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Irish bishops have asked to be forgiven for the "failure of moral leadership" identified by a report into clerical child abuse in Dublin archdiocese. The bishops said all normal business was suspended on the first day of their two-day conference, ...Read Original Story: Irish bishops ask for forgiveness - BBC News The American Roman Catholic Bishops' efforts to scale back women's abortion rights threaten to harm the poor and underinsured, writes guest columnist Sam R. Sperry. "T...

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A CATHOLIC primary school principal and two senior Catholic education officers have been sacked by the Catholic Church following allegations of sexual abuse at a Queensland school. Bishop of Toowoomba William Morris said that although the three had not ...Read Original Story: Church sacks three over abuse allegations - Herald Sun A PRIMARY school principal and two senior Catholic Education officials have been sacked after they failed to report to police complaints of child abuse against a t...

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John the Baptist was the central figure in the Gospel story proclaimed in Catholic churches last Sunday. He was a prophet. Prophets are awkward people. They bring to our unwelcome attention unpalatable and inconvenient truths. ...Read Original Story: All bishops censured in Murphy report should resign - Mayo News The American Roman Catholic Bishops' efforts to scale back women's abortion rights threaten to harm the poor and underinsured, writes guest columnist Sam R. Sperry. "This poli...

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The fetus fetishists in the Senate have come up with another amendment banning abortion — a medical procedure that saves women's lives and protects their health — from coverage under pending health care reform legislation. Reportedly, the language is ...Read Original Story: Un-Constitutional, Un-Democratic, Un-American - The Moderate Voice Sinead O'Connor hasn't had much of a mainstream musical presence in the US since tearing up a picture of the Pope on live television in 1992. But her voi...

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Police removed Democratic mayoral candidate Chris Young from a panel discussion on health care yesterday after he shouted at Rep. Patrick Kennedy about his abortion views. Community members ranging from students to concerned citizens and ...Read Original Story: Kennedy speaks on health care panel - The Brown Daily Herald A request by a Roman Catholic bishop that Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) not take Holy Communion because of his pro-abortion stance has sparked a heated debate about the bound...

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When I'm asked to officiate a wedding, my standard modus operandi is to ask the bride and groom if they wish communion during the service. In United Methodist circles, communion is optional at weddings and most couples turn down the offer. ...Read Original Story: Communion as a political weapon - Southeast Missourian Bishop Thomas Tobin, the bishop who barred PatrickKennedy from receiving communion said in an interview with CNN that he did so because he just cant understand how a catholic, ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin on Monday said he was "in no way" referring to US Rep. Patrick K. Kennedy's well-publicized mental health issues, when -- on talk radio -- he cited Kennedy's "increasingly erratic and ...Read Original Story: Bishop calls Kennedy behavior "erratic," but defends comment - Providence Journal U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy's public feud with Rhode Island's top bishop over abortion rights comes as the nation's Catholic p...

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AP PROVIDENCE, RI -- An ultraconservative bishop has banned Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Holy Communion because the Democratic congressman supports abortion rights, Kennedy says. The ban escalates a dispute between Bishop Thomas ...Read Original Story: Kennedy left out of church rite - New York Post By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy's bishop asked him to forgo communion because of his support for abortion rights. The vast majority of Ame...

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Rhode Island's top Roman Catholic leader issued a scathing remonstrance of US Rep. Patrick Kennedy yesterday after his bombshell admission that the bishop barred him from receiving communion because of his pro-choice stance. ...Read Original Story: Patrick Kennedy, RI bishop trade jabs over communion ban - Boston HeraldBishop Thomas Tobin has barred Patrick, the son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, because of his position on abortion rights. "The bishop instructed me not to take Commu...

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ALBANY, NY (AP) — Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo said Sunday that church leaders should be cautious about pressuring Catholic politicians over issues such as abortion because people might not vote for someone they think is guided by religion. ...Read Original Story: NY's Cuomo no stranger to church-state friction - NewsOK.com The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Holy Communion in 2007 because of the lawmaker's support for abort...