lifesitenews--2020-09-01--WATCH: Priest warns US voters: ‘You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat’

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August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A priest has delivered a powerful rebuke to the Democratic Party , highlighting the hypocrisy of the Catholic hierarchy , clergy , and laity who support its “ platform.
” The video of Fr .
James Altman ’ s admonition has gone viral , racking up more than 55,000 views within 24 hours .
“ When politics and politicians act in an immoral way , we most certainly do have the duty and obligation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained Altman , a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse , Wisconsin .
He urged his listeners to call out leftist politicians who complain about pro-life Catholics ’ involvement in politics to say : “ You ’ re a bunch of hypocrites !
, ” pointing out that the “ hyper-confusion-spreading heretic ” Fr .
James Martin , S.J .
had just been prominently featured at the recent Democratic National Convention .
“ I guess it ’ s OK for James Martin to spout off for the Democrats on their national stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaks out against their godless platform , ” declared Altman .
Repent of supporting the Democratic Party , or ‘ face the fires of hell ’ “ Here is a memo to clueless baptized Catholics , ” said Altman .
“ You can not be Catholic and be a Democrat .
Period !
” “ Their party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches , ” said Altman .
“ So just quit pretending that you ’ re Catholic [ if you ] vote Democrat.
” “ Repent of your support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face the fires of hell , ” he warned .
Altman said Catholic clergy who refuse to speak up and condemn the Democratic party ’ s support for abortion “ gutless cowards.
” He went on to assert that in 2008 and 2012 , no Catholic voted for Barack Obama to be president .
“ There were a lot of pretenders , a lot of imposters , a lot of people masquerading as Catholics — laity and clergy alike — [ but ] there were zero faithful Catholics who voted for that godless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and say , ‘ God bless Planned Parenthood , ’ the most racist organization on the face of this planet , founded to wipe out black babies.
” “ Wilton Gregory , figure it out !
” he urged , addressing his comment to Washington , D.C. ’ s archbishop , who had attacked the nation ’ s “ best pro-life president and his Catholic wife , ” while simultaneously supporting the Marxist Black Lives Matter organization .
“ It ’ s no wonder the faithful have lost confidence in the bishops , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a horrible job on the [ priest sexual predation ] scandal , ” observed Altman .
“ And still to this day [ they ] don ’ t say anything about the worst miscreants , but they will get all over a priest , instantly , who simply speaks the truth.
” “ Shame on the hierarchy who covers up truth through a conspiracy of fear.
” Altman said that some in the hierarchy are “ proud and arrogant ” and need to “ straighten up and straighten out this mess they created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the fastest growing denomination in the United States , ex-Catholics.
” “ The reason why we are seeing the signs of the times , ” said Altman , “ is that way too many people do not know God , ” because “ shepherds of the Church haven ’ t taught them .
”

Fr. James Altman told Catholics who vote Democrat to 'repent of your support of that party and its platform or face the fires of hell.'
PETITION: Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden! Sign the petition here.
August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A priest has delivered a powerful rebuke to the Democratic Party, highlighting the hypocrisy of the Catholic hierarchy, clergy, and laity who support its “platform.”
The video of Fr. James Altman’s admonition has gone viral, racking up more than 55,000 views within 24 hours.
“When politics and politicians act in an immoral way, we most certainly do have the duty and obligation to speak up about it,” explained Altman, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
He urged his listeners to call out leftist politicians who complain about pro-life Catholics’ involvement in politics to say: “You’re a bunch of hypocrites!,” pointing out that the “hyper-confusion-spreading heretic” Fr. James Martin, S.J. had just been prominently featured at the recent Democratic National Convention.
“I guess it’s OK for James Martin to spout off for the Democrats on their national stage, but God forbid if a priest speaks out against their godless platform,” declared Altman.
Repent of supporting the Democratic Party, or ‘face the fires of hell’
“Here is a memo to clueless baptized Catholics,” said Altman. “You can not be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period!”
“Their party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches,” said Altman. “So just quit pretending that you’re Catholic [if you] vote Democrat.”
“Repent of your support of that party and its platform or face the fires of hell,” he warned.
Silent clergy are ‘gutless cowards’
Altman said Catholic clergy who refuse to speak up and condemn the Democratic party’s support for abortion “gutless cowards.”
He went on to assert that in 2008 and 2012, no Catholic voted for Barack Obama to be president. “There were a lot of pretenders, a lot of imposters, a lot of people masquerading as Catholics — laity and clergy alike — [but] there were zero faithful Catholics who voted for that godless politician who had the audacity to blaspheme and say, ‘God bless Planned Parenthood,’ the most racist organization on the face of this planet, founded to wipe out black babies.”
“Wilton Gregory, figure it out!” he urged, addressing his comment to Washington, D.C.’s archbishop, who had attacked the nation’s “best pro-life president and his Catholic wife,” while simultaneously supporting the Marxist Black Lives Matter organization.
‘Shame on the hierarchy!’
“It’s no wonder the faithful have lost confidence in the bishops, because so many of them did such a horrible job on the [priest sexual predation] scandal,” observed Altman. “And still to this day [they] don’t say anything about the worst miscreants, but they will get all over a priest, instantly, who simply speaks the truth.”
“Shame on the hierarchy who covers up truth through a conspiracy of fear.”
Altman said that some in the hierarchy are “proud and arrogant” and need to “straighten up and straighten out this mess they created … before they lose yet more faithful to the fastest growing denomination in the United States, ex-Catholics.”
“The reason why we are seeing the signs of the times,” said Altman, “is that way too many people do not know God,” because “shepherds of the Church haven’t taught them.”
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lifesitenews--2020-09-01--WHO admits to using ‘artificial intelligence,’ ‘social listening’ to control COVID news

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August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is working with an analytics company to engage in “ social listening ” as it monitors millions of people ’ s social media accounts to combat “ coronavirus misinformation.
” According to an August 25 WHO news post titled “ Immunizing the public against misinformation , ” the WHO , which is the health arm of the United Nations , claims there is “ an overabundance of information and the rapid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ images , and videos ” regarding the coronavirus .
For instance , the WHO said in its press release that it was working with “ colleagues from the UN Global Pulse initiative , which uses artificial intelligence and big data to tackle development and humanitarian issues and to apply social listening to countries where radio is a popular medium of information.
” “ We ’ re not just battling the virus , ” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was quoted as saying in the news release .
“ We ’ re also battling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misinformation and undermine the outbreak response.
” In July , U.S. president Donald Trump ’ s administration formally began the process to withdraw his country from the WHO .
In April he said the WHO had a “ role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.
” Also in April , a representative from the WHO said abortion should be an “ essential service ” during the coronavirus crisis .
The WHO held its first “ Infodemiology Conference ” in June and July , at which they called for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and evaluation of new evidence-based measures and practices to prevent , detect and respond to mis- and disinformation.
” According to the WHO in February of this year , well before most nations even began locking down due to the coronavirus , they met at Facebook ’ s headquarters “ about how to promote accurate health information about COVID-19.
” The WHO says it is “ working with more than 50 digital companies and social media platforms , ” which include Google , TikTok , and YouTube , “ to ensure that science-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official sources appear first when people search for information related to COVID-19.
” The WHO has coined coronavirus “ misinformation ” with a term it calls “ Infodemic , ” which , it says , “ like the virus ... is highly contagious and grows exponentially.
” It is because of this “ Infodemic ” that the WHO says it is using “ social listening ” with “ machine learning monitoring ” tools to combat “ fake news.
” The WHO says that every week , it reviews 1.6 million “ pieces of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Employees then use “ machine learning ” to put together a “ newly developed public health taxonomy ” to categorize information into four different topics , those being cause , illness , interventions , and treatment .
Tim Nguyen is a technology expert who is helping the WHO ’ s Information Network for Epidemics ( EPI-WIN ) in working to combat “ misinformation.
” In the WHO news release , he said countering “ fake news ” has come “ too late ” in the game .
“ Countering fake news or rumors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s too late , ” said Nguyen in the news release .
“ What we ’ ve put in place in the beginning of the pandemic is what we call a social listening approach.
” According to the WHO news release , “ machine learning ” provides insights into “ what kinds of emotions users are experiencing.
” “ Instead of simply dividing the data by type of sentiment ( positive , neutral , negative ) , language analytics can shed light on anxiety , sadness , denial , acceptance , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posts , ” says the WHO in its news release .
Nguyen says they have “ learned now , after two and a half months of doing this kind of analysis , ” of “ recurring themes and topics.
” “ What that means to us is that we need to re-push information at different times .
People may not understand it the first time when we push it , but when the questions and issues come up later , it means it ’ s time to push it out again.
” Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent show that the WHO ’ s goal regarding the coronavirus crisis might be to combat “ global warming.
” “ According to Tedros , COVID-19 is really about global warming , ” said Carlson .
“ Reordering society is the goal .
Quote , ‘ We will not , we can not go back to the way things were.
’ That ’ s a direct quote from the leader of the World Health Organization , Dr. Tedros [ Adhanom Ghebreyesus ] , who , by the way , is not really a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recent episode of the The Van Maren Show , Rebecca Oas from the Center for Family and Human Rights talked with LifeSite contributor Jonathon Van Maren about what the WHO is up to and why those in the pro-life movement should be concerned about the programs the organization promotes .

