News Updates, 7/15

Democratic founder of 'Catholics for Kerry' pleads guilty to prostituting 17-year-old
R. Eric McFadden, a former leader of several Democrat-leaning 'Catholic' groups, has pled guilty to two counts of compelling prostitution for prostituting a 17-year-old girl on the internet.
[Another example of dissent and rebellion leading to moral decay - if McFadden had demonstrated fidelity and obedience to Christ and His Church he would have been able to use the graces God was given him to resist his temptations of sinfulness and rebellion.]

Grand Returns. "Iota unum" and "Stat veritas" by Romano Amerio [Chiesa]
Two outstanding works of Catholic culture are returning to the bookstores. And the taboo on one of the greatest Christian intellectuals of the twentieth century is crumbling definitively. The question he highlights is also at the center of Benedict XVI's pontificate: how much can the Church change, and in what way?...

A followup:
Obama nominates Catholic doctor as Surgeon General
Benjamin was first black woman to be admitted to the AMA

Spanish priest killed in Cuba, 2nd in 5 months
No mention of the murder in state media

Iraq boosts security in Christian areas after attacks
Deadly bombings have dismayed Church leaders

Surgeon General pick will be grilled on 'life issues'
Awarded a medal for her work by Pope Benedict XVI

Anti-witchcraft Catholic may become saint
Benedict Daswa martyred for rejecting his tribal beliefs

Man charged with impersonating Catholic priest
Arrested while visiting hospitalized police officer

Malaysian Muslims stir anger with church article
Two pretended to be Christians and took Communion

Vatican paper praises values in new Harry Potter film
Four stars for 'friendship, altruism, loyalty and self-giving'

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Other Issues
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Treasury to Banks, an Ultimatum on Mortgage Relief
"The letter demanded that representatives from the top 25 mortgage servicers assemble in Washington on July 28."
[TurboTax Timmy calls a "Come to God" meeting for Mortgage Servicers]

White House turns up heat on Arizona senator
The Obama administration is firing back at Sen. Jon Kyl for calling for an end to economic stimulus spending, and they're aiming for where it hurts the most - at home in Arizona.

Texas faces $643M shortfall in benefits for unemployed
Texas' unemployment insurance trust fund will run out of money early next week and have to borrow $643 million from the federal government to cover claims through Oct. 1, a Texas Workforce Commission official said today.
[Now that's a chunk of change...]

Soldier balks at deploying; says Obama isn’t president
[Are the wheels starting to come off the bus? ]

Eligibility Update: Cook v. Good: Orders Revoked!
A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after he argued that he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his legitimacy for office.
[Looks like Obama/Soetoro doesn't want to take the chance in court with 'discovery']

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"[No society can survive the socialist] fallacy that there is an absolutely unlimited number of inspired officials and an absolutely unlimited amount of money to pay them."
-G.K.Chesterton, The Debate with Bertrand Russell, BBC Magazine, 11/27/35