News Updates, 5/6

Fr. Chris Carpenter Excommunicated in Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona
Fr. Chris Carpenter is now called by some the “Chancellor of the Diocese of St Joseph the Worker in Southern California”. Only he is no longer allowed to hold himself out as a Roman Catholic Priest. He separated himself from the Catholic Church and incurred the penalty of excommunication. That has now been formally recognized by an official decree. However, Chris Carpenter still calls himself a priest. Only now he claims to be a priest for the so called “Reformed catholic church.”

Pope: "Non-Negotiable Human Rights" include "Right to Life and Right to Freedom of Conscience"
Pope Benedict XVI addressed members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences yesterday at their plenary session which is focused on the theme of Catholic social teaching and human rights, and called for the promotion of universal human rights based on both faith and reason, affirming the "right to life and the right to freedom of conscience and religion as being at the center of those rights that spring from human nature itself."
[Has anyone passed this on to Chairman Maobama and the pseudo-Catholic brownshirts in Congress?]

A brisk Sacramento welcome
Legislators fall over themselves to speak at Planned Parenthood rally, Catholic counterparts get less enthusiastic welcome in competing ‘lobby days’

Pope Benedict to skip Israeli Holocaust Museum
Display questions role of war-time Pope Pius XII

Vatican denies Pope Iraq-visit reports
May 8-15 trip includes Jordan, Israel and Palestine

Church calls on Berlusconi to be more 'sober'
Says Italian PM is a 'mirror of the country's soul'

Jesuit university to honor S African condom bishop
Kevin Dowling has slammed abstinence-only programs

Five Catholic schools close over swine flu threat
In Texas alone 799 schools are closed today

Ave Maria numbers far short of heavenly
Catholic city in Florida hit by economic downturn

Scientists growing transplant organs in sheep
New technology promises new source of organs

Israel's Hebrew Catholics keep the faith
Vicariate established in 1955 by group of convert Jews

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WHO says H1N1 pigs must be kept out of food supply
* WHO expert says flu viruses can survive freezing
* Blood of H1N1 infected pigs may also contain virus
* Meat from sick pigs or pigs found dead must not be eaten
* Existing food safety, trade checks offer ample protection

The Obama Birth Certificate
Under Hawaiian law, it is possible (both legally and illegally) for a person to have been born out of state, yet have a birth certificate on file in the Department of Health. Somehow, you know it’s coming. That OMG moment is just around the corner. You can feel the inescapable reality creeping up on you. Something will leak. Someone will spill the beans...

Chairman Maobama to be Prayer Day no-show
Pres__ent [ID missing] Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning....
[He's not yet ready to show the world that he worships at the feet of his father, Satan! what a thug punk!]

124 Congressman Demand Audit of Federal Reserve
A bill calling for the comptroller general of the United States to audit the private Federal Reserve is gaining widespread support in Congress, as 124 representatives have added their names to its growing list of co-sponsors....

We already knew this would happen!
Chrysler won't repay bailout money
An administration official confirms that a $4 billion bridge loan and $3.2 billion in bankruptcy financing won't be paid back by Chrysler following bankruptcy....
[As long as the UAW is protected at taxpayer expense, we should all be happy, yes? What a bunch of thieving criminals!]

Team Obama May Seek Disbarment of Bush Lawyers...
An internal Justice Department inquiry into the conduct of Bush administration lawyers who wrote secret memorandums authorizing brutal interrogations has concluded that the authors committed serious lapses of judgment but should not be criminally prosecuted, according to government officials briefed on a draft of the findings...

Weiss: The Next Mammoth Failures
Just in the past few days, the United States has moved dramatically closer to the final fork in the road that I set forth in my online video of April 7th: Either a prolonged, agonizing depression that dooms our country to decades of stagnation, decline, and poverty … or a painful-but-shorter depression that paves the way for a wholesome, sustainable recovery.

Chairman Maobama Hints at Tougher Line on Israel
The Obama Administration has signalled a tougher approach towards Israel ahead of fresh talks on the Middle East peace process by insisting it must endorse the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

Kalifornia Income Tax Revenue Drops 44%
For the full month of April, income tax receipts were $7.336B. For April 2008, the total was $12.995B. This is a 44% decline. The fiscal YTD is down 20%.

Bernanke likely to give less dour take on economy
[Not really news...When he tells the truth - THAT will be news!]

GM Is Officially Wiping Out Common Shareholders
In a filing today with the SEC, GM announced that it would issue 60 billion new shares, in order to "pay off" debts to the government, its bondholders and the UAW. And since the government would end up being the majority owner, only the approval of the US Treasury would be needed (talk about a gating factor).

AIG bonuses four times higher
AIG now says it paid out more than $454 million in bonuses to its employees for work performed in 2008...That is nearly four times more than the company revealed in late March when asked by POLITICO to detail its total bonus payments....

Senate Democrats Deny Turncoat Arlen Specter Committee Seniority
The Senate dealt a blow tonight to Sen. Arlen Specter's hold on seniority in several key committees, a week after the Pennsylvanian's party switch placed Democrats on the precipice of a 60-seat majority....
[There is no honor among thieves and reprobates]