The World Health Org said it's 'battling the trolls and conspiracy theorists that push misinformation and undermine the outbreak response.'
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August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with an analytics company to engage in “social listening” as it monitors millions of people’s social media accounts to combat “coronavirus misinformation.”
According to an August 25 WHO news post titled “Immunizing the public against misinformation,” the WHO, which is the health arm of the United Nations, claims there is “an overabundance of information and the rapid spread of misleading or fabricated news, images, and videos” regarding the coronavirus.
For instance, the WHO said in its press release that it was working with “colleagues from the UN Global Pulse initiative, which uses artificial intelligence and big data to tackle development and humanitarian issues and to apply social listening to countries where radio is a popular medium of information.”
“We’re not just battling the virus,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was quoted as saying in the news release. “We’re also battling the trolls and conspiracy theorists that push misinformation and undermine the outbreak response.”
In July, U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration formally began the process to withdraw his country from the WHO. In April he said the WHO had a “role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.”
Also in April, a representative from the WHO said abortion should be an “essential service” during the coronavirus crisis.
The WHO held its first “Infodemiology Conference” in June and July, at which they called for the “adaptation, development, validation and evaluation of new evidence-based measures and practices to prevent, detect and respond to mis- and disinformation.”
According to the WHO in February of this year, well before most nations even began locking down due to the coronavirus, they met at Facebook’s headquarters “about how to promote accurate health information about COVID-19.”
The WHO says it is “working with more than 50 digital companies and social media platforms,” which include Google, TikTok, and YouTube, “to ensure that science-based health messages from the organization or other official sources appear first when people search for information related to COVID-19.”
The WHO has coined coronavirus “misinformation” with a term it calls “Infodemic,” which, it says, “like the virus … is highly contagious and grows exponentially.”
It is because of this “Infodemic” that the WHO says it is using “social listening” with “machine learning monitoring” tools to combat “fake news.”
The WHO says that every week, it reviews 1.6 million “pieces of information on various social media platforms.”
Employees then use “machine learning” to put together a “newly developed public health taxonomy” to categorize information into four different topics, those being cause, illness, interventions, and treatment.
Tim Nguyen is a technology expert who is helping the WHO’s Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN) in working to combat “misinformation.” In the WHO news release, he said countering “fake news” has come “too late” in the game.
“Countering fake news or rumors is actually only responding or mitigating when it’s too late,” said Nguyen in the news release. “What we’ve put in place in the beginning of the pandemic is what we call a social listening approach.”
According to the WHO news release, “machine learning” provides insights into “what kinds of emotions users are experiencing.”
“Instead of simply dividing the data by type of sentiment (positive, neutral, negative), language analytics can shed light on anxiety, sadness, denial, acceptance, and other emotions expressed in social media posts,” says the WHO in its news release.
Nguyen says they have “learned now, after two and a half months of doing this kind of analysis,” of “recurring themes and topics.”
“What that means to us is that we need to re-push information at different times. People may not understand it the first time when we push it, but when the questions and issues come up later, it means it’s time to push it out again.”
Fox News host Tucker Carlson warned in a recent show that the WHO’s goal regarding the coronavirus crisis might be to combat “global warming.”
“According to Tedros, COVID-19 is really about global warming,” said Carlson.
“Reordering society is the goal. Quote, ‘We will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.’ That’s a direct quote from the leader of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros [Adhanom Ghebreyesus], who, by the way, is not really a doctor,” added Carlson.
In a recent episode of the The Van Maren Show, Rebecca Oas from the Center for Family and Human Rights talked with LifeSite contributor Jonathon Van Maren about what the WHO is up to and why those in the pro-life movement should be concerned about the programs the organization promotes.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-01--Petition demands CBS stop Stephen Colbert from blasphemously using Jesus to pummel Pence

PETITION : Demand CBS management stop Stephen Colbert 's mockery of Jesus !
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August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In two episodes of his Late Show on CBS , host Stephen Colbert has portrayed Jesus as a mocking , sarcastic critic of Vice President Mike Pence ’ s faith .
In a June 24 segment , a cartoon Jesus comes down from above and follows Vice President Pence up the stairs to Air Force 2 , ordering , “ Pence , you got ta stop saying you get your policy ideas from me.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ look like a jerk , ” declares Jesus , as the vice president jogs up the steps .
“ Hey , get back here !
Stop ignoring me !
” shouts cartoon Jesus , who is made to look as if he ’ s tackled the vice president at the top of the stairs .
“ Ho , ho , nice save .
Very smooth !
” quips Colbert ’ s cartoon Jesus , sarcastically mocking the vice president as he stands up , turns , and waves to the crowd .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Pence declares that “ what Joe [ Biden ] doesn ’ t understand is that America is a nation of miracles ” during his Republican National Convention speech , Colbert ’ s cartoon Jesus again descends from on high .
“ Hey everybody , it ’ s the miracle guy , ” announces Jesus amid sparkles .
“ Guess what !
Party ’ s over .
I ’ m not bailing you out of this one.
” “ Sure , I could turn microphones into fish or whatever , ” says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morphs into a couple of flopping fish .
“ But this COVID thing is tough , ” groans Jesus with sanpaku eyes .
“ But I tell you what I will do .
I ’ ll put some masks on these dummies , ” says Jesus as masks suddenly appear on people seated in the audience .
“ And I ’ m taking these fish , ” says cartoon Jesus as he grabs them from in front of the V.P .
and ascends into the sky .
“ Because I like ’ em @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus eats weird stuff .
Got it ?
” CBS ’ s YouTube page describes this as Jesus showing up to “ set the record straight.
” LifeSiteNews has launched a petition demanding that CBS stop Stephen Colbert ’ s repeated mockery of Jesus Christ and his offensive display of anti-Christian bigotry .
“ Of course , good political satire is fine , ” notes the petition .
“ But , the problem is that this political satire achieves its end by depicting Christ as both vindictive and silly.
” Please SIGN and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS put a stop to Colbert ’ s irreverent depictions of Christ .

CBS's YouTube page describes this as Jesus showing up to 'set the record straight.'
PETITION: Demand CBS management stop Stephen Colbert's mockery of Jesus! Sign the petition here.
August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In two episodes of his Late Show on CBS, host Stephen Colbert has portrayed Jesus as a mocking, sarcastic critic of Vice President Mike Pence’s faith.
In a June 24 segment, a cartoon Jesus comes down from above and follows Vice President Pence up the stairs to Air Force 2, ordering, “Pence, you gotta stop saying you get your policy ideas from me.”
“You’re making me look like a jerk,” declares Jesus, as the vice president jogs up the steps.
“Hey, get back here! Stop ignoring me!” shouts cartoon Jesus, who is made to look as if he’s tackled the vice president at the top of the stairs.
“Ho, ho, nice save. Very smooth!” quips Colbert’s cartoon Jesus, sarcastically mocking the vice president as he stands up, turns, and waves to the crowd.
CBS’s Late Show YouTube page describes this as Mike Pence experiencing “some divine intervention.”
In an August 26 segment, just as Vice President Pence declares that “what Joe [Biden] doesn’t understand is that America is a nation of miracles” during his Republican National Convention speech, Colbert’s cartoon Jesus again descends from on high.
“Hey everybody, it’s the miracle guy,” announces Jesus amid sparkles. “Guess what! Party’s over. I’m not bailing you out of this one.”
“Sure, I could turn microphones into fish or whatever,” says cartoon Jesus as Pence’s microphone morphs into a couple of flopping fish. “But this COVID thing is tough,” groans Jesus with sanpaku eyes.
“But I tell you what I will do. I’ll put some masks on these dummies,” says Jesus as masks suddenly appear on people seated in the audience.
“And I’m taking these fish,” says cartoon Jesus as he grabs them from in front of the V.P. and ascends into the sky. “Because I like ’em raw. That’s right. Jesus eats weird stuff. Got it?”
CBS’s YouTube page describes this as Jesus showing up to “set the record straight.”
Petition
LifeSiteNews has launched a petition demanding that CBS stop Stephen Colbert’s repeated mockery of Jesus Christ and his offensive display of anti-Christian bigotry.
“Of course, good political satire is fine,” notes the petition. “But, the problem is that this political satire achieves its end by depicting Christ as both vindictive and silly.”
It continues:
Mocking what other people hold dear is always in bad taste. But, mocking God, Himself, for the sake of a few laughs, is unacceptable. Would Stephen Colbert’s Late Show mock Muhammed with cartoon depictions? The simple answer is ‘not on Stephen Colbert’s life.’
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition, which demands that CBS put a stop to Colbert’s irreverent depictions of Christ.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-01--France gives 14-year-olds free contraception

