In his memo to the American bishops, Cardinal Ratzinger said, “The minister of Holy Communion must refuse to distribute it.” He did not say ‘could,’ or ‘may,’ but that he “must.”
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The Martha Stewart case, involving an attractive woman with a comely smile and a vaguely helpless demeanor, was more than the men in the media could resist. [...] The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report shows it was Joe Wilson who twisted intelligence to downplay Iraq’s nuclear threat, to further his own political agenda of helping Kerry win the election in November. [...] Groups like Punkvoter.com are the spearhead of young liberal-minded activist organizations backed by and aligned with big money corporations and groups like moveon.org, PETA and NARAL. [...] According to Profits with Principles, companies concerned with both profit making and providing social benefits — creating value and values — outperform businesses that focus exclusively on financial gains. [...] Michael Moore may be big and fat, but is he also an idiot? [...] Isn't it time we agree that presidents and vice presidents aren’t elected based upon their knowledge of things on the periphery of American life, like whether they know milk prices? [...] Bishop Robert Francis Vasa has confirmed that Cardinal Ratzinger's memorandum on worthiness to receive holy communion was withheld from the Conference of Bishops at their June meeting in Denver. [...] It’s encouraging to see the line many Catholic churches have drawn when it comes to pro-abortion candidates. Is it time for Protestant churches to follow suit? [...] The 2004 election could produce the same electoral college map that the 2000 election produced. [...] Abandoning the idea of marriage as a union between one man and one woman is not merely opening marriage up to a new group of people; it amounts to fundamentally changing the definition of marriage. [...] For many years now American public policy seems to have been guided by the false credo that instead of continuity, change is always the best path. Public policy decisions do have consequences in our lives, including those that promote gay marriage. [...] Most Americans don't care if Iraq becomes a liberal democracy; building schools and hospitals among ungrateful Iraqis is downright irritating at a time when many Americans believe that our own educational and health care system lay in ruins. Americans do not feel prosperous yet as the economy slowly recovers, and all it will take is [...] This is a relatively new tactic employed by the left; that any transgression, no matter how minor, committed by those on the right is hypocrisy and therefore must be exploited. [...] Jayna Davis has written the only accurate historical account of what happened at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. [...] S. 139, the Climate Stewardship Act, and its House companion, H.R. 4067, threaten the long-term economic growth of this nation. [...] A California court's landmark decision may well become the controlling authority for contested paternity in California and a legal precedent nationwide. [...] What the Gypsies really need is a leadership that regards the new Europe as a chance, and not as a bovine to milk or as a calamity against which disability insurance must be invoked. [...] Instead of joining a youthful populist with an experienced legislator, John Kerry's campaign joined a rich snob from the south with a richer snob from New England. [...] Our media is so predictable. [...] One of the interesting things about Edwards is that during his bid for the Democratic Party nomination he spoke of “Two Americas” — one for the haves and and one for the have nots. [...] When almost one-quarter of single men in their prime courting years — that’s two million potential husbands — declare a Marriage Strike, we’re facing an unprecedented social crisis. [...] In Miles Gone By, William F. Buckley, Jr. recounts the publication of God and Man at Yale, recalls his friendship with Whittaker Chambers and celebrates his many adventures. [...] According to British journalist Gwynne Dyer, the Tragedies weren’t about American democracy or freedom, they were about “raising the profile of the Islamists in the Muslim world” in hopes of driving the United States into invading Muslim countries. [...] When the majority of Americans realize they can vote themselves money from the treasury — including taxpayer funded health care — it will create a burden so large that citizens cannot cope. [...] |
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