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Denver Archbishop: Broken Promises On Abortion Funding In Health Care Reform

Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Archbishop, Catholic Church, Congress, Charles Chaput, Abortion Rights, Health Care Reform, White House Health Care, Denver, House Health Care Bill, Denver News

Denver's Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput is urging his congregation to oppose federal health care legislation that funds abortions. KDVR and th...

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So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Communion, King-Henry-Viii, Rome, Horses, Racehorse-Names, Italy, Anglican Communion, Converting, Mac-Osx, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Apple Computers, Beethoven, Immortal Soul, Jesus, Pc, The Tudors, Peter Gallagher, The Pope, Mac, The Reformation, Roman Catholic Church, The New York Times, Microsoft, Catholic, Apple, Global Anglicanism, The Vatican, Jesus Christ, Autobiography, Anglican Church, Vatican City, Frank Mccourt, Archbishop of Canterbury, Comedy News

In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

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Best Political Halloween Costumes: Put Your Costume Where Your Mouth Is

Katie Halper | Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Blue Dog, Public Option, Rush Limbaugh, Manuel Zelaya, Too Big to Fail, Manuel Zelaya Honduras, Pope Benedict, Roe vs Wade, Sarah Palin Wolf Hunting, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Hitler Youth, Roe v. Wade, Astinence Only, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, Anglican Church, Blue Dogs, Honduras, Anti-Choice, Opt-Out, Public-Option-Opt-Out, Anti-Choice Movement, Blue Dog Dems, Blue Dog Democrats, Halloween, Comedy News

Wear a fancy suit with a top hat and a cane. Stuff yourself with pillow so you look as bloated as possible. Wear a dollar sign around your neck (you can make it out of tin foil.) You're... Too big to fail.

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Memo to Rome: Some of Us Like the Reformation

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

Read More: Liberal-Protestant, Pope Benedict, Women Priests, Catholic Church, Ecumenical, Gay Priests, Ecumenism, Episcopal Church, Homophobia, Anglicans, Rowan Williams, Religion, World News

The Anglicans that the Vatican probably comes into the most (perhaps sole) contact with seem to wish they were Roman Catholic.

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The "Generosity" of Pope Benedict XVI

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Catholic Church, Katherine Jefferts Schori, Roman Catholic Church, Catholicism, Women Priests, Same Sex Marriage, Dr. Rowan Williams, Episcopal Church, Married Clergy, Gay Bishops, Anglican Communion, Pope Benedict XVI, Same-Sex Marriage, Archbishop of Canterbury, Living News

Pope Benedict XVI has opened the door of the Roman Catholic Church to those in the Anglican Communion who are disaffected over issues of ordaining gays and women and same-sex marriage.

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Kenya: Anglicans Reject Pope's Offer To Join Catholic Church

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Catholic Church, Kenya, Anglican, Catholicism, Anglican Church, Catholic Bishops, Pope Benedict, Anglican Communion, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, World News

The head of Kenya's Anglican Church, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, has rejected the Pope's offer to allow disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Chur...

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A Tough Call for Conservative Anglicans: Openly Gay Clergy, or Closeted Pedophiles?

Bob Ostertag | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Episcopal Church, Catholic Church, Breaking Politics News, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Gay, Sexual Abuse, Episcopal Church Split, Politics News

Now all those disgruntled Episcopalians have a choice to make: stay on the team that accepts openly gay priests, or bolt for another team run by closeted homosexual pedophiles. It's a tough call.

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Pope Brings Anglicans Into The Fold

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism – a surprise move desig...

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Stepping Up the Pressure: The Archbishop Comes to the Abortion Clinic

Reproductive Justice | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Catholic Church, Archbishop, Louisville, Kentucky, Catholics for Choice, Anti-Choice, Pro-Life, Jon-Obrien, Pro-Choice, Living News

Every woman has different life circumstances. Every pregnancy produces different challenges. Who is more able to assess the moral validity of every woman's abortion? I certainly don't think it's the Archbishop.

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Churches Have No License to Harm Our State

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Aclu, Religion and Politics, Religion, Discrimination, Separation of Church and State, Politics News

If we distort the framework of nondiscrimination for religious organizations it privileges prejudice. We would, in the name of separating church and state, give the church license to harm our state.

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Shroud Of Turin Reproduced; Italian Group Says Relic Is Man-Made, Fake

AP | By ARIEL DAVID | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Luigi Garlashelli, Forgery, Catholic, Italy, La Repubblica, Christ, Fraud, Shroud of Turin Debunked, University of Pavia, Catholic Church, Italian Committe for Checking Claims on the Paranormal, Jesus, Shroud of Turin, Fake, Scientists, World News

ROME (AP)-- Scientists have reproduced the Shroud of Turin -- revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb -- and say the experiment proves the...