PETITION : Hold UN accountable for babies killed by sex-selection abortion !
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August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As of Friday , August 28 , French underage girls 14 or younger have totally free access to contraceptives and all medical consultations and testing necessary to the prescription process .
The measure was announced last Thursday by a decree published in the Official Journal of the state , going into effect one day later .
While COVID-19 regulations continue to occupy a large part of French Health Minister Olivier Véran ’ s time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedures have been postponed for months , teenage birth control is high on the government ’ s list of executive activities .
Young girls will be able to obtain contraceptives , including implants and intrauterine devices , under strict anonymity if they decide to keep their identity secret .
There is no age limit as the decree simply removed the words “ aged at least 15 ” from a previous decree offering “ minor girls aged at least 15 ” the possibility of obtaining contraceptives without any out-of-pocket expenses .
Under the French @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , prescriptions and acts involve payment of a patient ’ s contribution that can amount from a few euros up to 85 percent for some medications .
There are some exceptions , such as elective abortion , which is 100 percent funded by the state .
Patients ’ contributions are often covered by complementary health insurance , but minors age 16 or younger do not have their own social security and insurance cards , and instead of relying on those of their parents or legal guardians , they can not obtain a doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corresponding costs being communicated to the main insured adult .
All complementary health insurers are compelled to offer sole reimbursement for patients ’ contribution for contraceptives , although reimbursements vary .
Not all contraceptives are covered by the social security , and in practice , adult women pay all or part of some pills , contraceptive patches and vaginal rings .
The objective of organizing totally free access to contraceptives for underage girls – even very young girls – is clearly to ensure that they will not feel the need to tell an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the same time making sexual activity “ risk-free.
” When free contraception and related medical procedures for minors age 15 or older first came gradually into effect in 2013 and 2016 , the government justified the measure by the amount of unwanted pregnancies in the 15-17 age group .
Government propaganda underscores that the abortion rate among these girls has fallen from 9.5-6 out of 1,000 between 2012 and 2018 .
This means that the authorities do not care to know whether sexual activity and promiscuity have decreased , only that fewer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a large proportion of pregnancies end up in an abortion , one could say that at least lives have been saved .
On the other hand , the situation is still one where young girls who are not in a stable relationship – let alone marriage – nor in a position to take responsibility for the consequences of sexual activity know that the health authorities are doing all they can so that they can have multiple relations without having to worry about the natural outcome of pregnancy .
Critics in France call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In France , nearly 1,000 girls age 12 to 14 become pregnant each year , and 770 of those pregnancies are violently terminated by abortion .
Under the social security financing law at the end of 2019 , implemented through a government decree , allowing these girls to get contraception for free is supposed to bring down the number of abortions .
This is something of a paradox , because during the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown in France , government ministers complained that access to abortion was becoming difficult for some women .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for imposing the current compulsory masking in many situations in France – said he was concerned about “ feedback showing there is an alarming decrease in abortion procedures.
” Measures were taken to allow chemical abortions to take place later in pregnancy , tele-consultations were deemed acceptable in view of the procedure , and all liberal doctors and midwives as well as public hospitals were asked to ensure that abortion would be easily obtainable .
But whatever justification the government official used for giving the pill or contraceptive implants to all youngsters who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they are being encouraged to engage in sexual promiscuity while still in puberty or in the beginnings of puberty remains .
Besides , as the information service of the Fondation Jérôme-Lejeune recalls , France is one of the countries of western Europe where contraception is most prevalent while the abortion rate has gone up ever since 2003 to reach 15.3 per 1.000 among women of child-bearing age ( more than 18 per 1.000 in Paris and its region ) .
So , at any rate , the long-term efficiency of a policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than have abortion is clearly very poor .
From now on , the French taxpayer will be financing this policy for girls ages 12 , 13 , 14 … perhaps even younger .
Girls who avail themselves of the new dispositions will get a yearly free consultation , free implantation or replacement of subcutaneous contraceptives or IUDs , cholesterol checks and other medical examinations .
At the same time , no one is talking about the long-term effects of bombarding young bodies with hormones at the critical time of puberty , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of deliberately depriving them of their fertility , they seem to have been totally forgotten .
Doctors will be asked to follow existing procedures to ensure secrecy , with one special social security number for all girls having opted to remain anonymous to be used by doctors and pharmacists for these prescriptions .
In villages , where secrecy is harder to ensure , girls are encouraged to go to the nearest family planning center .
The fact that all this is happening at a time when “ social distancing ” is supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of life ’ s ironies in France .

PETITION: Hold UN accountable for babies killed by sex-selection abortion! Sign the petition here.
August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As of Friday, August 28, French underage girls 14 or younger have totally free access to contraceptives and all medical consultations and testing necessary to the prescription process. The measure was announced last Thursday by a decree published in the Official Journal of the state, going into effect one day later.
While COVID-19 regulations continue to occupy a large part of French Health Minister Olivier Véran’s time, and while many “normal” medical procedures have been postponed for months, teenage birth control is high on the government’s list of executive activities.
Young girls will be able to obtain contraceptives, including implants and intrauterine devices, under strict anonymity if they decide to keep their identity secret.
There is no age limit as the decree simply removed the words “aged at least 15” from a previous decree offering “minor girls aged at least 15” the possibility of obtaining contraceptives without any out-of-pocket expenses.
Under the French social security system, most medical consultations, prescriptions and acts involve payment of a patient’s contribution that can amount from a few euros up to 85 percent for some medications. There are some exceptions, such as elective abortion, which is 100 percent funded by the state.
Patients’ contributions are often covered by complementary health insurance, but minors age 16 or younger do not have their own social security and insurance cards, and instead of relying on those of their parents or legal guardians, they cannot obtain a doctor’s consultation and prescription without the corresponding costs being communicated to the main insured adult.
All complementary health insurers are compelled to offer sole reimbursement for patients’ contribution for contraceptives, although reimbursements vary. Not all contraceptives are covered by the social security, and in practice, adult women pay all or part of some pills, contraceptive patches and vaginal rings.
The objective of organizing totally free access to contraceptives for underage girls – even very young girls – is clearly to ensure that they will not feel the need to tell an adult that they are sexually active while at the same time making sexual activity “risk-free.”
When free contraception and related medical procedures for minors age 15 or older first came gradually into effect in 2013 and 2016, the government justified the measure by the amount of unwanted pregnancies in the 15-17 age group. Government propaganda underscores that the abortion rate among these girls has fallen from 9.5-6 out of 1,000 between 2012 and 2018. This means that the authorities do not care to know whether sexual activity and promiscuity have decreased, only that fewer pregnancies occurred.
Given that among minors, a large proportion of pregnancies end up in an abortion, one might foolishly and wrongly say that at least lives have been saved. On the other hand, the situation is still one where young girls who are not in a stable relationship – let alone marriage – nor in a position to take responsibility for the consequences of sexual activity know that the health authorities are doing all they can so that they can have multiple relations without having to worry about the natural outcome of pregnancy. Critics in France call this “incitement to moral corruption.”
In France, nearly 1,000 girls age 12 to 14 become pregnant each year, and 770 of those pregnancies are violently terminated by abortion. Under the social security financing law at the end of 2019, implemented through a government decree, allowing these girls to get contraception for free is supposed to bring down the number of abortions.
This is something of a paradox, because during the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown in France, government ministers complained that access to abortion was becoming difficult for some women. In April, Véran – who is responsible for imposing the current compulsory masking in many situations in France – said he was concerned about “feedback showing there is an alarming decrease in abortion procedures.” Measures were taken to allow chemical abortions to take place later in pregnancy, tele-consultations were deemed acceptable in view of the procedure, and all liberal doctors and midwives as well as public hospitals were asked to ensure that abortion would be easily obtainable.
But whatever justification the government official used for giving the pill or contraceptive implants to all youngsters who ask for them, the fact is that they are being encouraged to engage in sexual promiscuity while still in puberty or in the beginnings of puberty remains.
Besides, as the information service of the Fondation Jérôme-Lejeune recalls, France is one of the countries of western Europe where contraception is most prevalent while the abortion rate has gone up ever since 2003 to reach 15.3 per 1.000 among women of child-bearing age (more than 18 per 1.000 in Paris and its region). So, at any rate, the long-term efficiency of a policy that incites young girls to use contraceptives rather than have abortion is clearly very poor.
From now on, the French taxpayer will be financing this policy for girls ages 12, 13, 14 … perhaps even younger.
Girls who avail themselves of the new dispositions will get a yearly free consultation, free implantation or replacement of subcutaneous contraceptives or IUDs, cholesterol checks and other medical examinations. At the same time, no one is talking about the long-term effects of bombarding young bodies with hormones at the critical time of puberty, and as to the psychological and spiritual effects of deliberately depriving them of their fertility, they seem to have been totally forgotten.
Doctors will be asked to follow existing procedures to ensure secrecy, with one special social security number for all girls having opted to remain anonymous to be used by doctors and pharmacists for these prescriptions. In villages, where secrecy is harder to ensure, girls are encouraged to go to the nearest family planning center.
The fact that all this is happening at a time when “social distancing” is supposed to be the norm is not the least of life’s ironies in France.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-01--82-year-old Canadian woman continues court battle to stop husband’s euthanasia

