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Cardinal Egan’s Comments on the Unborn

August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the statement Cardinal Edward Egan of New York released today in which he clarifies the stance of the Church against abortion.
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Like many other citizens of this nation, I was shocked to learn that the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America would make the kind of [...]

Aug

26

Denver Bishops on Church’s Stance Against Abortion

August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the online letter Archbishop Charles Chaput and Auxiliary Bishop James Conley addressed to the Archdiocese of Denver on the stance of the Church against abortion. The letter, released Monday, is titled, “On the Separation of Sense and State: a Clarification for the People of the Church in Northern Colorado.”
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To Catholics of [...]

Aug

26

Archbishop Wuerl on the Church and Abortion

August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the statement released Monday by Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., on the stance of the Church against abortion.
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On Meet the Press this past Sunday, August 23, 2008, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made statements regarding the teaching of the Catholic Church, human life and abortion that were incorrect.
Speaker Pelosi [...]

Aug

26

Nuncio in Georgia: Aid Still Blocked From Ossetia

August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If a humanitarian corridor is opened into South Ossetia, as Benedict XVI is urging, the scope of the emergency there might be revealed to be larger than expected, said the nuncio in Georgia.
Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti affirmed to Vatican Radio on Sunday that the “real emergency at present is the need to focus public opinion on [...]

Aug

26

US Bishops: Pelosi Got Church Teaching Wrong

August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ Committees on Pro-Life Activities and Doctrine affirmed that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi misrepresented Church teaching on abortion during an interview on national TV.
Pelosi was asked on NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday to comment on when life begins. She responded saying that as a Catholic, she had [...]

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