Some more recent news highlights...
* Mission San Jose in San Antonio will close during a 14-month restoration project. During restoration, Mass will be celebrated in the parish hall
* The recently suppressed Intercessors of the Lamb reportedly harbored a fugitive and her child for two years. The situation was reported to the FBI, apparently by the archdiocese
* A lawsuit has alleged that the Archdiocese of St. Louis 'planted a spy in a rebel parish' in an effort to regain control of church property. The dispute involves St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in St. Louis, Missouri
* For the third time in about a month, President Obama omitted the word "Creator" when quoting from the Declaration of Independence. Previously the omission was called a 'mistake', but the recurrence of the 'mistake' is being increasingly viewed as purposeful
* Once again, Archbishop Nienstedt has affirmed the Church's teachings on true marriage. He also told the Associated Press that he believes "that it's important that if you're going to be Catholic, that you have to be 100 percent Catholic"
* Cardinal-designate Raymond Burke recently spoke of the "scandal of disobedience" of supposed Christians who fail to uphold the moral law. He noted that "It is particularly insidious that our society, which is so profoundly confused about the most basic goods also believes that scandal is a thing of the past. One sees the hand of the Father of Lies at work in the disregard for the situation of scandal or in the ridicule or even censure of those who experience scandal."
* Catholic Healthcare West will reportedly have to pay $257,000 in civil penalties ("the largest amount of civil penalties ever paid to resolve such allegations") plus back pay over supposed "citizenship discrimination". CHW reportedly "required non-U.S. citizen and naturalized citizen new hires to present more work authorization documents than required by federal law" [Commentary: So this is 'citizenship discrimination' rather than a careful effort to ensure new hires are legally authorized to work in the U.S.?]
* A recent Remnant article highlights various alleged contradictions in the Vatican's handling of the SSPX (reportedly "saying one thing but doing another"). The article claims that SSPX priests have been given permission by the Vatican on various occasions to absolve persons from certain grave sins - even despite lacking legal jurisdiction to hear confession. The Vatican also reportedly "acknowledged the legal existence of the Society for two weeks last March" in exchange for "a change in venue for a SSPX ordination." An SSPX leader quoted in the article also claims that Pope Benedict - twice - favorably referenced Archbishop Lefebvre. The article implies that Pope Benedict's hands are being tied in the matter of recognizing the SSPX due to disobedience & rebellion of bishops. The SSPX remains in doctrinal discussions with the Vatican [Related: Third Vatican-SSPX Meeting (3/10)]
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