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BRIDGEPORT , Nova Scotia , August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A 82-year-old woman ’ s request to stop her husband of 48 years from being lethally injected will go before Nova Scotia ’ s appeal court in a little over three weeks .
However , the temporary injunction now preventing the man from being euthanized is currently in legal limbo .
In a hearing last week , Nova Scotia Appeals Court Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden set the appeal date for September 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lower court ’ s mid-August ruling that denied the injunction .
Van den Eynden said it was “ a very time-sensitive matter ” and that she would try to get a decision out as quickly as possible , ” but she did not say when , Canadian Press reported .
The complicated legal battle is the first time since the Justin Trudeau Liberal government legalized euthanasia in 2016 that an individual ’ s request for to be lethally injected has been paused .
Katherine ( her surname is not reported in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s identity should remain private ) is arguing that her 83-year-old husband does not meet the federal law ’ s criteria for euthanasia because he is not dying .
She further argues that he lacks the capacity to make this decision because he suffers from anxiety and hypochondria , and has “ delusional ” beliefs about his medical condition .
“ He ’ s being pushed by his own mind to want to end his life .
It ’ s a suicidal frame of mind , ” she told CTV News .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .
He also had several small strokes decades ago and was diagnosed with dementia in 2019 , according to CTV News .
Moreover , the dispute has rent the couple ’ s hitherto stable marriage .
Her husband has “ been away from me now since July 31 , and I don ’ t know where he is and he won ’ t talk to me on the phone , ” Katherine told CTV News .
Katherine ’ s husband was originally scheduled to be lethally injected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dying ( MAiD ) , as it is called — on August 3 .
Under Canada ’ s Bill C-14 , individuals age 18 and over who are capable of consent and make a voluntary request are eligible for lethal injection if two doctors diagnose them as having a “ grievous and irremediable medical condition.
” Bill C-14 defines a “ grievous and irremediable medical condition ” as a serious and incurable illness or disability that results in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability and causes intolerable physical or psychological suffering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasonably foreseeable.
” Katherine ’ s husband first applied for euthanasia in April , but “ two of the three assessors either found he didn ’ t have capacity or his death was not reasonably foreseeable , ” one of her lawyers , Hugh Scher , told LifeSiteNews .
However , he applied again in July “ with three assessments done by MAiD-sympathetic doctors , and they all found that he had capacity and was dying in the foreseeable future so they therefore approved him , ” Scher said .
“ The case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ application of the rules regarding MAiD , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
“ To what extent a person is going to be able to keep shopping for a doctor until they find somebody who tells them what they want to hear … even after they ’ ve been denied because they don ’ t meet the criteria ?
” he pointed out .
There ’ s also a “ serious concern ” that an individual can be approved for a lethal injection based on a “ delusional belief ” about his health conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Katherine ’ s husband “ has a delusion about what ’ s causing his medical issues that is not backed up by the medical evidence , ” he said .
“ As such that calls into question his capacity to understand truly what ’ s at issue and hence to act accordingly .
Multiple assessors have found that he lacks that capacity ; others have found that he has it.
” When Katherine ’ s husband ’ s euthanasia was approved in July , she threatened legal action and turned to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 31 , Scher filed for a permanent injunction to stop the man being lethally injected , as well as a temporary injunction to stop his euthanasia going ahead while the case was in the courts .
The temporary injunction was briefly granted , but after Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Peter Rosinski heard arguments on August 7 , he released a decision a week later denying it .
The judge agreed that there were “ serious issues to be tried , and that there would be irreparable to my client if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LifeSiteNews .
“ But he also ruled that the harm to the husband would outweigh the harm to the wife and therefore it didn ’ t justify continuing the injunction at this time.
” Scher immediately filed an appeal and motion to stay Rosinski ’ s ruling pending appeal .
During the August 26 phone-in hearing before Van den Eynden , Scher argued a stay of the lower court decision denying the injunction was essential to stop the man from being euthanized “ before we have a determination legally authorized as to whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether or not he meets the criteria , ” Canadian Press reported .
The case “ really calls into question the need for court oversight in those cases where there ’ s a significant conflict amongst multiple competing assessors as to capacity and as to whether the legal criteria are met , ” Scher told LifeSiteNews .
That was echoed by EPC ’ s Schadenberg .
“ This is a case where if euthanasia is approved , it ’ s based on his delusional beliefs about his health conditions , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask is how many other people have died by lethal injection in Canada who in fact had delusions about their health conditions that weren ’ t accurate at all.
” There are two other lawyers assisting Scher on the case and EPC , including constitutional law specialist John Campion , and the legal fees are expected to be at least $ 50,000 , he said .
To donate for this case , go to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition website here .

‘He’s being pushed by his own mind to want to end his life. It’s a suicidal frame of mind.’
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BRIDGEPORT, Nova Scotia, August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A 82-year-old woman’s request to stop her husband of 48 years from being lethally injected will go before Nova Scotia’s appeal court in a little over three weeks.
However, the temporary injunction now preventing the man from being euthanized is currently in legal limbo.
In a hearing last week, Nova Scotia Appeals Court Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden set the appeal date for September 24.
But she reserved ruling on staying a lower court’s mid-August ruling that denied the injunction.
Van den Eynden said it was “a very time-sensitive matter” and that she would try to get a decision out as quickly as possible,” but she did not say when, Canadian Press reported.
The complicated legal battle is the first time since the Justin Trudeau Liberal government legalized euthanasia in 2016 that an individual’s request for to be lethally injected has been paused.
Katherine (her surname is not reported in the media because a judge ruled the man’s identity should remain private) is arguing that her 83-year-old husband does not meet the federal law’s criteria for euthanasia because he is not dying.
She further argues that he lacks the capacity to make this decision because he suffers from anxiety and hypochondria, and has “delusional” beliefs about his medical condition.
“He’s being pushed by his own mind to want to end his life. It’s a suicidal frame of mind,” she told CTV News.
Her husband, a retired university professor, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also had several small strokes decades ago and was diagnosed with dementia in 2019, according to CTV News.
Moreover, the dispute has rent the couple’s hitherto stable marriage.
Her husband has “been away from me now since July 31, and I don’t know where he is and he won’t talk to me on the phone,” Katherine told CTV News.
Husband ‘delusional’ about his medical issues
Katherine’s husband was originally scheduled to be lethally injected — or to receive Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), as it is called — on August 3.
Under Canada’s Bill C-14, individuals age 18 and over who are capable of consent and make a voluntary request are eligible for lethal injection if two doctors diagnose them as having a “grievous and irremediable medical condition.”
Bill C-14 defines a “grievous and irremediable medical condition” as a serious and incurable illness or disability that results in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability and causes intolerable physical or psychological suffering, and that natural death is “reasonably foreseeable.”
Katherine’s husband first applied for euthanasia in April, but “two of the three assessors either found he didn’t have capacity or his death was not reasonably foreseeable,” one of her lawyers, Hugh Scher, told LifeSiteNews.
However, he applied again in July “with three assessments done by MAiD-sympathetic doctors, and they all found that he had capacity and was dying in the foreseeable future so they therefore approved him,” Scher said.
“The case raises the fundamental question about the arbitrary application of the rules regarding MAiD,” he told LifeSiteNews.
“To what extent a person is going to be able to keep shopping for a doctor until they find somebody who tells them what they want to hear … even after they’ve been denied because they don’t meet the criteria?” he pointed out.
There’s also a “serious concern” that an individual can be approved for a lethal injection based on a “delusional belief” about his health conditions, Scher added.
In this case, Katherine’s husband “has a delusion about what’s causing his medical issues that is not backed up by the medical evidence,” he said.
“As such that calls into question his capacity to understand truly what’s at issue and hence to act accordingly. Multiple assessors have found that he lacks that capacity; others have found that he has it.”
Injunction granted then denied
When Katherine’s husband’s euthanasia was approved in July, she threatened legal action and turned to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition for help.
EPC executive director Alex Schadenberg agreed to finance the court battle.
On July 31, Scher filed for a permanent injunction to stop the man being lethally injected, as well as a temporary injunction to stop his euthanasia going ahead while the case was in the courts.
The temporary injunction was briefly granted, but after Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Peter Rosinski heard arguments on August 7, he released a decision a week later denying it.
The judge agreed that there were “serious issues to be tried, and that there would be irreparable to my client if the injunction were removed,” Scher told LifeSiteNews.
“But he also ruled that the harm to the husband would outweigh the harm to the wife and therefore it didn’t justify continuing the injunction at this time.”
Scher immediately filed an appeal and motion to stay Rosinski’s ruling pending appeal.
During the August 26 phone-in hearing before Van den Eynden, Scher argued a stay of the lower court decision denying the injunction was essential to stop the man from being euthanized “before we have a determination legally authorized as to whether or not he has capacity and or whether or not he meets the criteria,” Canadian Press reported.
The case “really calls into question the need for court oversight in those cases where there’s a significant conflict amongst multiple competing assessors as to capacity and as to whether the legal criteria are met,” Scher told LifeSiteNews.
That was echoed by EPC’s Schadenberg.
“This is a case where if euthanasia is approved, it’s based on his delusional beliefs about his health conditions,” he said.
“The question I have to ask is how many other people have died by lethal injection in Canada who in fact had delusions about their health conditions that weren’t accurate at all.”
There are two other lawyers assisting Scher on the case and EPC, including constitutional law specialist John Campion, and the legal fees are expected to be at least $50,000, he said.
To donate for this case, go to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition website here.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-31--Italian bishops’ newspaper publishes letter supporting pro-abortion law

