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CATHOLIC VIEWS
California, Here We Come!
6/28/2009 7:42:00 PM
By Human Events
-Patrick J. Buchanan
In just a few weeks time, California hits the wall. And Americans should take a good, long look at the fiscal and social wreck of the Golden Land, because California is at a place to which all of America is heading. In May, when five fund-raising proposals were put on the ballot, Gov. Schwarzenegger pleaded with the overtaxed Californians not to make their state "the poster child for dysfunction." As The Economist writes, "On May 18th, they did exactly that." Arnold went to the White House for U.S. loan guarantees for new state bonds. But with the president's approval rating wilting because of a belief he is spending too much, the Obama-ites slammed the door.
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Surprise! Femi-nuns Find Themselves Under the Microscope?
6/27/2009 8:15:00 PM -www.newoxfordreview.com
The increasing number of Catholics who have been calling for the Vatican to exert more influence on the Catholic Church in the U.S. are about to get their wish. No sooner had the ink dried on our May 2009 New Oxford Note "Song of the Boo-Birds" about the now-underway apostolic visitation of U.S. women's religious orders that it was announced that the Holy See is preparing an additional investigation of consecrated women in the U.S. As detailed in that New Oxford Note, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL) was directed by Pope Benedict XVI to "look into the quality of life" at the general and provincial houses and centers of initial formation of women religious in the U.S. This visitation, led by the Rev. Mother Mary Claire Millea, will take an estimated two years to complete.
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Jon and Kate Plus 8 Minus God6/26/2009 8:36:00 PM
By Patti Maguire Armstrong
-www.catholicexchange.com
To the Victor Go the Spoils: DEM Congress abandons plans to investigate Catholic-funded ACORN and the largest case of wholesale vote fraud in American history6/25/2009 7:50:00 PM -www.washingtontimes.com
State of Jalisco challenging norm that authorizes abortion in cases of rape6/25/2009 7:48:00 PM -www.catholicnewsagency.com
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CATHOLIC NEWS
Cap and Trade Passes U.S. House: Kirk, 7 other Republicans, Vote for Greatest Tax Increase in U.S. History
6/28/2009 7:37:00 PM
By Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director
-www.RFFM.org
"Cap and Trade". The official name for the bill is the "American Clean Energy and Security Act". HR2454 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday evening, June 26th. The bill--which will be the greatest tax increase in American history--received 219 "aye" votes and 212 "nay" votes. 211 Democrats and eight Republicans voted "yes", 44 Democrats and 168 Republicans voted "no". Therefore, it can safely be said, the votes of eight Republicans may lead to a legislative disaster of the greatest proportions. The title of the bill is misleading. In reality, the legislation will not benefit the environment. HR2454 is solely designed to further redistribute American wealth, give more control to big government and put the U.S. economy on a path towards total destruction.
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Pope: Scientific analysis done on St. Paul's bones
6/28/2009 8:26:00 AM
By NICOLE WINFIELD
-Detroit Times
The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. It was the second major discovery concerning St. Paul announced by the Vatican in as many days. On Saturday, the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano announced the June 19 discovery of a fresco inside another tomb depicting St. Paul, which Vatican officials said represented the oldest known icon of the apostle. Benedict said archaeologists recently unearthed and opened the white marble sarcophagus located under the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome, which for some 2,000 years has been believed by the faithful to be the tomb of St. Paul.
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1,500-Year-Old Hidden Record Of Christ's Words6/26/2009 8:34:00 PM
By Susan Adams
-FORBES
The homilies that I would love to hear, but never will 6/26/2009 8:30:00 PM
By Catholic Herald
-Jack Scarisbrick
Bishops clarify 'ambiguities' in 2002 Catholic-Jewish document "Reflections on Covenant and Mission"6/25/2009 8:18:00 PM
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien
-Catholic News Service, The Catholic Review of Baltimore MD
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