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Midwife at Auschwitz; The story of Stanislawa Leczynska
Lesson for Dr. Morgentaler: Where darkness abounds, grace abounds still more.
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McCain, Palin, and the meaning of "choice"
In the news release, the McCain campaign made sure to state that:
Bristol Palin made the decision on her own to keep the baby, McCain aides said.
While it's obvious why they made this statement to assure the public that Bristol was not coerced into keeping the baby (after all, she does have a parent who is a staunch opponent of the right to choose and is currently on the Republican presidential ticket), as my significant other pointed out, there's some serious hypocrisy at play here. I mean, John McCain and Sarah Palin don't believe women have a right to choose. It's absolutely absurd for the campaign to emphasize the fact that Bristol "made this decision," and then push for policies that take away that choice.
In reality, Bristol's actual "choice" was probably not whether to terminate the pregnancy or carry it to term, but whether raise the child herself or put it up for adoption. But the reason that the McCain campaign chose to emphasize Bristol's agency in this decision was to reassure the public that this pregnancy is not coercive. They know the public wants to feel secure in the knowledge that it was Bristol's choice to keep the pregnancy. And coming from the McCain campaign, which opposes a woman's right to choose, that statement is disgusting. As Kate Sheppard wrote in In These Times recently, during the 2000 primary McCain said that if his daughter got pregnant it would be a "family decision":
"The final decision would be made by Meghan with our advice and counsel," McCain said, referring to himself and his wife, Cindy. When reporters suggested that this view made him, in fact, pro-choice, McCain became irritated. "I don't think it is the pro-choice position to say that my daughter and my wife and I will discuss something that is a family matter that we have to decide."
In other words: My family and my daughter deserve a choice, but no other woman can be trusted with this decision. This fits nicely with the narrative on both Palin's decision to carry her Down's syndrome child to term and her daughter's decision to carry her own pregnancy to term. Their decisions are seen by the antichoice Republican base as affirmation that Palin shares their values. But the underlying message that each woman had a choice is a validation of pro-choice values. In the news release, the McCain campaign made sure to state that: ... more -
Obama should not avoid defining human life
Recently on television, Rev. Rick Warren asked Senator Obama a series of questions in front of a live audience of evangelical Christians, and then separately asked Senator McCain the same questions. When Obama was asked early in the session about when human life begins, he dodged the question with a line about that matter being above his pay grade. He proceeded to address the abortion issue with an excellent point to the effect that “pro choice” and “pro life” can be compatible. Recently on television, Rev. Rick Warren asked Senator Obama a series of questions in front of a live audience of evangelical Christia... more
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Conservatives upset over abortion rights VP contenders
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Speculation that Sen. John McCain is considering as a running mate two men who support abortion rights has sparked a backlash among social conservatives, including radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.
Limbaugh warned on his radio show Tuesday that McCain would ensure the GOP's defeat if he picked either Tom Ridge, a former Pennsylvania governor and homeland security secretary, or Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an Connecticut independent who was the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee. Both Ridge and Lieberman support abortion rights.
One Republican insider said McCain campaign manager Rick Davis has called several state party chairs and indicated that Ridge will be the Republican vice presidential pick this cycle.
"How about some discussion from the McCain campaign about a conservative who can be counted on across the board, who can help lead the country in the right direction?" Limbaugh said. "Who can help rebuild the Republican Party? Lieberman can't do that -- and rebuild the conservative movement? McCain nor Lieberman nor Ridge can do that." WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Speculation that Sen. John McCain is considering as a running mate two men who support abortion rights has sparked... more -
Westminster Exorcist Says Promiscuity can Lead to Demonic Possession
The Church's writings on exorcism and demonic possession say that a person can be influenced or even possessed by demonic forces when they are "hardened" in serious sin and the Church specifies that these include people who are involved in heavy drug use, violence and sexual perversions. It is also noted that the "heinous crime" of abortion exacerbates these. Italian exorcist Fr. Gabriel Amorth writes that it is particularly difficult to liberate a victim who is guilty of abortion, and that this can take a "very long time". The Church's writings on exorcism and demonic possession say that a person can be influenced or even possessed by demonic forces ... more
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Obama Cover-up Revealed On Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Bill
New documents just obtained by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) prove that Senator Obama has for the past four years blatantly misrepresented his actions on the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection bill. New documents just obtained by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) prove that Senator Obama has for the past four years blatan... more
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New Web Site Helps Pro-Life Investors Avoid Companies That Back Abortions
Finally someone has put together a tool to allow the average investor to do due diligence when it comes to knowing if a company promotes a culture of death through donations to Planned Parenthood or promoting Stem Cell Research! Finally someone has put together a tool to allow the average investor to do due diligence when it comes to knowing if a company promot... more
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Humane Vitae: Memories of an Encyclical
Pope Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae in July 1968, a month after I became a Catholic at Oxford. “Great expectations” were abroad. Experts predicted “a change” in Church teaching on birth control. A pamphlet from Ealing Abbey prepared women for change. It vanished when the papal teaching appeared! I regret not buying a copy - a collector’s item.
