Supporting the death penalty is not pro-life.
O’Malley
hits plan for death penalty
By Michael Paulson and Ralph Ranalli, Globe Staff | May 8, 2004
“Calling the death penalty ‘state-sponsored violence,’; Archbishop Sean
P. O’Malley yesterday blasted Governor Mitt Romney’s proposal to restore capital
punishment by creating a system in Massachusetts that would be ‘as infallible
as humanly possible.'”
Life and the Eucharist are under attack. I think devotion to the latter would help
the former.
New
Ad Campaign Questions Cardinal’s Coddling of Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians
Thu May 6,10:16 AM ET
To: National Desk
Contact: Joseph R. Giganti of the American Life League, 703-928-9695 or jgiganti@all.org;
Web: http://www.all.org
“WASHINGTON, May 6 /U.S. Newswire/ — Today, American Life League’s Crusade for the
Defense of our Catholic Church launched the first in a new multi-ad campaign that
will engage members of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy who have said they will not
take steps to ensure that pro-abortion Catholic politicians are barred from receiving
Holy Communion. The first ad comes in response to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s
recent disclosure that despite clear indications from the Vatican that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be denied Communion, he had ‘not
gotten to the stage where I’m comfortable in denying the Eucharist.'”
Abortion Critic’s Ads Target Cardinal
Fri May 7, 1:18 PM ET
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer
“American Life League, an outspoken opponent of abortion, has started an advertising
campaign targeting Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over his reluctance to deny Communion
to Roman Catholic politicians who support abortion rights.”
“A
Time for Honesty”
A Pastoral Statement by The Most Reverend John J. Myers,
Archbishop of Newark
May 5, 2004
“Our times demand honesty. It is possible to value sincerely one�s Catholic heritage
and to revere one�s Catholic forebears and yet not to have Catholic faith.”
Kerry-Communion
debate reaches Australia
“Melbourne, May. 03 (CWNews.com) – An Australian prelate has said that ‘public
and notorious’ opposition to Church teachings would be grounds for denying
the Eucharist.”
Catholic priest preaches first sermon at splinter church
JUDY LIN, Associated Press
"SEWICKLEY, Pa. – Celebrating Mass for the first time at his unsanctioned splinter church, the Rev. Bill Hausen on Sunday urged some 300 people to stop procrastinating before they ‘;die without really having lived.’"
Breakaway priest is excommunicated
Diocese issues warning to parishioners
Friday, May 07, 2004
By Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The Rev. William Hausen ‘has incurred an automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church’ for forming an independent church and conducting a religious service last weekend, officials for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said yesterday."
Notification Concerning Father C. William Hausen
Contact: Rev. Ronald P. Lengwin, 412.456.3021 (office) 412.261.2113 (home)
FOR RELEASE: May 6, 2004
" PITTSBURGH – According to an official Notification published in the May 7, 2004 Pittsburgh Catholic, Father C. William Hausen ‘has incurred an automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church.’"
Text of Notification
May 6, 2004
The Vicar for Canonical Services, the Very Reverend Lawrence A. DiNardo, VE, JCL, has issued the following Notification regarding the canonical status of the Reverend C. William Hausen and the Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church.
Bishop Wuerl had better do something about this.
Kerry Takes Communion on Mother’s Day
May 9, 4:59 PM (ET)
By MIKE GLOVER
"PITTSBURGH (AP) – Democrat John Kerry attended Mother’s Day Mass on Sunday and took communion although some Roman Catholic leaders say he should not receive it because his abortion-rights stance violates church teachings."
Just when I thought things couldn’t get wackier…
Gay
bishop sanctioned for marrying partner
Saturday, May 8, 2004 Posted: 9:52 AM EDT (1352 GMT)
“SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — The Episcopal Diocese of California has sanctioned
a retired bishop for marrying his same-sex partner during a church ceremony in San
Francisco, according to a published report.”