Some more recent news highlights...
* The complete works of Cardinal Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, in English are in process. No publication date was given.
* A diocesan spokesperson has confirmed to CNSNews that the Archbishop of New Orleans wasn't consulted about an upcoming presidential visit to Xavier University. The spokesperson also indicated that the Archbishop won't attend the event (he'll be "busy" that day). Despite the fact that the U.S. bishops have stated that Catholic institutions shouldn't give platforms or honors to those who publicly oppose Church teachings, Xavier has previously has welcomed pro-abort Obama to the campus, even presenting him with a honorary degree.
* Some good news: A U.S. District Court has issued a preliminary injunction halting expanded taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research, noting that such research "is clearly research in which an embryo is destroyed." The executive order issued by President Obama was found to violate federal law prohibiting taxpayer funding of the destruction of human embryos.
* More good news: NLM is reporting that the Apostolic Nuncio Mgr. F. Bacqué attended a TLM in Amsterdam on the Feast of the Assumption.
* Still more good news: This November 20, confirmations will be performed in the traditional rite at St. James' in London by Bishop George Stack.
* An Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad claims the U.S. "betrayed its duty to bring peace and security" to Iraq and will leave behind "an Iraq worse off than the one they found seven years ago." He further charged that the U.S. "thought exclusively about their own financial interests" and claimed that the people in Iraq lived better under the previous dictatorship than they do at present.
* Encouraging: According to EWTN, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors has voted to join in the appeal effort in defense of California's Prop 8. The county's voters are reportedly strong supporters of true marriage.
* A new USCCB statement has been issued for Labor Day [Commentary: The statement not surprisingly makes repeated use of the word 'dignity' (eight times), includes various liberal / progressive concepts, and makes relatively little direct reference to God]
* According to Zenit, Bishop John McAreavey is encouraging grandparents to provide "time and interest and attention" to their grandchildren since their parents 'may not have enough time for them' [How sad!]
* Peace be with you? Two women in a San Francisco parish reportedly got into a 'brawl' last weekend inside the church after one of the women refused to be silent. Reports do not indicate that either of the women suffered injures or that any arrests were made.
* Heartbreaking: A number of abuse cases have been in recent news, including: A Michigan priest deceased for over 40 yeas is now being accused of abusing "at least a half dozen boys"; A priest in Germany has been charged in connection with alleged abuse of a teenage girl (even allegedly 'threatening her with punishment by God' if she did not comply); A Knoxville priest has pled not guilty to charges concerning alleged abuse dating back to the 1970's even though he reportedly had previously admitted to abuse.
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