However, quieter voices said that “a change” was out of the question. This would reverse accepted and constant moral teaching, set out by Pius XI in Casti connubii and repeated by Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes., 50,51. But quieter voices were ignored in the Sixties, a confused era for Catholics seeking moral guidance on spacing childbirths. Pope Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae in July 1968, a month after I became a Catholic at Oxford. “Great expectations” were abroad. Experts... more -
1968 Vatican Letter to Bishops Sent with Pre-Release Copy of Humanae Vitae called ...
During the tumultuous years of the 1960's Pope Paul VI published a controversial encyclical, Humanae Vitae, which addressed the issue of birth control in light of the arrival of the birth control pill.
Today LifeSiteNews.com is publishing a recently unearthed letter which was sent to Bishops with a pre-release copy of the encyclical. The letter, dated July 19, 1968, is signed by the late Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani, who was then-Secretary of the Vatican Secretariat of State.
The outright defiance of many priests and even bishops to Pope Paul VI's encyclical - which restated and reinforced the Church's long-time opposition to artificial birth control - is even graver in light of the carefully worded letter the bishops received specifically pointing to the urgent need for unity on the matter. During the tumultuous years of the 1960's Pope Paul VI published a controversial encyclical, Humanae Vitae, which addressed the i... more -
Catholic Insight: Humanae Vitae Archive
A great archive of articles on Humanae Vitae published in Canada's Catholic magazine of social and political analysis.
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Contraception & The Moloch Generation
For forty years rebellion has been widespread in Canada. For forty years we have experienced the deadly fruit of turning away from Christ in the most critical area of Life and marital Love. This fortieth anniversary is a suitable time to reflect on how the rejection of Humanae Vitae came about, to consider the malign results of that rejection and the way back to the Truth. For forty years rebellion has been widespread in Canada. For forty years we have experienced the deadly fruit of turning away from Chr... more
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Retract the Winnipeg Statement dissenting against Humanae Vitae -&nbs...
While the undersigned earnestly petition for the withdrawal of the Winnipeg Statement, we assure you, our bishops, of our constant prayers. Although our obedience and fidelity are assured, our pleas for retraction will continue year after year, if necessary, until the Bishops of Canada retract this Statement. While the undersigned earnestly petition for the withdrawal of the Winnipeg Statement, we assure you, our bishops, of our constant pra... more
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Humanae Vitae: The Year of the Peirasmòs - 1968
It was the year of the bad war, of complex innocence that sanctified the shedding of blood. English historian Paul Johnson dubs 1968 as the year of “America’s Suicide Attempt.” It included the Tet offensive in Vietnam with its tsunami-like effects in American life and politics, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee; the tumult in American cities on Palm Sunday weekend; and the June assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in southern California. It was also the year in which Pope Paul VI issued his encyclical letter on transmitting human life, Humanae Vitae (HV). He met immediate, premeditated, and unprecedented opposition from some American theologians and pastors. By any measure 1968 was a bitter cup. It was the year of the bad war, of complex innocence that sanctified the shedding of blood. English historian Paul Johnson dubs 1968 ... more
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July 25th: The Anniversary of a Prophetic Encyclical
In our present world where the embracing of intrinisic evils, which are the compromises with the devil, are becoming more and more mainstream and even mandated, a courageous voice spoke out in 1968. In our present world where the embracing of intrinisic evils, which are the compromises with the devil, are becoming more and more mai... more
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Dr. Henry Morgentaler and "the Goddess with the Golden Breasts"
In the hard-hitting program, CBC interviewer Evan Solomon delved into some of the more controversial personal details of Morgentaler's life, particularly his relationships with women. In the hard-hitting program, CBC interviewer Evan Solomon delved into some of the more controversial personal details of Morgentaler&#... more
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Marriage and the Family in Casti Connubii and Humanae Vitae
The affirmation of marriage and the family has long been a concern of the Church. Having steadfastly defended the indissolubility of the marriage bond through the centuries, whether imperiled from flawed secular or religious beliefs, the Church continued her defense of marriage and the family in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The affirmation of marriage and the family has long been a concern of the Church. Having steadfastly defended the indissolubility of t... more
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What I Learned From Henry Morgentaler
...the love of Morgentaler's long life (he is now 85), is simply the taking of the life of an unborn, innocent child.
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NEW NATIONAL POLL: Among 13,000+ Respondents 56% Oppose Morgentaler Order of Canad...
A random telephone poll of Canadian households with 13,324 respondents conducted between July 17-21, 2008 has revealed that 55.8% of Canadians oppose the awarding of the Order of Canada to abortionist Henry Morgentaler. A random telephone poll of Canadian households with 13,324 respondents conducted between July 17-21, 2008 has revealed that 55.8% of C... more
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A symbol of moral decay
Well, what does awarding Morgentaler the Order of Canada say about Canada?
It says that the new Canada -- the Canada of Michaelle Jean, and Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin (who chaired the selection committee) and the mummers who sat on the committee are as like the old Canada as, in Hamlet's words, "am I to Hercules." Well, what does awarding Morgentaler the Order of Canada say about Canada? ... more -
Morgentaler's appointment is a national disgrace
Morgentaler’s appointment to the Order of Canada is a national disgrace. As Professor Douglas Farrow was quoted in the National Post on Canada day, “Morgentaler’s Canada is not my Canada”. We agree. Morgentaler’s appointment to the Order of Canada is a national disgrace. As Professor Douglas Farrow was quoted in the National Post o... more
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