an AP story we read about the next step in the Catholic Church’s reclamation of the public square. We have read about Bp. Tobin of Providence and Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) before. My emphases and comments. RI bishop asked … Read More
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POLL ALERT: S. Australia voluntary euthanasia law
There is an important poll on the site of the Independent Weekly, in South Australia. VOTE HERE
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Pres. Obama Will Remove Abortion Funding Ban From Health Care Bill
From Lifesite: Obama Will Remove Abortion Funding Ban From Health Care Bill, Advisor Says by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorNovember 15, 2009 Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Top Obama advisor David Axelrod on Sunday confirmed what pro-life advocates already suspected would happen. He … Read More
American Bishops find their voice, liberals throw a nutty
Pro-life blogger Jill Stanek has an entry about the influence of the US Catholic bishops on the passing of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment. You might recall that Jill Stanek was a nurse from Illinois who exposed how at Christ Hospital in … Read More
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I’m SHOCKED! SHOCKED!
The Catholic League has this note today with my emphases and comments: November 10, 2009 OBAMA BETRAYS THE BISHOPS Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Obama’s position on abortion restrictions in the health care bill: On September 30, … Read More
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Bp. Tobin publicly instructs Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
You may be aware that His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, has been openly correcting a very public errant member of his flock, pro-abortion Catholic Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI). Here is a message from Bishop Tobin … Read More
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Prez of Planned P’hood, Speaker Pelosi’s former staffer, attacks bishops
I picked up from the young Papist that Cecile Richards – President of Planned Parenthood, the eugenics inspired organization originally intended to kill off black people – said in pages of Hell’s Bible that the US bishops are ideologues because … Read More
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Congressional Dems paying attention to Catholic Bishops
An alert reader sent me a note about an article in the WSJ which included this statement: "House Democrats said concern among antiabortion Democrats that the bill would allow taxpayer-funded abortions had been a major sticking point. Talks continued … Read More
Bp. James D. Conley on Health Care Reform
I keep hearing from friends about good things happening in Denver. Perhaps the fellow who wrote the next piece is one of the reasons why. From the site of First Things with my emphases and comments comes this from Denver’s … Read More
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