Category Archives: Dogs and Fleas

White House “takes out the trash” in its fake HHS Mandate tweaks

On the TV series The West Wing you learn about “taking out the trash”.  That is, the White House releases what might be potentially problematic news on a Friday, so that things can calm down over the weekend and other stories … Read More

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Pres. Obama declares – no kidding – “Religious Freedom Day”

I must have walked through the wrong door and into Bearded-Spock Universe. This isn’t a joke.  Here is the link to the site of the White House. Read the language carefully. It’s supposed to be “Religious Freedom Day”, but the … Read More

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‘c’atholics for Free Choice? Quislings in our midst.

From CNA about the quislings in our midst: Catholics for a Free Choice spends millions in Latin American abortion support Lima, Peru, Nov 26, 2012 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The abortion advocacy group Catholics For a Free Choice has … Read More

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“Behold, He is in the inner chambers” – Blasphemy and Obama

I read a story about some dopey “comedian” who called Pres. Obama our “lord and savior”.  He said exactly, … First of all, give an honor to our God and our lord and savior, Barack Obama. Barack Obama. This was … Read More

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Yet another group of dissidents forms … where else?….

Get this from the Irish Examiner: Umbrella group aims to speak for Catholics By Claire O’Sullivan Friday, November 09, 2012 A new lay organisation which wants to articulate the views and opinions of mainstream Irish Catholics is being established. [The … Read More

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The Wonderful Synod of Oz

There is an interesting piece in the ultra-liberal UK paper, The Guardian. One of the biggest lies the church tells itself is that it doesn’t do politics. The General Synod of the Church of England is set up in the … Read More

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Duhhhh…. Nice try, Fishwrap!

It seems that the National catholic Fishwrap took exception to my little dig.  Heh heh. Michael Sean Winters got all excited and thought he scored a point.   He is baiting me, of course, but I’ll take the bait this time. … Read More

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Senate Bill gives govt. agencies WARRANTLESS access to everything you do on the internet

Please use the sharing buttons!  Thanks! HOW TO FIND YOUR SENATORS’ PHONE NUMBERS: HERE I think this is the ‘‘Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011’’ – or S. 1011. ______ The Obama Administration has been undermining the 1st … Read More

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Can a publicly pro-homosexual marriage teenager be admitted for Confirmation?

Dr. Peters has a new post on his fine canon law blog, In the Light of the Law.  He doesn’t have an open combox over there, and I can understand why. Confirmation and advocacy of ‘gay marriage’ by Dr. Edward … Read More

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Card. Dolan at USCCB about HHS mandate: Bishops will “not violate our consciences and not obey what we consider to be something immoral”

From CNS: Conference of Catholic Bishops on HHS Mandate: We Will ‘Not Obey What We Consider to Be Immoral’ (CNSNews.com) – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says the Roman Catholic Church will continue to … Read More

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United Nations: access to contraception is a “universal human right”

This is what your taxes fund: United Nations Declares Access To Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’ For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a ‘universal human right.’ In its annual report, the organization … Read More

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Retired Australian Bp. Robinson says he would break Seal of Confession, trashes Card. Pell

This, from UCANEWS make me angry: Pell does not speak for the whole Church says retired bishop The retired bishop, Geoffrey Robinson, says he would be prepared to break the seal of confession in order to report sexual abuse.  [?!?] … Read More

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Nuncio Archbp. Viganò at Notre Shame talks about a concrete “menace” to religious liberty

From CNA about the address the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, gave at “Notre Shame”, aka “The Scene of the Crime”, with my emphases and comments: Papal nuncio: Catholic division undermines religious freedom South Bend, Ind., Nov 12, 2012 … Read More

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UK: Legal path set to deny charitable status to Church which exclude anyone from Communion, sacraments

Tales of the Bizarre. This is from LifeNews: UK Catholics might lose charitable status for not offering communion to everyone BY HILARY WHITE LONDON, November 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Conservative Party MP has accused the government’s Charity Commission of … Read More

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Your Excellencies: Tell the National ‘c’atholic Reporter to drop the term “Catholic”

I see the other day, election day, that The National Catholic Reporter – aka Fishwrap –  pandered for The First Gay President, effectively begging Catholics to endanger our nation and their souls by voting for him.  They have an editorial … Read More

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VP Biden’s last ditch effort to fool Catholics. Revolting.

From LifeNews: Pro-Abortion Biden Claims He’s a “Practicing Catholic” In New Ad by Steven Ertelt In a last-ditch effort to get Catholic voters to support pro-abortion President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, who also backs abortion, has released a new … Read More

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“Barack and Simone gazed at each other ….”

When the National catholic Fishwrap indulgences in its version of hagiography, the results aren’t pretty. Their latest liberal panegyric is an attempt to transmogrify Sr. Simone Campbell, Democrat party activist, bus rider, into a progressivist’s alternative to Bl. Theresa of … Read More

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UN election monitors at US polling places?

If this is true, and not some urban legend, I shall be very cross. This sounds also like a foreign policy matter that could be a topic of discussion at the presidential debate. Did the White House get the UN … Read More

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Pro-abortion ‘c’atholic VP Biden fibbed during debate

From the USCCB: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement, October 12. Full text follows: Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential debate regarding the decision of the U.S. Department of Health … Read More

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Obama Administrations attack on Catholics in healthcare

In these digital pages we have seen on other occasions His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Vasa, now Bishop of Santa Rosa.  He spoke recently at a meeting of the Catholic Medical Association in my native place, St. Paul. He raised … Read More

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