Denmark to Force State Churches to Perform Same-Sex Marriages

same sex coupleCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

While the Vatican claims it does not yet affect Catholic churches, a new law passed by the Danish parliament will force all churches to conduct gay marriages on their premises; priests can refuse to conduct the ceremonies, but they cannot stop them from taking place in their sanctuaries.

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What Did the Archbishop Really Say?

Archbishop Robert Carlson

Archbishop Robert Carlson

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

The headlines have been screaming for days – St. Louis Archbishop Didn’t Know Sex With Children was Crime – but the discerning Catholic should realize by now that the same Catholic-bashing news outlets that wrongly accused the Sisters of Bon Secours for dumping 800 babies in a septic tank in Ireland probably got this story wrong too.

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Feds Fund Family Planning Services for Young Immigrants

While the Obama Administration continues to ignore the humanitarian crisis occurring on the U.S. southern border, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will provide a $350 million grant opportunity to anyone willing to provide shelter and “family planning services” to the thousands of “unaccompanied alien children” (UACs) who are pouring into the country at unprecedented rates.

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