Catholic News Headlines / Links [8-10-09]

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President of Pontifical Council for the Family concerned about supposed "new forms" of family; Says traditional family is "needed more than ever today" [8/10]

Encouraging news for traditional Catholics: Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei releases DVD to assist priests and laypersons to learn traditional Latin Mass [8/10]

Former Catholic priest living in California extradited to U.K. to face 22 abuse charges [8/10]

Statue vandals highlighted as "crime of the week" in Ohio [8/10]

Petition opposing health care bill - which is sure to increase abortion - receives over a million signatures; Talk show host says he's had an "overwhelming" response from medical professionals opposed to Obama's healthcare reform; Says "We must have had 60 doctors call and talk about what a disaster this would be" [8/10]

Former Episcopal 'priest' who became a married Catholic priest under special exception to celibacy rule is removed from parish after homosexual assault allegation [Refresher: Reasons for priestly celibacy [8/10]

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