by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Of the 90 co-sponsors of a bill aimed at overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which would open the door to same-sex marriage throughout the nation, 35 are Catholic.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Christian Leaders Call for Nuclear-Free Iran
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A letter urging Congress to do more to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon has been sent by a new coalition representing millions of Roman Catholic, evangelical and other Christian denominations.
Gay “Safe Schools Czar” Tells God “Screw You, buddy.”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Serious concerns are being raised about Kevin Jennings, a homosexual activist appointed by President Obama to be the nation’s “Safe Schools Czar,” after memoirs surfaced in which Jennings wrote about his deep-seated hatred of God and religious believers and how he once bid God farewell with the words, “Screw you, buddy.”
Pope Addresses UN Summit on Climate Change
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a televised address to participants in the UN summit on climate change, which was held in New York City on Sept. 22, Pope Benedict XVI said that because the natural environment is given by God to everyone, “our use of it entails a personal responsibility towards humanity as a whole, particularly towards the poor and towards future generations.”
Beware of the New Death Panels
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even though the language has been changed, the new health care bill sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has the same “death panel” provision as the House bill, only the “judges” sitting on this new panel are accountants.
Archbishop Naumann Responds to Sec. Kathleen Sebelius
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City responded to statements made during a recent Washington Post interview with Kathleen Sebelius, the pro-abortion Catholic Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, where she blamed the “separation of church and state” for her persistent pro-abortion position that resulted in her being banned from Communion.
Lawmakers Refuse To Allow Time to Read Health Care Bill
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee voted down an amendment proposed by Republicans that would require a 72 hour waiting period and a full cost estimate to be done before allowing a final committee vote on the health care reform bill.
Take the “Priestly Appreciation” Test!
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Spanish bishop has devised a test Catholics can take during this Year for Priests to assess just how much they appreciate their priests.
Census Worker Murdered
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an ominous sign of the times, a Census worker was found hanged in a rural Kentucky county with the word “fed” scrawled across his chest.
Couple Implanted with Wrong Embryo at Fertility Clinic
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A mix-up at a fertility clinic resulted in a woman becoming pregnant with a child who was not her own. Although these mistakes usually result in abortions, the couple decided to go through with the pregnancy and will give the baby to his biological parents.
