Pelosi, Church & State
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Via CNS, here’s our Speaker of the House on the influence of her faith on her politics.
Pro-lifers will be having apoplexy about now, but let that pass. I find her comments interesting for a different reason.
Namely: whatever judgments we may make about how accurately she assesses the “values” of The Word, Speaker Pelosi seems to consider it her duty to aim to embody her personal religious beliefs... READ MORE
Reform Reactions
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, March 22, 2010
If you’ve been waiting for a discussion of health care reform’s passing, may I direct you to our sister site?
There are several related stories over at National Catholic Register’s home page right now.
And Tom Hoopes is blogging about Bart Stupak, while Pat Archbold is writing about the bishops’ role in the debate.
Battle Over Contraceptive Funding
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The new budget may not include funding for contraceptives after all.
Perhaps you’ve seen by now the rather incredible comments Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made during a Sunday morning interview.
The logic of what she says—providing contraception to the poor will reduce costs to state governments—is chilling, as numerous Catholic and pro-life websites have pointed out. It reflects an attitude... READ MORE
The Bishops Keep Speaking—Updated!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, August 29, 2008
Thought you might like an update on my post earlier this week about how our bishops have responded to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s statement that the Catholic Church doesn’t know when life begins. Since then, a few more bishops have issued statements. I’ve collected some links with a few sample quotations.
Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo writes:
As your bishop, I have the responsibility to present... READ MORE
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