Catholic News Headlines / Links [8-5-09]

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Obama supporter Diaz confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See [8/5]

Watch out elderly & disabled persons: Health-policy adviser at the Office of Management and Budget has said that medical benefits under a government controlled plan would not be given to "individuals who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens... An obvious example is not guaranteeing health services to patients with dementia"; He has also written that "Unlike allocation by sex or race, allocation by age is not invidious discrimination" [8/5]

Mexican government apologizes for storming church during Mass; Public Safety Department, however, defends raid saying it was "necessary" [8/5]

Pro-lifers working to prevent abortionist from opening new late-term abortion center; Late-term abortionist seeks to open abortion facility to "replace" his notorious slain friend's previous abortion center [8/5]

Bridgeport Diocese denies it threatened, mistreated bookkeeper & former priest [8/5]

AP now admits that healthcare bill includes taxpayer funded abortions [8/5]

Let's hope so! Media reports that Vatican investigation of U.S. sisters is "shaping up to be a tough examination of whether women's religious communities have strayed too far from Church teaching"; Information is being sought on "the process for responding to sisters who dissent publicly or privately from the authoritative teaching of the Church" and "the soundness of doctrine held and taught"; Predictably detractors charge Church with "misogyny" and male dominance [8/5]

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