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.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Sexual abuse of public school students more widespread than parents think

"Staggering numbers"

Sexual abuse of public school students more widespread than parents think

A California investigator says there's an epidemic of sexual crimes against students in the state's public schools, a problem largely overlooked by those responsible for protecting children.

In a telephone interview with California Catholic Daily, Mary Jo McGrath, a Santa Barbara lawyer who assesses . . .

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