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MILAN , Italy , August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A Catholic newspaper owned by the Italian bishops published an article supporting Italy ’ s pro-abortion law .
The left-leaning Avvenire , founded in 1968 , astonished and angered Italian Catholics on Friday when it published a defense of Law 194 .
Established in 1978 , Italy ’ s 1978 Law 194 legalized abortion on demand up to 12 weeks , allowing later abortions for unborn babies with disabilities .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of medical professionals who object to the practice .
Italy ’ s abortion regulations were recently changed when the Minister of Health permitted at-home , self-administered abortions with abortion pills , a dangerous practice that critics believe trivialize the death of the child .
To add his voice to the at-home abortion debate , Angelo Moretti , the director of the Catholic Caritas charity in the Diocese of Benevento , sent a long letter to Avvenire stating that Law 194 can be accepted by Catholics and that it should be followed “ in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not a law against life and it can be accepted by Catholics , ” Moretti wrote .
“ Does recognizing that an embryo is the beginning of a life mean rendering a law on abortion in itself illegitimate ?
” he continued .
“ No , if one defines the principle behind Law 194 for what it is : a law that regulates a phenomenon , that makes it a public matter , not a law that promotes it , or serves to declare it a principle.
” Moretti said Law 194 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ontological dignity of an embryo ” but instead deals with what he believes is the inevitable existence of the “ social phenomenon ” of abortion .
“ Abortion would be practiced even in the absence of a norm that regulates its boundaries and details of public and private responsibility , with a great burden and risk for the women who decide freely or who feel forced for various reasons to abort , ” he wrote .
“ A Catholic who asks for Law 194 to be applied in its entirety is not affirming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he believes in life , in every life from conception to old age , understanding simply a legal scaffolding which defines a framework within which abortion is removed both from privatization and public imposition.
” Moretti believes that limiting an inevitable evil to certain boundaries is not unprecedented .
He compared the abortion law with the “ eye for an eye ” justice of the Old Testament , which served to regulate the practice of the revenge so prevalent in those times .
The Caritas director also compared a “ Catholic ” tolerance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic missionaries who encourage condom use in Africa to prevent the spread of HIV .
“ There are several missions in Africa in which the missionaries have encouraged the faithful to practise the “ ABC ” rule — Abstinence , Be faithful , use the Condom — to stop the AIDS epidemic , ” he wrote .
“ This is not the choice of a Church of infidels , but of a Church aware that the epidemic would not be otherwise stopped by Christian believers who historically had sexual habits different from traditional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholics can defend life and respect the choices of those who end it at the same time .
“ In practice , every Catholic is called to defend and promote life , without sitting in judgment of the choices of others , ” he said .
“ In theory , the Catholic who asks for the strict application of Law 194 asks that a woman be accepted by a public service ; he doesn ’ t promote abortion , but he listens to and helps every woman.
” Moretti said the “ most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and non-violence : “ no war , no discrimination , no judging ‘ against , ’ only forgiveness and reaching out for mutual understanding.
” However , the “ City of Men of Women ” needs laws so that peace can “ come true in the slowness of its universal path.
” The layman wrote that the new debate on at-home , self-administered abortions shouldn ’ t focus so much on whether or not abortion pills should be given in a hospital but “ on an accompaniment of the woman aimed at preventing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having to decide , or do it , alone.
” “ Law 194 , in fact , expressly states that this decision is a matter of public interest , even if it concerns a single woman and her embryonic baby , because the woman who carries a life within her must not make a traumatic decision as if the life of another depended entirely on her power , ” he wrote .
The layman wants to bring to the abortion pill debate an awareness of both “ the dignity of the embryo ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aspects of the question .
While decrying the patriarchy , Moretti concedes that it is not the greatest enemy of freedom .
The greater enemy , he believes , is today ’ s living standards , which involves consumerism at the expense of child-rearing .
It is this lack of welcome for children and new intolerance for the “ normal chaos of love ” that he believes should be the subject of “ dialogue , ” not Law 194 .
Moretti ’ s arguments were sharply criticized by Italian Catholic newspaper La Nuova @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly shocking.
” Journalist Gianfranco Amato observed that Moretti peppered his letter with such feel-good words as “ peace , ” “ non-violence , ” “ understanding , ” “ dialogue ” and “ welcome.
” He also noticed that Moretti had cited “ the Council ” as having overcome the age-old battle between theological and Enlightenment positions .
“ Moretti does not specify which Council he cites , so it must be assumed that he refers to Vatican II , the ‘ Council ’ par excellence , then , according to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , having rendered insignificant or superceded the other twenty that preceded it , ” Amato wrote .
“ However , our Catholic journalist should be reminded that in that same Second Vatican Council , which he referenced , defined in an important document called ‘ Gaudium et Spes , ’ paragraph 51 , abortion as a ‘ crimen nefandum , ’ which , translated for postconciliar types , means ‘ an abominable crime.
’ ” Amato then attacked Moretti ’ s beautiful sentiments and phrases , saying they can not change the reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he addressed the letter-writer , “ you can use all the flowery embellishments you want , all the magic buzzwords now in fashion , all the Jesuit sophistries available , but the harsh reality can not be changed : abortion remains a ‘ crimen nefandum.
’ And no law can make just an abominable crime.
” There were other protests .
An open letter to both Moretti and Avvenire by two Italian priests was published in the Italian “ Catholic Culture ” website on Friday .
Fathers Pietro Robol and Gabriele Mangiarotti @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the old law saying that women may not abort their children .
“ The old law said , ‘ It is not licit for a woman to kill her child in her womb.
’ Now the law says , ‘ It is licit for a woman to kill her child in her womb and the state makes the health system freely available to her to do it as often as she wants , ” they wrote .
“ Wouldn ’ t you say that was a law against life ?
” The priests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moretti or the director of Avvenire , would prefer to tell the Lord that His commandments are just a “ private suggestion.
” In response to the outcry , Avvenire director Marco Tarquinio defended the publication of Moretti ’ s letter .
According to Catholic News Agency ( CNA ) , Tarquinio said it appeared alongside a letter with an entirely different view .
“ For days , I have been publishing responses ( to the new guidelines ) from external people , external to the newspaper , who bring their vision , @ @ @ @

