The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child not only accused the Vatican of allowing children to be abused by priests, it also urged it to revise its teachings on abortion, contraception, sex education and homosexuality.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A controversy has erupted over the use of Catholic school students as props during a hearing conducted by state legislators in Providence, Rhode Island on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that is not backed by the Vatican.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Embattled Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is pushing for ratification of a UN treaty that will grant children freedom of thought, conscience and religion while outlawing “unlawful” interference from their parents.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In response to new and serious threats parental rights being posed by a U.N. treaty that President Barack Obama intends to sign, two pro-family legislators have introduced a Parental Rights Amendment (PRA) that will raise the rights of parents to a Constitutional level.
