Controversy at Vatican PAV meeting was surprising
Kathleen Gilbert and I attended our first ever Pontifical Academy for Life Assembly in Rome last weekend. We did not expect all the controversy that occurred
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Articles for Month: February 2012
Cardinal Raymond Burke receives prestigious pro-life award with Dan Zeidler, others
Burke used the opportunity to comment on the failure of Catholics to uphold the Church's teachings in public life.
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Mitt Romney sweeps Arizona, Michigan primaries
Michigan's Catholic voters preferred Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum by seven percentage points.
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Archdiocese of Washington reprimands priest for denying communion to a lesbian
“He should be thanked for taking his role seriously and for wanting to uphold the Church’s teaching,” Fr. John Zuhlsdorf wrote.
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What’s at stake in the ‘same-sex marriage’ debate?
Isn’t it best just to let people do what they want with their lives and leave well enough alone, as long as we are left in peace to do what we want with our lives?
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Pledges to help unborn children not counted by organizers of Atlantic Canada leadership contest
Votes of Pro-lifers not counted for Tara Brinston in the ACTIVE-8 Atlantic Canada leadership competition that closes tonight at midnight
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British court rules Catholic midwives can be forced to participate in abortions
The midwives have been told that they must accept the decision of their hospital management that they must oversee other midwives performing abortions on the labour ward.
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Trouble in Vatican: Pontifical Academy members upset with ethics deficit at infertility conference
At least three of the four morning speakers, according to witnesses, referred to IVF as an appropriate option for some female sufferers of infertility.
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‘Freedom from hatred’ is not in my Charter of Rights
We shall never have – and in a temporal world, we should never desire – a marketplace of ideas bereft of controversy and objection. Any law that seeks to create such a sea of homogeneity has no place in a democracy and needs to be repealed.
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B.C. school children pulled into gay agenda with school-sponsored Lady Gaga YouTube video
Despite the concerns raised by the parents, Premier Clark was filmed yesterday on the steps of the legislature dancing along to Gaga’s song 'Born This Way' with a number of students wearing pink shirts.
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