‘The left-leaning Avvenire, founded in 1968, astonished and angered Italian Catholics on Friday when it published a defense of Law 194.’
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MILAN, Italy, August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A Catholic newspaper owned by the Italian bishops published an article supporting Italy’s pro-abortion law.
The left-leaning Avvenire, founded in 1968, astonished and angered Italian Catholics on Friday when it published a defense of Law 194. Established in 1978, Italy’s 1978 Law 194 legalized abortion on demand up to 12 weeks, allowing later abortions for unborn babies with disabilities. However, it also protects the conscience rights of medical professionals who object to the practice.
Italy’s abortion regulations were recently changed when the Minister of Health permitted at-home, self-administered abortions with abortion pills, a dangerous practice that critics believe trivialize the death of the child.
To add his voice to the at-home abortion debate, Angelo Moretti, the director of the Catholic Caritas charity in the Diocese of Benevento, sent a long letter to Avvenire stating that Law 194 can be accepted by Catholics and that it should be followed “in its entirety.”
“ … Law 194 is not a law against life and it can be accepted by Catholics,” Moretti wrote.
“Does recognizing that an embryo is the beginning of a life mean rendering a law on abortion in itself illegitimate?” he continued.
“No, if one defines the principle behind Law 194 for what it is: a law that regulates a phenomenon, that makes it a public matter, not a law that promotes it, or serves to declare it a principle.”
Virginia Coda Nunziante of Italy's March for Life told LifeSiteNews that she was “baffled” by Moretti's statements in Avvenire.
“I was disconcerted because in Avvenire, an officially Catholic newspaper that should reflect the line of the Italian Episcopal Conference, there is a public defence of law 194, a law that since it came into force has caused over 6 million deaths in our country,” she added.
Coda Nunziante noted that the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that abortion is a sin that cries out for vengeance in the sight of God.
“How can we therefore say that 'Law 194 is not a law against life and can be accepted by Catholics'?” she asked. The pro-life organizer said that although she was bewildered, she was not surprised.
“Unfortunately in recent years, having travelled all over Italy for the March for Life, I have realized how [many say that they are] pro-life but are also in favor of a law that must regulate a certainty,” she said. “It is a very widespread mentality in the Catholic sphere, even in the hierarchy. But not fighting against unjust laws leads to this: an addiction to evil.”
Moretti said in his piece that Law 194 does not argue with the “intrinsic ontological dignity of an embryo” but instead deals with what he believes is the inevitable existence of the “social phenomenon” of abortion.
“Abortion would be practiced even in the absence of a norm that regulates its boundaries and details of public and private responsibility, with a great burden and risk for the women who decide freely or who feel forced for various reasons to abort,” he wrote.
“A Catholic who asks for Law 194 to be applied in its entirety is not affirming a value other than his faith; he believes in life, in every life from conception to old age, understanding simply a legal scaffolding which defines a framework within which abortion is removed both from privatization and public imposition.”
Moretti went on to state in his piece that limiting an inevitable evil to certain boundaries is not unprecedented. He compared the abortion law with the “eye for an eye” justice of the Old Testament, which served to regulate the practice of the revenge so prevalent in those times.
The Caritas director also compared a “Catholic” tolerance of the law permitting abortion with the Catholic missionaries who encourage condom use in Africa to prevent the spread of HIV.
“There are several missions in Africa in which the missionaries have encouraged the faithful to practise the “ABC” rule — Abstinence, Be faithful, use the Condom — to stop the AIDS epidemic,” he wrote.
“This is not the choice of a Church of infidels, but of a Church aware that the epidemic would not be otherwise stopped by Christian believers who historically had sexual habits different from traditional monogamy.”
Moretti then attempted to say Catholics can defend life and respect the choices of those who end it at the same time.
“In practice, every Catholic is called to defend and promote life, without sitting in judgment of the choices of others,” he said.
“In theory, the Catholic who asks for the strict application of Law 194 asks that a woman be accepted by a public service; he doesn’t promote abortion, but he listens to and helps every woman.”
Moretti said the “most intimate hope” is still for peace and non-violence: “no war, no discrimination, no judging ‘against,’ only forgiveness and reaching out for mutual understanding.” However, the “City of Men of Women” needs laws so that peace can “come true in the slowness of its universal path.”
The layman wrote that the new debate on at-home, self-administered abortions shouldn’t focus so much on whether or not abortion pills should be given in a hospital but “on an accompaniment of the woman aimed at preventing abortion, or at least avoiding her having to decide, or do it, alone.”
“Law 194, in fact, expressly states that this decision is a matter of public interest, even if it concerns a single woman and her embryonic baby, because the woman who carries a life within her must not make a traumatic decision as if the life of another depended entirely on her power,” he wrote.
The layman wants to bring to the abortion pill debate an awareness of both “the dignity of the embryo” and the “social and anthropological” aspects of the question.
While decrying the patriarchy, Moretti concedes that it is not the greatest enemy of freedom. The greater enemy, he believes, is today’s living standards, which involves consumerism at the expense of child-rearing. It is this lack of welcome for children and new intolerance for the “normal chaos of love” that he believes should be the subject of “dialogue,” not Law 194.
Moretti’s arguments were sharply criticized by Italian Catholic newspaper La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, which called them “truly shocking.”
Journalist Gianfranco Amato observed that Moretti peppered his letter with such feel-good words as “peace,” “non-violence,” “understanding,” “dialogue” and “welcome.” He also noticed that Moretti had cited “the Council” as having overcome the age-old battle between theological and Enlightenment positions.
“Moretti does not specify which Council he cites, so it must be assumed that he refers to Vatican II, the ‘Council’ par excellence, then, according to those like Moretti, the only real Council, having rendered insignificant or superceded the other twenty that preceded it,” Amato wrote.
“However, our Catholic journalist should be reminded that in that same Second Vatican Council, which he referenced, defined in an important document called ‘Gaudium et Spes,’ paragraph 51, abortion as a ‘crimen nefandum,’ which, translated for postconciliar types, means ‘an abominable crime.’”
Amato then attacked Moretti’s beautiful sentiments and phrases, saying they cannot change the reality of abortion.
“Dear Moretti,” he addressed the letter-writer, “you can use all the flowery embellishments you want, all the magic buzzwords now in fashion, all the Jesuit sophistries available, but the harsh reality cannot be changed: abortion remains a ‘crimen nefandum.’ And no law can make just an abominable crime.”
There were other protests. An open letter to both Moretti and Avvenire by two Italian priests was published in the Italian “Catholic Culture” website on Friday. Fathers Pietro Robol and Gabriele Mangiarotti pointed out that Law 194 struck down the old law saying that women may not abort their children.
“The old law said, ‘It is not licit for a woman to kill her child in her womb.’ Now the law says, ‘It is licit for a woman to kill her child in her womb and the state makes the health system freely available to her to do it as often as she wants,” they wrote.
“Wouldn’t you say that was a law against life?”
The priests asked which of the two men, Moretti or the director of Avvenire, would prefer to tell the Lord that His commandments are just a “private suggestion.”
In response to the outcry, Avvenire director Marco Tarquinio defended the publication of Moretti’s letter. According to Catholic News Agency (CNA), Tarquinio said it appeared alongside a letter with an entirely different view.
“For days, I have been publishing responses (to the new guidelines) from external people, external to the newspaper, who bring their vision,” he said.
Sept. 1, 2020 update: This report now includes commentary from Virginia Coda Nunziante of Italy's March for Life.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-31--Most COVID deaths in US had other factors, CDC admits

WASHINGTON , D.C. , August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The vast majority of Americans officially recorded as dying from COVID-19 also had other factors contributing to their deaths , the US Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) admitted in its most recent weekly update of provisional death counts .
“ For 6 % of the deaths , COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned , ” the August 26 report states .
“ For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19 , on average , there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , diabetes , or heart disease .
This does not mean that COVID-19 is only to blame in 6 % of the deaths ; the virus can contribute to patients contracting other conditions , and other conditions can leave patients less able to defend against the virus .
But the revelation does underscore the fact that not all members of society are equally at risk , which critics say undermines the justification for the comprehensive lockdown policies adopted across the country .
As of August 31 , the United States is estimated to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with more than 187,000 deaths and 3.4 million recoveries .
But doubt and debate have surrounded those numbers all year , thanks in part to various health agencies admitting that they counted anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 before dying as having died from the virus , regardless of their actual cause of death .
In May , the Washington Post reported that Dr. Deborah Birx , response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force , privately admitted “ there is nothing from the CDC that I can trust.
” Birx reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as much as 25 % .
Further casting doubt on the need for mask mandates and bans on public gatherings is a New York Times report published over the weekend that the primary tests currently being used are so sensitive that “ most ” of the positive cases they identify “ are not likely to be contagious ” because they “ may be carrying relatively insignificant amounts of the virus.
” “ We have shut down our economy and our lives for months based on hundreds of thousands of asymptomatic people testing positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be contagious at the time of the positive test result , ” Conservative Review senior editor Daniel Horowitz reacted .
“ We make people isolate for 14 days , then trace all their contacts and disrupt their lives and liberty as well , without any due process .
Yet according to the Times , up to 90 % of those who test positive in state labs are likely no longer contagious by the time they test positive and in fact would test negative under more prudent lab protocols .
”

