Catholic News Headlines / Links [11-9-09]

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Pro-lifers claim that "Celebration over the dramatic victory of a pro-life amendment in the House health care bill late Saturday night was quickly dimmed by the passage of the bill, which not only presents a plethora of other dangers, but also could lose even the hard-won pro-life language in later proceedings" [11/9]

House Minority Leader on pro-life amendment: "The only reason this amendment is allowed to be offered is in order to secure enough votes to try to move this bill through"; Says he has doubts that the amendment "has any chance of ever being in the final version of this bill" [11/9]

Professor quoted by TIME "not pleased" with "selective" use of quotation; Says author was "grinding an axe" and states that: "I thought Archbishop Burke was right to deny pro-abortion politicians communion pursuant to Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law. I also said that I thought Cardinal O'Malley made an error of judgment in permitting a large public funeral for Teddy Kennedy and personally participating in it. The error was precisely in failing to see the scandal that would be given. I am disappointed that she omitted these points" [11/9]

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