President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday aimed at protecting abortion access in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. “This is a choice,” he said before signing the order on July 8. “A moment to restore the rights that have been taken away from us, and the moment Read more
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Biden rallies governors to promote abortion access
Monday, July 4th, 2022In the wake of a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade, President Joe Biden met with a group of Democratic governors on Friday to discuss how to increase access to abortion and to codify abortion rights at the federal level. Various governors backed pro-abortion amendments to state constitutions, state funding for abortion, and using Read more
Abortion survivors choose Mother’s Day to speak out
Monday, May 9th, 2022
An immediate fallout followed last week’s leaked US Supreme Court opinion challenging the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling. That ruling protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to have an abortion. Numerous points of view are on offer. Some focus on love. Others are angry. Social media’s having a field day. Catholics, Catholicism and the Judiciary are Read more
Biden’s true colours show through
Thursday, May 5th, 2022
In direct contradiction to the tenets of the Catholic faith he identifies with, President Joe Biden supports abortion. The Catholic Church catechism teaches abortion is a grave evil that destroys a human person with inherent dignity and worth. Biden doesn’t accept that view. In a statement about a leaked document suggesting the Supreme Court will Read more
The risk of becoming just slightly Catholic
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
President Joe Biden’s recent meeting at the Vatican with Pope Francis has further unmasked the animosity that the Catholic right and alt-right in the United States harbour toward the current Bishop of Rome. In fact, that animosity has become even more virulent and graphic. One American bishop (a Catholic bishop!) even called Francis a “serpent”, Read more
Our duty to challenge Catholic politicians who support abortion rights
Thursday, September 16th, 2021
Prominent politicians lost no time in reacting hyperbolically to the Supreme Court’s decision refusing to enjoin Texas’s new law banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. President Biden announced a “whole-of-government effort” to find ways to overcome the Texas measure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denounced the Supreme Court’s refusal as a “cowardly, Read more
Rare moment of criticism; Washington DC Cardinal’s takes on President Biden
Monday, September 13th, 2021
Cardinal Wilton Gregory says US President, Joe Biden is not demonstrating Catholic teaching with his recent comments on abortion. Gregory’s comment is a rare moment of criticism by the Cardinal Archbishop of Washington DC. Discussing a new Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks, Biden recently said he did not agree that life begins Read more
Six suggestions for the Catholic bishops’ document on the Eucharist
Thursday, September 9th, 2021
The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops’ fight with pro-choice Catholic politicians, such as John Kerry, over the legalization of abortion. Some bishops, like Cardinal Raymond Burke, Read more
Biden promises ‘whole-of-government’ effort to maintain abortion in Texas
Monday, September 6th, 2021
President Joe Biden has announced a “whole-of-government” response to “ensure” abortion access in Texas, after the state’s pro-life law went into effect on Wednesday. As a result of this move, Biden’s stance on the beginning of life is being questioned. Recently President Biden is reported to have said that he does not believe life begins Read more
Holy Communion controversy goes back some 2,000 years
Monday, July 5th, 2021
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently approved drafting a document on receiving Holy Communion in the Catholic Church. It will include a section regarding standards for politicians and public figures who support laws allowing abortion, euthanasia and other “moral evils.” The proposed document has already caused controversy. The Vatican has warned against exclusively Read more