The Catholic Monitor

Homosexual Group Labels Catholic Church "Most Homophobic" Institution in Chile Blasts Church authorities for opposing homosexual civil unions and "non-discrimination" legislation By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman SANTIAGO, February 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Chilean homosexual group, Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (MOVILH), has placed the Catholic Church in the number one spot in its ranking of "homophobic" institutions in Chile, as part of its annual report on the subject. The report included other religious groups and movements in its top fourteen ranking, including three groups of protestant pastors, two protestant activist groups, the organization "family action", and the Catholic activist group Go Chile!. Of the fourteen positions in the ranking, religious and pro-family organizations occupied eight. The remaining organizations on the list included the national and civil police, an appeals court, and several pubs. Explainin...

Hispanic Americans to Rally for Marriage at Democrat National Convention No Longer Will Votes be Taken for Granted FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D. C. - Although sizable majorities of Hispanic voters vote Democrat, they also are some of the strongest supporters of the marriage protection amendment. After two years of a Democratic-controlled Congress which has refused to consider the amendment, Hispanic voters will rally at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to press candidates to stand up for marriage. Key Latino leaders from across the country will join the Alliance for Marriage Foundation to host the event. "For far too long the votes of Latinos have been taken for granted," said Rev. Sam Rodriguez, Jr., President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Advisory Board Member of the Alliance for Marriage Foundation. "As our numbers grow, our influence is growing, and it is time for leaders of b...

Should Mike Stay in the Race? Prolifers Should Say: Huck, Yes! by Steven W. Mosher And then there were two. To the surprise of many, Mike Huckabee continues to win primary victories, racking up his latest in Kansas and Louisiana. At the same time, McCain's still substantial lead has some Republican operatives like Karl Rove calling for Mike to abandon his race for the presidency. Pro-lifers, however, should encourage him to stay in. The reason is simple: The pro-life cause benefits from Governor Huckabee's continued presence in the race. Of all the candidates, Huckabee has run the most gracious--and issues oriented--campaign. That means that, as long as Huckabee is in the race, McCain will be forced to address the issues that separate him from his conservative, pro-life base. What issues? Embryonic stem cell research, for one. Is it right to create tiny human beings only for the purpose of dissecting and destroying them. Huckabee, who eloquently defends the unborn, says "n...

Hollywood's Cardinal Must Go LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Roger Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles has spent three-quarters of a billion dollars in payouts to victims of sex crimes, many of which he stands accused of tolerating. Dr. Dennis Jarrard, former head of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, says, "Cardinal Mahony must go" before Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States in April. Jarrard submits the following for publication and is available for comment: Hollywood's Cardinal Must Go By Dennis Jarrard When Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in an airport restroom, I marveled at how easy it was to bust someone for lewd conduct simply by interpreting the movements of his hands and feet. Yet I knew that his reputation was ruined and that he'd be convicted, no matter how ambiguous the evidence. This arrest got me thinking back, oddly enough, to when I was Chairman of Roger Cardinal Mahony's now-defunct C...

Why are Santorum and the Media Covering up Romney's Record? Maybe Santorum isn’t pro-family. The reason the media is for Romney is because he was the Gay Mafia's Top Governor in the US. No one even comes close to being as pink as Romney was and is! What is the difference between Giuliani and Romney? Romney seems to be deeper in the pocket of the Gay Mafia. Even Giuliani seemed afraid to give a "Christmas Present to the 'Gay' Lobby." He made drag queen Giuliani look like a boy scout. Read the evidence below. Fred Mitt Romney's Christmas Present to the 'Gay' Lobby Should End Pro-Family Leaders' Support for his Candidacy CHICAGO, December 26, 2007/Christian Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, longtime pro- family advocate and founder of the Republicans For Family Values website, is calling on pro-family leaders who have endorsed Mitt Romney to withdraw their support for his candidacy in light of his recent comments on NBC's "Meet the Press...

I expected more from Rick Santorum than endorsing the gay mafia's Republican candidate. Is he really for Romney's "anti-Christian homosexual special rights laws?" Fred Mitt Romney's Liberal Paradigm Shift: a Republican FOR Homosexual 'Special Rights' MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, founder of Republicans For Family Values, today criticized GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his "novel pro- homosexual positioning in the GOP." On Dec. 16, Romney (the alleged "conservative" in the race) told NBC's "Meet the Press" that "it makes sense at the state level" to enact pro-homosexual "sexual orientation" laws. (Last week, CNN's Roland Martin reported that Romney told him that he opposes "gay marriage," but supports "gay rights.") LaBarbera issued the following statement: Mitt Romney just doesn't get it on the homosexual agenda, and if he doesn...

http://www.catholicexchange.com/node/59002 Is Mel Gibson an Anti-Semite? August 23, 2006 Enough time has passed since Mel Gibson’s arrest for driving while intoxicated to ask this question in a dispassionate and reasoned manner: Is Mel Gibson an anti-Semite? My answer? I have no idea. But neither do the people who have been making that charge on the basis of the things Gibson said when he was arrested a few weeks back. I am not saying those things were excusable. That would be ridiculous. They were spiteful words, meant to wound the Jewish policeman who arrested him. They were stupid too. But there is no reason to assume that they offer a window to Gibson’s soul. Gibson has a drinking problem; he admits that, and the rumor is that he has entered a rehabilitation program. But that is not what is at issue. If he had been filmed dancing around a night club with a lampshade on is head singing Cole Porter songs, the story would be important, but minor in comparison to the current brouhaha. ...

Interview with Kathleen Willey about her new book as well as Hillary and Bill Clinton By Fred Martinez Question: There is overwhelming evidence that you and others bring out about the sexual abuse and sexual misuse of yourself, Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick, Dolly Kaye Browning, Elizabeth Gracen, Monica Lewisnsky and others. Why are some liberal bloggers still claiming Bill Clinton is not a sexual predator? Willey: Because it suits their agenda. Because of Clinton's stance on abortion, feminists have decided to make the best of it, meaning that Clinton's predatory behavior toward individual women just doesn't matter because other issues override it. Patricia Ireland, the former president of NOW, was quoted as saying, “ All of us knew he was a snake when we voted for him. Betty Friedan, considered the founder of modern feminism, said at some point, Who is Juanita Broaddrick? I've never heard of her I sincerely doubt that, but I sure don't doubt th...