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The St. Francis Blessing Of The Animals (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Catholic Church, Slidepoll, Blessing-of-the-Animals, St. Francis of Assisi, Animals, Blessings, World Animal Day, Green News

At this time every year, people bring their animals along with them to church to get blessed by Catholic priests. This ceremony commemorates St. Fran...

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America's Second and Third Female Catholic Priests Ordained

Claire Walter | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Catholic Church, Roman-Catholic-Womenpriests, Roman Catholic Church, Ecumenical Catholic Communion, Marriage, Religion, Catholicism, Teri Harroun, Sheila Dierks, Denver, Colorado, Denver News

Still a small offshoot of the Catholic Church, the Ecumenical Catholic Communion estimates that it has about 2,500 members nationwide, one-fifth or more in Colorado -- and it ordains women.

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Why The Catholic Bishops Matter on Health Care Reform

Steven Waldman | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Catholics, Abortion, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Obama Health Care, Politics News

While some have chided me for caring too much about what the Bishops think, Bishops matter a great deal politically when it comes to the abortion-and-health care debate.

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Italy Grapples With Priest Sex Abuse

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

Read More: Italy Priest Sex Abuse, Sex Abuse, Sexual Violence, Italy, Priests, Italy Priests Abuse, Catholic Church, Italy Priests, Italy Priest Abuse, World News

VERONA, Italy — It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest's bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the conf...

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Catholic Church-Affiliated Publisher Apologizes For Prayer Honoring Ted Kennedy

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Kennedy Prayer, Ted Kennedy Prayer, Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago Archdiocese, John A. Thomas, Ted Kennedy, Chicago News

A religious publisher affiliated with the Archdiocese of Chicago has apologized for authoring a prayer that lavished praise on the late Ted Kennedy, w...

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Uruguay clears way for gay adoptions

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Uruguay, Adoption, Latin America, Roman Catholic Church, Tabare Vazquez. Socialism, Gays, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Lesbians, Catholic Church, Gay Couples, Lesbian Couples, Gay Marriage, Parental Rights, Adoption Rights, Gay Adoptions, Montevideo, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay is clearing the way for homosexual couples to adopt children. The Senate's final approval Wednesday makes Uruguay...

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Berlusconi Aide Meets With Pope Amid Scandal Fallout: Relations Still "Solid"

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Silvio Berlusconi Scandal, Italy, Berlusconi, Catholic Church, Silvio Berlusconi, Pope Benedict XVI, Italian Politics, World News

ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi's top aide met with Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday amid continuing fallout over scandals that have strained ties b...

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Marriage Equality Is on the Ballot in Maine This Fall (Video)

Jesse Connolly | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Catholic Church, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, National Organization for Marriage, Main, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Tv Ads, John Baldacci, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Our opponents are tenacious -- and well-funded. The anti-marriage campaign in Maine is being led by the same groups that ran the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California last year.

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Catholic Church Tells Couples To Pray Before Sex

Mail Online | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Prayer Before Making Love, Prayer Sex, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Religion Sex, Couples Making Love, Sex, Couples Having Sex, Catholic Couples Having Sex, World News

Roman Catholic couples are being encouraged to pray together before they have sex. A book published by a prominent Church group invites those setting ...

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Catholic Church Supports D.C. Gay Marriage Ban

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Washington DC, Archdiocese, A Man and a Woman, Ban on Gay Marriages, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Via Politico comes news that the archdiocese of Washington D.C. has officially affirmed its support of the "Marriage Initiative of 2009," banning gay ...

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Senator Ted Kennedy's Leadership on LGBT Issues: A Model for Progressive Catholics

Marianne Duddy-Burke | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Ted Kennedy Catholic, LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Ted Kennedy Lgbt, Ted Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy, Politics News

Who will be the kind of leader who would stand up for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) concerns like Kennedy did? We lost a loyal friend and a powerful advocate.

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RIP Robert Novak

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Robert Novak, Catholic Church, Town Hall Debate, Jack Kemp, Catholicism, Capital Gains Taxes, George W. Bush, Born-Again-Christians, Republican-Values, Republican Party, Town Hall Meetings, Media News

Novak, aware of that natural weakness in his personality, never tired of seeking a more harmonious sense of being. That, I think, is what made Novak ultimately a good man.

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Let the Money Laundering Begin

Fred Karger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Mormon Church, California Gay Marriage, Californians Against Hate, National Organization for Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Focus on the Family, Gay Marriage, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Prop 8 Protests, Yes on Prop 8 Mormons, Same-Sex Marriage, LGBT Politics, Lgbt, Yes on Prop 8, Mormon Prop 8, LGBT Community, LGBT Youth, Maine-Same-Sex-Marriage, LGBT Rights, Gay-Rights-Mormon-Church, Fundraising, Mormon Church Gay Marriage, Mormon Church Prop 8, Politics News

The Mormon Church has been destroying lives, intimidating people and demonizing an entire class to solidify their base and raise millions and millions of dollars.

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