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WASHINGTON, D.C., August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The vast majority of Americans officially recorded as dying from COVID-19 also had other factors contributing to their deaths, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) admitted in its most recent weekly update of provisional death counts.
“For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned,” the August 26 report states. “For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death,” such as pneumonia, respiratory failure, diabetes, or heart disease.
This does not mean that COVID-19 is only to blame in 6% of the deaths; the virus can contribute to patients contracting other conditions, and other conditions can leave patients less able to defend against the virus. But the revelation does underscore the fact that not all members of society are equally at risk, which critics say undermines the justification for the comprehensive lockdown policies adopted across the country.
As of August 31, the United States is estimated to have seen 6.2 million cases of COVID-19 with more than 187,000 deaths and 3.4 million recoveries. But doubt and debate have surrounded those numbers all year, thanks in part to various health agencies admitting that they counted anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 before dying as having died from the virus, regardless of their actual cause of death.
In May, the Washington Post reported that Dr. Deborah Birx, response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, privately admitted “there is nothing from the CDC that I can trust.” Birx reportedly suspected that deaths might be inflated by as much as 25%.
Further casting doubt on the need for mask mandates and bans on public gatherings is a New York Times report published over the weekend that the primary tests currently being used are so sensitive that “most” of the positive cases they identify “are not likely to be contagious” because they “may be carrying relatively insignificant amounts of the virus.”
“We have shut down our economy and our lives for months based on hundreds of thousands of asymptomatic people testing positive for a virus that was presumed to be contagious at the time of the positive test result,” Conservative Review senior editor Daniel Horowitz reacted. “We make people isolate for 14 days, then trace all their contacts and disrupt their lives and liberty as well, without any due process. Yet according to the Times, up to 90% of those who test positive in state labs are likely no longer contagious by the time they test positive and in fact would test negative under more prudent lab protocols.”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-31--Bold pro-life nun who spoke at RNC evokes what old-school Catholic sisters used to be

August 31 , 2020 ( CatholicCulture.org ) — Sister Deirdre Byrne is a formidable woman , and her speech to the Republican convention has — obviously and understandably — energized President Trump ’ s Catholic supporters .
What I found most impressive , however , was not her endorsement of the President ’ s re-election bid , but her bold proclamation : Coincidentally , on the morning after Sister Deirdre ’ s speech , a post on The Catholic Thing featured a photo of another woman religious .
I ’ ll let the photo caption speak for itself : Ninety-two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 30 years !
I know nothing more about Mother Gennara , but I feel sure that she , too , was a formidable woman .
Moreover I am confident that she shared Sister Deirdre ’ s ambition .
The nuns who taught me in grammar school were by no means perfect .
Some were eccentric .
( And you don ’ t think there are eccentric teachers in public schools ? )
Few were prepared for the hurricane of radical change that would sweep through their religious community just a few years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It has been years , now , since I spoke with a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph , and on those rare occasions when I hear about the order ’ s current programs , I do not recognize the spirit that prompted hundreds of good women to dedicate their lives to teaching .
Whatever their weaknesses at the time , and whatever happened to them later , the nuns who taught my grammar-school class ( of 52 students ) also adhered to Sister Deirdre ’ s vision .
There was never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sisters reminded us often — that they wanted all of us , their students , to go to heaven ; and that they saw their teaching mission as their own way to get there .
As compensation for their work , these sisters received room and board and an annual invitation to a Red Sox game — and not much more , other than gratitude and grace .
Because of their dedication , parochial schools were sustainable ; middle-class families could easily afford the tuition and needier families could be subsidized .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it was sustainable , as long as the active religious orders were involved .
These were simpler days , of course .
No one worried about the security of the school building .
There were no armed guards outside , nor video monitors in the hallways .
We impressionable young students worried more about nuclear war ( I vividly remember the tension during the Cuban missile crisis ) than about the then-unimaginable possibility that a crazed gunman would break into the school .
Still , to this day I have complete confidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into any classroom in St. Mary ’ s School , he would not have reached the students until he killed the teacher first .
When I made that observation to a friend this week , he reminded me of the horrible fire that killed 93 students at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago in 1958 .
An account of that tragedy is tough to read .
The school building was not adequately prepared for a fire .
But when it came , the Sisters of Charity who ran the school were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of them .
Three sister perished , and one was badly burned , in four of the five classrooms where students died .
In the fifth , a quick-thinking nun engineered an escape route , and refused to leave until she thought ( sadly , she was mistaken ) that all her students were safe .
Maybe members of Chicago ’ s public-school teachers ’ union would be equally heroic today .
Maybe all teachers would put their own lives at risk without a second thought to save the children under their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I have the same confidence that I had in my own grade-school days .
When I hear teachers demand that the schools be shut down because they fear contracting a virus — because they see the little children as a threat to their health — I wonder .
I don ’ t mean to discuss the Covid threat .
Teachers should be concerned about their own health and welfare , and the health and welfare of their students and their students ’ families .
But my confidence increases exponentially when I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ eternal welfare , and their own .

August 31, 2020 (CatholicCulture.org) — Sister Deirdre Byrne is a formidable woman, and her speech to the Republican convention has — obviously and understandably — energized President Trump’s Catholic supporters. What I found most impressive, however, was not her endorsement of the President’s re-election bid, but her bold proclamation:
…I am not just pro-life, I am pro–eternal life. I want all of us to end up in heaven together someday.
Coincidentally, on the morning after Sister Deirdre’s speech, a post on The Catholic Thing featured a photo of another woman religious. I’ll let the photo caption speak for itself:
Image: St. Donato Parish School: First Grade, 1949 [Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center]. Mother Gennara, M.S.C, who taught at St. Donato’s for thirty years, is pictured with her ninety-two first-graders. The school’s dedication in 1914 had been attended by Mother Cabrini, founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the first U.S. citizen to be canonized (1946).
Ninety-two first-graders! And she managed such classrooms for 30 years! I know nothing more about Mother Gennara, but I feel sure that she, too, was a formidable woman. Moreover I am confident that she shared Sister Deirdre’s ambition.
The nuns who taught me in grammar school were by no means perfect. Some were eccentric. (And you don’t think there are eccentric teachers in public schools?) Few were prepared for the hurricane of radical change that would sweep through their religious community just a few years later, leaving it in ruins. It has been years, now, since I spoke with a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and on those rare occasions when I hear about the order’s current programs, I do not recognize the spirit that prompted hundreds of good women to dedicate their lives to teaching.
Whatever their weaknesses at the time, and whatever happened to them later, the nuns who taught my grammar-school class (of 52 students) also adhered to Sister Deirdre’s vision. There was never any doubt in my mind — because the sisters reminded us often — that they wanted all of us, their students, to go to heaven; and that they saw their teaching mission as their own way to get there.
As compensation for their work, these sisters received room and board and an annual invitation to a Red Sox game — and not much more, other than gratitude and grace. Because of their dedication, parochial schools were sustainable; middle-class families could easily afford the tuition and needier families could be subsidized. The system wasn’t perfect, but it was sustainable, as long as the active religious orders were involved.
These were simpler days, of course. No one worried about the security of the school building. There were no armed guards outside, nor video monitors in the hallways. We impressionable young students worried more about nuclear war (I vividly remember the tension during the Cuban missile crisis) than about the then-unimaginable possibility that a crazed gunman would break into the school. Still, to this day I have complete confidence that if a homicidal gunman had walked into any classroom in St. Mary’s School, he would not have reached the students until he killed the teacher first.
When I made that observation to a friend this week, he reminded me of the horrible fire that killed 93 students at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago in 1958. An account of that tragedy is tough to read. The school building was not adequately prepared for a fire. But when it came, the Sisters of Charity who ran the school were heroic. Not some of them; all of them. Three sister perished, and one was badly burned, in four of the five classrooms where students died. In the fifth, a quick-thinking nun engineered an escape route, and refused to leave until she thought (sadly, she was mistaken) that all her students were safe.
Maybe members of Chicago’s public-school teachers’ union would be equally heroic today. Maybe all teachers would put their own lives at risk without a second thought to save the children under their care. But I cannot say that I have the same confidence that I had in my own grade-school days. When I hear teachers demand that the schools be shut down because they fear contracting a virus — because they see the little children as a threat to their health — I wonder.
I don’t mean to discuss the Covid threat. Teachers should be concerned about their own health and welfare, and the health and welfare of their students and their students’ families. But my confidence increases exponentially when I know that teachers are concerned about their students’ eternal welfare, and their own.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-31--Schools’ multi-billion-dollar tech investments don’t translate to kids learning

