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“We cannot pick and choose the books of the Bible, we cannot tear out pages, or cross out lines. Orthodoxy is to accept the whole of the Sacred Text, and to consider its claims with reference to the whole of Scripture and in keeping with its trajectory. For a Catholic, of course this is done in union with the Magisterium …

So sez Rabbi Yehuda Levin.

“President Obama’s comments today in support of the redefinition of marriage are deeply saddening. As I stated in my public letter to the President on September 20, 2011, the Catholic Bishops stand ready to affirm every positive measure taken by the President and the Administration to strengthen marriage and the family. However, we cannot be silent in the face of …

Led by bejeweled elderly men wearing elaborately embroidered gowns, on Sunday thousands of Catholics took part in a “rosary march” against civil equality in Minnesota. More photos at the link.

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The Vatican’s official liaison to Britain has called for all religions to put aside their differences in superstitions in order to unite in battle against the civil equality of gay people. Addressing English and Welsh bishops at their plenary meeting in Leeds, Archbishop Mennini, warned them they faced a “lengthy and probably difficult campaign”. “I wonder if we shouldn’t ask …

The Vatican has strongly reprimanded America’s 55,000 nuns, saying that they are not being vocal enough with denouncements of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. In many ways, the Vatican’s actions against the LCWR encapsulated the kind of hard line that many expected Benedict — the Vatican’s former doctrinal czar — to take when he was elected in 2005. “The current doctrinal …

Right Wing Watch has the transcript: “Hitler and Stalin, at their better moments, would just barely tolerate some churches remaining open, but would not tolerate any competition with the state in education, social services, and health care. In clear violation of our First Amendment rights, President Obama – with his radical, pro-abortion and extreme secularist agenda, now seems intent on …

The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle has launched a drive to distribute petitions in support of placing a repeal of same-sex marriage on the November ballot. “Treating different things differently is not unjust discrimination,” the bishops claim. “Marriage can only be between a man and a woman because of its unique ends, purpose and place in society. The word ‘marriage’ isn’t …

In an unprecedented case, Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocese Monsignor William Lynn is on trial for shielding pedophile priests. Yesterday jurors heard some of the most repulsive testimony yet. In the day’s most startling testimony, a detective read internal church memos about a priest who allegedly “joked about how hard it was to have sex with three boys in one week.” His …

A defrocked Catholic priest about to begin trial on molestation charges in Philadelphia abruptly changed his plea to “guilty” on Friday. As part of his confession, Father Edward Avery declared that his diocese had been aware of his crimes, but had allowed him to keep his job. In a statement of facts read as part of the guilty plea, Assistant …

(Photo via Andres Duque)

“In a sign of their growing intolerance of people who hold positions other than those of the Homosexual Cultural Revolution, the Media Watchdog Organization which calls itself GLAAD has issued a blacklist of commentators. The effort recruits likeminded parties to ‘spy’. They are asked to send reports in to GLAAD if these commentators are featured in local media. GLAAD will …

As part of their defense for priests accused of child molestation, lawyers for the Catholic Church have subpoenaed SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, demanding to see more than 20 years of their emails even though they are not party to either side in the lawsuits. A judge in Kansas City ruled that the network must comply …

Emperor Palpatine hates the eeeevillle of gay marriage. Pope Benedict XVI on Friday condemned gay marriage in a speech to bishops from the United States after Maryland last week became the eighth US state to legalise same-sex unions. “Sexual differences cannot be dismissed as irrelevant to the definition of marriage,” the pope said, warning against “the powerful political and cultural …

“Never has there been a more vicious anti-Catholic advertisement in a prominent American newspaper than the one in today’s New York Times by Freedom From Religion Foundation. The demonization of Catholicism is palpable. [snip] Not a single Catholic who reads this ad will be impelled to leave the Church. That is not the issue (Catholicism, unlike many other religions, is …

The Freedom From Religion Foundation asks: “Can’t you see how misplaced your loyalty is after two decades of sex scandals involving preying priests, church complicity, collusion and cover-up going all way to the top? Apparently, you’re like the battered woman who, after being beaten down every Sunday, feels she has no other place to go. There’s a more welcoming home …