Here are the stories making headlines on CatholicAdvocate.com this week:
Catholics Lead Abortion Funding Effort In Congress
From Deal W. Hudson, Executive Director ofCatholic Advocate:
The present standoff over abortion funding in health-care reform pits two sets of Catholics against each other. The bishops, supported by pro-life leaders, zealously oppose abortion funding, while prominent Catholic members of Congress just as zealously promote it. Read More
Four Things The President & Congress Can Do Right Away On Health Care Reform
From Matt Smith of Catholic Advocate:
President Obama said this is his signature piece of domestic legislation, and he was "going to roll up" his sleeves to finish the job even before Congress returned. Now is the time when presidential leadership means taking responsibility. It is no longer enough to let Congress be the foil – President Obama is going to have to get his hands dirty in the impending health care negotiations. Read More
Catholic Politicians Supporting Same-Sex Marriage Legislation?
From Deal Hudson, Executive Director of Catholic Advocate:
39 of the 106 cosponsors of a House bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act are "self-identified" Catholics. Matt Smith, a former associate director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, warns that same-sex marriage activists are trying to bring H.R. 3567 — ironically, titled the "Respect for Marriage Act 2009″ — to the House floor this year. Read More
Was 2009 A Turning Point For American Bishops?
From Russ Shaw at Catholic Exchange:
Was 2009 a turning point for the American bishops, marking a tougher and more realistic approach on their part to the myriad problems, internal and external, besetting the Catholic Church in the United States? On the evidence, history may judge the year just past in exactly those terms. Read More
