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Mexican Bishops Condemn Superstitious Devotions

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The Archdiocese of Mexico issued a statement last week saying that the increasingly popular devotion to “Saint Death” is not compatible with the Catholic faith, and added that St. Jude Thaddeus, known worldwide as the patron saint of lost causes, is not the patron saint of criminals or drug lords.

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Voting Problems Occurring in Various States

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Polls had barely opened this morning before voting irregularities began to appear across the nation, from wet ballot forms in Virginia to voter survey forms scattered across a Florida highway to Republican poll watchers being booted from inner city polling stations in Philadelphia.

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Catholic Bishops Condemn Bigoted TV Commercial

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The California Catholic Conference is condemning a blatantly bigoted television commercial that will air today by opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The commercial depicts supposed missionaries invading a gay couples home and ripping up their marriage license.

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