News Updates, 11/21

Top Vatican-watcher predicts key Vatican appointment is imminent
A respected Vatican-watcher is predicting that the Vatican will soon announcement the appointment of a new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship....

"Misuse of funds”
Groups urge Catholics not to give to Catholic Campaign for Human Development, but bishop pleads for faithful “to continue to give generously”

Vatican Cardinal: "A New World Order is Gaining Ground"
Speaking at the opening of the 23rd plenary assembly for the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the president of the Council, Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, warned, "The idea of creating a 'new man' completely detached from the Judeo-Christian tradition, a new 'world order,' a new 'global ethic,' is gaining ground."

Jesuit leader: liberation theology deserves more support
Father Adolfo Nicolas, the new superior general of the Jesuit order, has expressed his disappointment that liberation theology has not gained wider acceptance. Calling liberation theology "a courageous and creative response to an unbearable situation of injustice in Latin America," he said that the theological school needed a "vote of confidence" from Church leaders....

Obama Names Pro-Abortion Lawyer, Ex-NARAL Staffer to Judicial Team
In a move that underscores Barack Obama's dedication to promoting abortion, the incoming president has named a prominent pro-abortion attorney to serve as a member of his Department of Justice Review Team. Dawn Johnsen is a professor at the Indiana University School of Law. But she is more than that -- she is a longtime abortion advocate and worked for one of the leading abortion advocacy groups. Johnsen was the Legal Director for NARAL from 1988-1993.

Hindu groups offering rewards to kill Christians
'The going price to kill a pastor is $250' in India

Muslim religious leaders' behavior condemned
Report: Imams condoning rape, domestic violence, polygamy

Is Vatican newspaper 'making too much noise'?
Commentaries are raising objections from some Catholics

Sainthood probe starts in US for Rosary Priest
'The family that prays together stays together'

Pope clarifies Luther's idea of justification
Benedict says it's true, if faith is not opposed to love

Doctors facing ethical dilemma over in-vitro
With multiples more apt to have medical problems

Pope had 'prophecy' of market collapse in 1985
Ratzinger said decline in ethics would be the cause

Kenyan cardinal will resist pro-abortion move
Efforts afoot in Nairobi to legalize the procedure

The View Co-Host, Joy Behar, Calls Homeschoolers “Demented”
In a pair of squabbles with conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, The View’s Joy Behar labeled homeschoolers “demented” and Sarah Palin an “airhead.”

Planned Parenthood responds to Cardinal O'Malley
Boston prelate pointed to racist origins of abortion group

Second Bioethics Advisor Shows Obama Promoting Embryonic Research, Cloning
Barack Obama has appointed another bioethics advisor whose appointment, pro-life observers say, makes it clear he will force taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research. The appointment of Alta Charo, a former member of Bill Clinton’s Bioethics Advisory Commission, also could pave the way for human cloning.