Monday, July 20, 2009

News Updates, 7/21

All Four Pending Liturgical Items Pass; Work On The Translation Of The New Roman Missal Continues
All four liturgical item actions whose votes were inconclusive at the June general assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are now approved. Support for the action items continues the work for the English translation of the new Roman Missal for use in the United States...

Ave Maria University fires Fr. Fessio -- again
Stemming from criticisms he expressed about finances

Connecticut diocese appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
Involved in protracted legal battle over personnel files

Doctor faces sack for failing to back gay adoptions
Refused to recommend cases involving same-sex couples

Vatican begins investigation of Legion of Christ
Bishops delving into order's finances, internal dynamics

Legionaries still honoring their disgraced founder
Uber-smooth priests still kidding themselves about Maciel

Legion takes over Southern Catholic College
Founded in 2000, Georgia school has 200 students

Bishops, press lobby condemn editor's arrest
Woman illustrated consequences of health workers' strike

Dublin archdiocese abuse report ready for release
Will name 15 priests, 11 have been convicted in courts

Plans begun for Teresa of Avila's 500th birthday
Carmelites appoint commission for saint's celebration

Pagan police in UK allowed to take Hallowe'en off
Association represents officers who worship nature

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President HooBama
I'm sorry, I can't resist conflating Obama and Hoover. Why? This idiotic statement:
...Barack Obama defended his administration's response to the economic crisis over the last six months, declaring: "The fire is now out."
"I think that we have stepped back from the abyss. I think we've put out the fire," he said in an interview with PBS, according to a transcript released by the TV station.
Uh huh.

VIDEO: Congressman's town hall erupts over Obama birth certificate

Obama delays Guantanamo report

Obama says his health care plan would bring "Inefficiencies" to the system

RNC: Obama's health care is 'socialism'

Deal reached to close Calif's $26B budget deficit

Summers Says 2010 U.S. Growth Pace Is ‘Very Much in Doubt’

USPS may not meet payroll in Oct 2009?
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That the people have a right to keep and bear arms; that a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and therefore ought to be avoided, as far as the circumstances and protection of the community will admit; and that, in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
-Recommended Bill of Rights from the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 27, 1778

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