Thursday, December 04, 2008

News Updates, 12/4

Italy: Plot to blow up Milan Cathedral
Two Moroccans arrested in Italy yesterday wanted to blow up the Milan Cathedral on Christmas. They hoped an attack during the busy holiday would cost dozens of lives. This according to tapped phone calls, reports La Repubblica. The two belonged to an Islamic terror cell which had been followed by the Italian police already for months...

No More Miracles? How remarakable!
Lourdes medical panel will no longer deem cures miraculous
The Lourdes medical panel that has decided since 1954 which cures that take place at the should be deemed miraculous has abandoned the practice. Certain cures instead will be deemed “remarkable.” The panel’s secretary said, “The medical corps must be independent of the ecclesiastic power.”...
[Independence from the Church...goofballs!]

Vatican Archbishop Defends Rights of Parents to Educational Choice
An “inclusive” education means that which respects the rights of parents to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children, a Vatican Cardinal told the U.N.’s International Conference on Education last week....

It’s ‘Crystal’ Clear – University of Toledo Message to Christian Employees: SHUT UP
“A despicable double standard.” That’s what Thomas More Law Center President, Richard Thompson said as he blasted the University of Toledo’s response justifying its firing of Crystal Dixon from her post as Associate VP for Human Resources.

USCCB film reviewer rapped [AGAIN] for praising film on homosexual activist
The film reviewer for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has drawn criticism once again for praising a film biography of the slain homosexual activist Harvey Milk. The USCCB reviewer, Harry Forbes, provoked ire in the past with positive comments on Brokeback Mountain....
[The USCCB should have fired this clown the first time]

Bishop attacks use of 'ridiculous' names
Suggests parents should start re-using the name Maria

Constitutional republic:Endangered in America?
Alan Keyes calls on high court to do its duty to ensure Obama eligibility

Former L.A. priest guilty of 1980s child abuse
'No amount of prison time is sufficient for the crimes'

“I will not tell the people of this diocese for whom to vote”
Bishop of Stockton releases statement after priest suggests those who voted for pro-abortion politicians may have sinned

Saint Louis University students support gay marriage
'I don't think hate should be encoded into law'

Nun's family sues nursing home over death
Alleges 'gross recklessness and gross negligence'

Great sacred music in the basilicas of Rome
But papal Masses continues to be of appalling mediocrity

Ohio Teacher Sues National Education Association, Union for Pro-Abortion Dues
An Ohio teacher has filed suit against two teacher's unions over the fact that her compulsory union dues are used to promote abortion. Kathy Hart, a fourth grade teacher from the Coldwater Exempted Village School District filed the lawsuit in federal court...
[These thieves and thugs and murderers need to be taken down by any/all legal means! Good for her!]

Doctors' panel won't rule on 'miracles' at Lourdes
French bishop: 'It's no longer a black-and-white question'

Pope says banks should support weakest
Vatican speaking out frequently on global financial crisis

Vatican warns against 'inclusive' education
Cardinal says education should not impose an ideology

Swiss Guard open to possibility of female recruits
Commander: 'one has to be always open to new questions'

Obama's Eligibility to be Aired Monday at the National Press Club
Dec 04, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On Monday, December 8, 2008, at 1:30 pm, the We The People Foundation will conduct a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The licensed attorneys who initiated lawsuits in PA (Philip Berg), NJ (Leo Donofrio) and CA (Orly Taitz), challenging Mr. Obama's legal eligibility to hold the Office of President of the United States, will briefly summarize the facts, legal arguments and status of their cases. They will answer questions from the press....

Congressman Ron Paul: ‘End the Fed’ Now
Rep. Ron Paul (R- Texas) has launched a campaign to eliminate the Federal Reserve System and return the nation to a gold or silver standard.
[Don't we wish? "Central Planning" has other ideas for the sheeple, however.]

Planned Parenthood Suspends Employee Caught Covering Up Rape of 13-Year-Old
Planned Parenthood suspended a Bloomington abortion clinic employee after new footage from an undercover camera was released Wednesday showing the staff member deliberately ignoring the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl by a 31-year-old and advising her to seek an abortion in another state to avoid Indiana's strict parental consent laws....

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