In a hard-hitting op-ed, Monsignor Charles Pope says the bishops need to do more than issue statements expressing sadness and ringing a church bell in mourning after the state’s Governor championed the most radical abortion bill in the country into law. Enough is enough. The time has come for real penalties.
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Catholic Lawmakers Vote to Fund Planned Parenthood
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An amendment introduced by Mike Pence (R-IN) to defund Planned Parenthood could have passed with the votes of 84 Catholic representatives who voted against it.
Vatican Official Says Denying Communion to Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians is “Charity in Truth”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a recent interview, the head of the Vatican’s liturgical office, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, reminded US bishops about their responsibility to pro-abortion Catholic politicians, saying that withholding Communion from those who are in a state of serious sin is an act of charity meant for the person’s spiritual salvation.
Group Launches Campaign to Convert Wayward Catholic Politicians
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new prayer campaign has been launched by a Catholic organization to enable the faithful to spiritually “adopt” a Catholic politician who supports abortion to pray for their conversion.
