Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
While totally missing the real common denominator between the Penn State scandal and priest sex abuse - homosexual predation - the secular media is instead using the Penn State story as the vehicle for a new round of Church-bashing.
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Despite a court-issued restraining order, a group of nurses who sued a New Jersey hospital for forcing them to assist in abortions say they are still being compelled to participate in the procedures.
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Another sex scandal has rocked our world and as Penn State tries to pick up the pieces of its badly tarnished reputation, it's time for our nation to make up its mind about what kind of sexual boundaries we want to erect around our children.
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The Church's refusal to be forced by the state of Illinois to allow same-sex couples to adopt children has brought about a parting of the ways between Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois to part ways with the Diocese of Belleville in order to avoid being put out of business because of Church teaching.
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With tensions between the Church and the Obama Administration at an all time high, President Barack Obama is said to have met "quietly" with New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan last week in an effort to "reach out" to faith leaders in advance of the 2012 election.
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The scandal which cost legendary college football coach Joe Paterno his job this week, is now responsible for costing him the highest honor a civilian can receive - the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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JS writes: "
My son recently was given "BeyBlades" for his birthday. They are quite popular and based on the Cartoon Network show BeyBlades. There are different symbols on each of the beyblades and I was wondering if this toy and show are tied to the occult."
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Pope Benedict XVI, who has begun to use a mobile platform instead of walking down the central aisle of St. Peter's Basilica, has been diagnosed with a degenerative joint disease.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill yesterday calling for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and even though it is not expected to pass any time soon, experts say some parties within Congress may try to attach it as an amendment to the upcoming Department of Defense Authorization Bill in order to ram it through Congress.
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Art restorers working on the famous 13th century Giotto fresco in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi have discovered the head of a demon in one of the clouds.
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