Day: June 23, 2009

The Catholic Bishops Conference expresses support for Bishop D’Arcy in the controversy over Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama

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They express their "solidarity" without mentioning what, exactly, the controversy was about. Very politic of them. USCCB – (Office of Media Relations) U.S. Bishops Express Support for Bishop D’arcy and His Pastoral Concern for the University of Notre Dame The bishops of the United States express our appreciation and support for our brother bishop, the … Read more

An interesting backgrounder about the thinking on U.S. laws banning abortion in the past.

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This is short, and quite interesting. From here – LifeNet: Are laws outlawing abortion a recent development? This is frequently claimed by the pro-abortion forces. And they are wrong. This is a great short article. Abortion Laws: A Recent Development? Myth: Abortion laws were of rather recent origin, and were adopted to protect women from … Read more