News Updates, 8/13

New paternity claims against Legionary founder
New accusations of immorality have been lodged against the late Father Marcial Maciel, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Mexican media outlets report...

LSN Interview with Roger Conner of Catholic Charities Re: Obama Health Care Bills
LSN: "The USCCB Pro-Life Office Executive Director Tom Grenchik on Friday wrote about the current bills on Capitol Hill, and he said that: '... one thing is certain. The bills approved so far by House and Senate committees include mandated abortion coverage and abortion funding, and that is a line we can never cross.' Does Catholic Charities agree that the current bill's handling of abortion is 'a line we can never cross,' even if that means a delay in health care reform?"

Amid Vatican probes, LCWR keynote speaker is papal critic, opponent of partial-birth abortion ban
In the midst of two Vatican inquiries-- the Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Women Religious in the United States, and an investigation by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith into “the tenor and the doctrinal content of various addresses” at its meetings-- the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is featuring Cokie Roberts as the keynote speaker at its annual assembly, which is taking place in New Orleans...

Imitate Mary, say Yes to God, Pope asks priests
At his general audience on Wednesday, August 12, Pope Benedict XVI drew together two themes: the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, which the universal Church celebrates on August 15; and the ongoing Year for Priests. Just as the Mary's fiat cleared a path for the Incarnation, the Holy Father observed, "priests are called to bring Christ's saving love into the world." The Pontiff reminded the 4,000 people who had gathered in the courtyard of his summer residence that the time of the Annunciation: "Something truly extraordinary occurred: God made himself dependent on the freedom-- on the 'Yes'-- of one of his creatures." The Almighty continues to ask priests, and all Christians, to carry out the work of his Church, the Pope said...

Abortion provisions make health-care bill unacceptable, cardinal tells US House members
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, the chairman of the US bishops' pro-life committee, has written to members of the House of Representatives to say that current health-care reform legislation is "seriously deficient" insofar as it includes taxpayer-funded abortion coverage. The cardinal pointed out that the legislation now pending before the House is a "radical change" from the federal policy that respects the consciences of abortion opponents and does not include tax-subsidized coverage for voluntary abortion....

Sneering article identifies Bishop Cordileone as leading opponent of same-sex marriage
In a consistently sneering article, the East Bay Express-- an Oakland-based alternative weekly newspaper-- identifies Bishop Salvatore Cordileone as the principal force behind the passage of Proposition 8, in which the citizens of California defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Formerly the auxiliary bishop of San Diego, Bishop Cordileone was installed as Bishop of Oakland in May...

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'The World Is in Trouble’: Deutsche Bank Chief Economist
The global economy still faces turmoil as government try to figure out how to move out of fiscal rescue packages, which could lead to another two downturns, Deutsche Bank Chief Economist Norbert Walter said Thursday.

New jobless claims rise to 558K
Economists polled by MarketWatch were looking for an initial claims level of 543,000. The four-week average of new claims rose 8,500 to 565,000...

BUSTED!: "Obama As Hitler" Poster Was A Democrat/Union Plant At John Dingell Townhall! UPDATED with video interview!
Watering the plants, as Glenn Reynolds would say. Nancy Pelosi, the dimmest bulb in the U.S. House, got things started with [an] absurd assertion last week...Once she said this, all of a sudden Obama as Hitler posters started popping up at townhall meetings, particularly this one at John Dingell's townhall last Thursday...

Markopolos predicts massive CDS frauds will be revealed
HARRY Markopolos -- the whistleblower on Bernie Madoff who proved to be much smarter than the SEC -- says there are evildoers out there who will make the Ponzi scum "look like small-time." Markopolos gave a speech to 400 of the faithful at the Greek Orthodox Church in Southampton and predicted major scandals will soon be revealed about the unregulated, $600 trillion, credit-default swap market. "To put it in simple terms, it is like buying fire insurance policies from five different insurance companies on your neighbor's house and then burning down the house," he said...

Celente says the Second American Revolution has begun
The natives are restless. The third shot of the “Second American Revolution” has been fired. History is being made. But just as with the first two shots, the third shot is not being heard. America is seething. Not since the Civil War has anything like this happened. But the protests are either being intentionally downplayed or ignorantly misinterpreted...

What's Really Inside the Democrat WelfCare™ Bill
Law Professor Matthew Staver slogged through H.R. 3200 ("America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009") and delivered a startling summary. As an aside, have you noticed that this Democrat Congress routinely names bills that are diametrically opposed to their real purpose? Like "The Employee Free Choice Act", which destroys the secret ballot for unionization votes? Anyhow, the bill's particulars are as follows...
[A MUST READ for everyone - Politicians are doing what they do best - LYING to American citizens!]

Obama Turns To The Web For Help On Health Reform
Obama: It Will Take Public Support To Push Health Reform Past The [TRUTH]
Obama assailed "wild misrepresentations" of his health care plan Tuesday during a town hall-style meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., taking on the role of fact-checker-in-chief for his top domestic priority. It's a strategy he will employ at two more town halls this week in Montana and Colorado, and on the White House Web site.
[Obozo wants you to believe his LIES and ignore the language contained in Congress' 1,000 page monstrosity! These pathological LIARS want to control every aspect of YOUR life (and death)!]

Why Aren’t Americans Allowed To Know What Foreign Passports Were Issued To President Obama?
Has Obama ever held a UK, Kenyan or Indonesian passport? Specifically, the issue of whether Obama held a UK passport is absolutely relevant to determine whether he is currently a British citizen. (I will be publishing comprehensive research on this issue soon.)...

Can You Hear Us Now?
If Washington can’t hear the genuine outrage from We The People what do you suppose it will take to get their attention? Let me speak a little louder. Everyone I have spoken to is tired of Washington’s need to spend this nation into oblivion and absolutely believes it will end up in both our debt and taxes being raised. This healthcare monstrosity will effectively do that with its $1 trillion price tag if you go with the most conservative estimates. When We The People are saying no to this and to the usurpation of our liberty, you call us un-American Astroturf as though we don’t matter...