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Life and Family Catholic Church Scandals of 2006

By John-Henry Westen

January 5, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The following is a review of the LifeSiteNews.com stories from 2006 pointing out scandals on life and family issues within the Catholic Church.  The great number and gravity of the offenses call for a stronger approach by the Church to bring its own leaders and institutions into line with Catholic pro-life and pro-family teachings. 

While sex abuse scandals have rocked the Church, scandals on life and family issues also took their toll in 2006.  Topping the list was the scandal that Michael Schiavo was permitted to 'marry' in his local Catholic Church despite the fact that the Vatican condemned as murder his order to have his disabled wife Terri Schiavo starved to death.  Michael remained staunchly unrepentant for his actions at the time of his second 'marriage'. http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jan/06012306.html

As Rabbi Yehuda Levin indicated in yesterday's LifeSiteNews interview story, "in Western Civilization and perhaps in World Civilization" the Catholic Church is key to a much-needed "moral counterattack" against those who are trying to destroy Judeo-Christian civilization. However the Rabbi, fresh from an emergency meeting with Vatican officials, says Catholic religious leaders have shied away from their leadership and need to take much stronger actions.


INSTITUTIONAL DISSENT

Organization Representing Canadian Religious Orders Publicly Takes issue with Church teaching on divorce, contraception, condoms, assisted suicide, women priests, homosexuality
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06030801.html

American Nuns' Group Voter's Guide Favours Abortion, Homosexuality
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/nov/06110306.html

Study Finds Many US Catholic Hospitals Hand out Abortion Drugs - Names Them
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06020304.html

Official Canadian Catholic Bishops' Charity Development and Peace Lenten Calendar Links to Abortion Groups
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06030207.html

Leading United Nations Abortion Advocate a Prof at a Pontifical Catholic University
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06020802.html

Name and Shame: Catholic College Sites Linking to Abortion Centers Exposed
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06031701.html

London England Catholic Hospital Fighting Cardinal for Right to Continue Abortion Referrals
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06032007.html

San Francisco Catholic Charities Head an Active Homosexual
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06032201.html

Official Catholic Church Women's Group Involved in Legal Prostitution Scheme in Germany
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/may/06050408.html

Former US President Clinton Speaking at Another Catholic Fundraiser in Canada
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jul/060704.html

Clinton-Inviting Catholic Family Centre Used For Gay Activist Meetings
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/aug/06082404.html

Ontario Catholic Teachers Association Feminist/Lesbian speaker charges "Christianity threatens to plunge the world into a new age of war"
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06031409.html

In Canada Objection to Apostate Catholic Now Muslim Speaker Gets Catholic Women's League Exec Booted
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/oct/06102504.html

John Paul II an "Unbelievable Misogynist" ~ New Editor of Anchorage Catholic Paper
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/sep/06092710.html  ; ****** But she was soon-after our expose no longer in the position  http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/nov/06111405.html


DISSENTING CATHOLIC RESPONSE TO BROKEBACK HOMOSEXUAL PROPAGANDA FILM

Prominent US Dominican Leader Fr. Tom Condon "Highly Recommends" Homosexual Cowboy Film
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06020703.html

New San Francisco Archbishop Niederauer Thinks Gay Propaganda Film Brokeback Mountain is "Very Powerful"
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06021306.html

Canada's Largest Catholic Paper Lauds Gay Propaganda Film Brokeback Mountain
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06021508.html

The USCCB Movie Review website also altered its glowing review after a LifeSiteNews.com expose
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/dec/05121607.html

Boston Priest Advises a "Brokeback Lent", Homily Encourages Propaganda Film
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06030707.html


PUBLIC DISSENT BY CATHOLIC PRIESTS

Quebec Priests Bash Church on Homosexuality - LifeSiteNews Publishes All Names of Rebellious Priests
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/feb/06022706.html

27 Minneapolis Priests Sign Petition Against Bishop's Opposition to Homosexual 'Marriage'
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06031006.html

Prominent Minneapolis-St. Paul Priest a Leader in National Homosexual Lobby Group
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06032009.html

Renegade Toronto Priest Running for Catholic School Board Trustee
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/nov/06111304.html

Pro-Abortion, Pro-Homosexual Marriage Catholic Priest Elected to Canadian Parliament
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/nov/06112804.html


SCANDALOUS 'CATHOLIC' POLITICIANS

Kansas Governor Sebelius Cites Her Catholic Faith While Vetoing Bill Limiting Late-Term Abortion
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/sep/06091401.html

Catholic Church Made Them Do It Say Ontario Catholic Same Sex Marriage MP's
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/sep/06092607.html

55 'Catholic' Democrats Out Themselves as Pro-Abortion
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06030202.html


BISHOPS AND CARDINALS CREATE SCANDAL

Controversial Retired Cardinal Martini Calls Legal Abortion "Positive"
Contradicts Church on Abortion, Embryo Research, Condoms, IVF
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/apr/06042108.html

Minneapolis Bishop Silences Faithful Priest for Objecting to Graphic Sex-Ed Program
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/mar/06030602.html

No Sanctions by Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis Against Priests for "Consensual" Sex?
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/apr/06042008.html

Lay Catholics Go After Tuscon Arizona Bishop For Support Of Pro-Abortion Politicians
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jun/06061406.html

Retired US Bishop Pushes Church Acceptance of Homosexuality in Opposition to Rome
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/oct/06100302.html

Cardinal McCarrick Continues to Conceal Rome's Insistence that Pro-Abort Politicians Be Denied Communion
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/oct/06102310.html

"Pro-Choice", Pro-Gay Priest Given Permission from Bishop but not Vatican to Run for Politics
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/oct/06103002.html

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