Diocese allows school religious vaccine exemption for only non-Catholic families

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 14, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City has barred Catholic parents from exempting their schoolchildren from vaccines for “religious” reasons while making religious exemptions “still allowable for other Christian and religious groups.” Citing the mandatory state policy for all schools in Missouri, which requires immunizations for all public and parochial school students, the Catholic School Office of the Jefferson City diocese released a statement to parents informing them of its new policy. Stating that it will be effective as of July 1, the statement asserted that the “Catholic Church supports immunization for the […]
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Powerlifting federation revokes titles for male athlete who ‘broke’ female records

May 14, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation has revoked titles and trophies given last month to American powerlifter Mary Gregory for ostensibly breaking multiple records last month, on the grounds that Gregory is actually a male and therefore ineligible. Last month, Gregory competed in a competition in Virginia, during which “her” performance exceeded the world records for Masters world squat record, open world bench record, Masters world deadlift record, and Masters world total record, AOL reports. Gregory thanked the federation for treating him as “just another female lifter.” But the news was soon met with disapproval from […]
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Is Pope Francis trying to open the door to contraception?

The Catholic Church has faced an internal war against her teaching on contraception for decades with the Popes fighting valiantly to defend and explain why the Church promotes openness to life. Unfortunately, on this teaching as much as many others, Pope Francis has introduced considerable ambiguity, and has even seemed to undermine the teaching in some of his informal remarks. Today, on Episode 9 of The John-Henry Westen Show, I’m discussing the Pope Francis’ comments on contraception, and why they are such a departure from the Church’s traditional teaching on the issue.
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