DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Church muzzled in Mexico

Reform atte mpt backfires: New law prohibits clerics from offering opinions on public issues from the pulpit or through the media

On Oct. 4, the Catholic Lawyers Association of Mexico presented a packaged of reforms to the Mexican Senate that would have amended several articles of the constitution with the goal of extending religious freedom for priests and the Church.

Specifically, the Catholic Lawyers Association sought full political rights for religious ministers, including the right to run for election, complete freedom of speech for clerics, so they can participate in debates on issues of public interest such as abortion, euthanasia, marriage and social justice, and the right for churches to own radio and TV stations.

Read the rest here: California Catholic Daily

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"In Cordibus Jesu et Mariae"
"And I have the right to feel so about you all, because I have you in my heart, all of you . . . For God is my witness how I long for you all in the heart of Christ Jesus." (Phil 1: 7-8)