Recent Catholic News

24-HOUR UN SNITCH LINE ON RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

GENEVA, Nov 11 (LSN) – Information has recently surfaced on the existence of a UN database used to gather world-wide information on so-called human rights abuses. The 24-hour phone in line is based in Geneva and the program has been underway since 1994. Interestingly, on the list of ‘abuses’ to be recorded in the database the first listed offence is ‘‘religious intolerance’‘. The growing consensus By UN types is that opposition to abortion and population control could be seen as religious intolerance. At the 1995 State of the World Forum, an assembly of world leaders riddled with UN dignitaries, speaker […]
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PRO-LIFER HEADED TO JAIL

PITTSBURGH, Nov 11 (LSN) – Joan Andrews Bell, a leading pro-life activist, is due to be sentenced to jail on 30 December l997 in Pittsburgh for a l985 rescue. Judge Raymond Novak has threatened to keep her in prison until she agrees to do no more rescues. Joan will not make such a promise and could be held in jail indefinitely. Please write a letter to the Judge on Joan’s behalf: His address is: Hon. Raymond Novak 323 Alleghany County Courthouse 436 Grant St,  Pittsburgh,Pa. l52l9
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INTERNET ACTION ITEM

Oregon has a poll out which is asking people to decide if the administration of President Clinton should intervene and stop physician-assisted suicide in Oregon. The poll can be found at:  http://www.Oregonlive.com/votersguide/index.html
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Rita Wolfe, mother of a disabled child responds to reporters outside the Supreme Court on the murder of Tracy Latimer. “Do you know what it’s like to hear that killing your child is an act of love when love is what it takes to wake up with new energy every morning to give care and comfort to a child who needs it and who is absolutely dependent on her parents?” Love bears all. Love endures all. Love never gives up hope.”“What happened to Tracy Latimer was not an act of love. She was killed the day love ran out.”
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CLINTON PROMOTES HOMOSEXUALITY

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (LSN) – US President Bill Clinton was the special guest speaker at a fundraising dinner for Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest US homosexual organization, claiming 200,000 members. His Saturday appearance at the meeting made him the first sitting president ever to address such an organization. The 1,500 guests applauded the president vigorously for his statements in support of homosexuality, and even awarded him a standing ovation. Pro-family activists protested outside the doors of the event. Traditional Values Coalition chairman Rev. Louis Sheldon, remarked, “This is a sad day for the presidency.” Robert Knight of the Family […]
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HELP STOP THREAT TO RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS

OTTAWA – Pressured by Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard, the Chretien government moved one step closer today to the elimination of denominational rights enshrined in Section 93 of the Constitution.  In a report with significant implications for Catholic schools across the country, a joint Parliamentary Committee has recommend that Ottawa remove the constitutional right to Catholic and Protestant schools in Quebec. The Committee acknowledges that the removal of constitutional religious protection leaves no protection for religious minorities in Quebec, noting that “the Ministers of the Government of Quebec have given no assurance minority religious education would continue to be protected in […]
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LATIMER LIKELY TO SERVE ONLY 1 YEAR

OTTAWA, Nov 10 (LSN) – Justice Minister Anne McLellan told reporters last week that she and the federal Justice Department were considering granting Robert Latimer a lenient penalty for his second-degree murder conviction. This deplorable course of action was recommended by a 1995 Senate committee report that called for the creation of a new category of murder to cover cases of non-voluntary euthanasia. McLellan also said that the federal government had no intention of legalizing either euthanasia or assisted suicide. However, in October of 1996 delegates to the Liberal party’s national convention voted 385-281 in favour of repealing Section 241(b) […]
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UN PROPOSES TO SET ETHICAL GUIDELINES ON GENETIC RESEARCH

PARIS, Nov 6 (LSN) – On Wednesday, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) presented a draft of an international declaration setting out ethical guidelines for genetic research. Although the UN document claims to ban any practice that could harm human rights and dignity or lead to discrimination, the ehtical standards behind it are hardly consonant with such a noble goal. Far from bannning any practice, the document only outlines the politically-correct standards of free consent of the individual concerned, just compensation for any damage resulting from an intervention, and confidentiality with respect to genetic data associated with […]
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CHRISTIAN DOCTORS IN OREGON ARE SCARED

BRISTOL, Tenn., Nov. 5 (LSN) – Oregon’s vote on Tuesday, which upheld the state’s permissive assisted-suicide law, sent shock waves throughout the Christian Medical & Dental Society (CMDS), representing 10,000 doctors in the US. CMDS Executive Director Dr. David Stevens said, “Frankly, we’re scared… The only remedy left is for the Supreme Court to overturn the law. And in light of the Court’s refusal to protect life in abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, that’s a pretty grim prospect.’‘ Stevens pointed out that under Oregon law, “Doctors are not required to report that a death is […]
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JURY CONVICTS LATIMER OF ‘MERCY-KILLING’

TORONTO, Nov 6 (LSN) – The jury in the Robert Latimer murder trial convicted the Saskatchewan farmer of second-degree murder on Wednesday. Although he pleaded not guilty to the charge, Latimer admitted to killing his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, who had cerebral-palsy, by poisoning her with carbon monoxide, in what he called a ‘‘mercy-killing’‘. The charge carries with it a mandatory sentence of life in prison without opportunity for parole for 10 years
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