August 31 , 2020 ( The Catholic Thing ) — The U.S. education system spent more than $ 26 billion on technology in 2018 .
Spending on new or updated technology in American education in 2020 is estimated to be something in the area of $ 56 billion .
To put that into perspective , that is equivalent to hiring 400,000 new teachers at $ 70,000 per year ( more than most teachers make ) for two years , which is the length of time that “ new ” technology will last before being replaced .
Most Catholic schools have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this level of state-funded largesse , so naturally they have been more eager to open up for in-person classes .
Perhaps this is why academic bureaucrats would prefer they remain closed .
But hasn ’ t the expense been worth it ?
I mean , it ’ s our children ’ s education , isn ’ t it ?
What could be more important ?
Well , let ’ s examine the evidence .
The University of Washington ’ s Center on Reinventing Public Education examined how 477 school districts nationwide have responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found only 27 percent of districts required teachers to record whether students participate in remote classes .
Meanwhile , remote attendance has been abysmal .
During the first two weeks of the shutdown , some 15,000 Los Angeles students failed to show up for classes or do any schoolwork .
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that , 10 weeks in , “ the Philadelphia School District registers just 61 percent of students attending school on an average day.
” The same week the Boston Globe reported that only “ half of students are logging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a typical day.
” Only 57.9 percent of school districts do any progress monitoring , the report found .
The rest haven ’ t even set the minimal expectation that teachers review or keep track of the work their students turn in .
Many schools , including colleges and universities , offered students a pass/fail option rather than requiring a standard grade .
Okay , so there were some problems .
But those problems are going to be fixed now , right ?
I am afraid that the response to this catastrophic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online learning has been the usual bureaucratic response to all failures : namely , that we must double down on what didn ’ t work .
We just didn ’ t have enough technology ; we just didn ’ t spend enough money ; we didn ’ t have time train our functionaries ( aka “ teachers ” ) and do it right .
But now ( you will hear administrators across the country promise ) , we have beefed up our tech , and we ’ re ready .
You are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is a generation brought up on CGI and Star Wars movies , somehow I doubt it .
And , of course , the point of educational technology isn ’ t to dazzle and amaze , it is to educate .
So how are we doing ?
Well , as the Paris-based OECD Programme for Institutional Student Assessment most recently found when they tested over 540,000 students in seventy-two countries with exams on reading , science , and mathematics : Wasn ’ t there any technology that offered meaningful improvements in learning outcomes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overhead projector .
Every good teacher I know bans laptops and cell phones in the classroom .
Then again , so does the most popular private school in Silicon Valley , as does the elite private school in Sydney , Australia , which is the alma mater of three prime ministers .
The headmaster said the school found “ money spent on interactive white-boards , laptops , and the associated software was a total waste.
” Be assured , none of this has kept many school administrators from spending absurd amounts on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back during the pandemic .
Will any of that tech produce the educational quality promised ?
All evidence suggests the answer is no .
Students themselves seem aware of this , since many of them around the country are asking for refunds or discounts if they are only going to be offered second-rate “ online ” classes .
Administrators who have spent millions upgrading their tech and teachers who have spent hours and hours preparing new materials for online learning are not likely to be especially sympathetic to this plea , and most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danger of any crisis is the inability to learn the lessons it should teach .
Will the online , “ tech ” mania pass with the passing of the coronavirus pandemic ?
Is the online experience a temporary solution to a passing problem ?
I wouldn ’ t bet on it .
Having spent billions on new tech while firing actual faculty members , administrators will be loath not to use their new gadgets to “ transform ” education .
Since fewer academic administrators have had much , if any , experience in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them have little , if any , respect for their faculty , and given the billions being invested by companies on the promise of future sales of educational technology , it is increasingly unlikely that the educational failures of the technology revolution will be trumpeted as anything other than a series of marvelous successes .
Okay , perhaps there may be “ glitches ” that some of the naysayers will harp on .
But those problems will be corrected , we will be assured , in the next series of ever-more-expensive purchases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolution ” certainly is transforming American education .
Perhaps this is one reason today ’ s students can ’ t read , write , or do math half as well as their grandparents did .
Wise teachers know how to use technology and when not to .
So if you are convinced , as you should be , that no machine can replace you as a parent , let me assure you that no machine can replace an actual teacher either , someone who knows your son or daughter in a way a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that real parenting can not be done over the telephone or by Zoom , then be assured real teaching can ’ t be done that way either .
Published with permission from The Catholic Thing .

If you know that real parenting cannot be done over the telephone or by Zoom, then be assured real teaching can’t be done that way, either.
August 31, 2020 (The Catholic Thing) — The U.S. education system spent more than $26 billion on technology in 2018. Spending on new or updated technology in American education in 2020 is estimated to be something in the area of $56 billion. To put that into perspective, that is equivalent to hiring 400,000 new teachers at $70,000 per year (more than most teachers make) for two years, which is the length of time that “new” technology will last before being replaced.
Most Catholic schools have not been able to keep up with this level of state-funded largesse, so naturally they have been more eager to open up for in-person classes. Perhaps this is why academic bureaucrats would prefer they remain closed.
But hasn’t the expense been worth it? I mean, it’s our children’s education, isn’t it? What could be more important?
Well, let’s examine the evidence. The University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education examined how 477 school districts nationwide have responded to the COVID-19 crisis. The report found only 27 percent of districts required teachers to record whether students participate in remote classes.
Meanwhile, remote attendance has been abysmal. During the first two weeks of the shutdown, some 15,000 Los Angeles students failed to show up for classes or do any schoolwork.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that, 10 weeks in, “the Philadelphia School District registers just 61 percent of students attending school on an average day.” The same week the Boston Globe reported that only “half of students are logging into online class or submitting assignments online on a typical day.”
Only 57.9 percent of school districts do any progress monitoring, the report found. The rest haven’t even set the minimal expectation that teachers review or keep track of the work their students turn in. Many schools, including colleges and universities, offered students a pass/fail option rather than requiring a standard grade.
Okay, so there were some problems. But those problems are going to be fixed now, right?
I am afraid that the response to this catastrophic failure in the great nationwide experiment in online learning has been the usual bureaucratic response to all failures: namely, that we must double down on what didn’t work. We just didn’t have enough technology; we just didn’t spend enough money; we didn’t have time train our functionaries (aka “teachers”) and do it right. But now (you will hear administrators across the country promise), we have beefed up our tech, and we’re ready. You are going to be dazzled and amazed.
Since this is a generation brought up on CGI and Star Wars movies, somehow I doubt it. And, of course, the point of educational technology isn’t to dazzle and amaze, it is to educate. So how are we doing?
Well, as the Paris-based OECD Programme for Institutional Student Assessment most recently found when they tested over 540,000 students in seventy-two countries with exams on reading, science, and mathematics:
classroom usage of all of the most advanced equipment was associated with worse student performance on every type of exam. Students using tablet computers at school saw on average a 10 percent lower math test score versus peers who didn’t. E-book reader use meant an 18 percent lower score in reading. Desktops, laptops, internet access, and Wi-Fi all were linked to lower scores. Even the widely touted interactive whiteboard was associated with worse results in reading, science, and math.
Wasn’t there any technology that offered meaningful improvements in learning outcomes? There was one: the decades-old overhead projector.
Every good teacher I know bans laptops and cell phones in the classroom. Then again, so does the most popular private school in Silicon Valley, as does the elite private school in Sydney, Australia, which is the alma mater of three prime ministers. The headmaster said the school found “money spent on interactive white-boards, laptops, and the associated software was a total waste.”
Be assured, none of this has kept many school administrators from spending absurd amounts on the latest technology so they can lure students back during the pandemic. Will any of that tech produce the educational quality promised? All evidence suggests the answer is no.
Students themselves seem aware of this, since many of them around the country are asking for refunds or discounts if they are only going to be offered second-rate “online” classes. Administrators who have spent millions upgrading their tech and teachers who have spent hours and hours preparing new materials for online learning are not likely to be especially sympathetic to this plea, and most haven’t been.
The greatest danger of any crisis is the inability to learn the lessons it should teach. Will the online, “tech” mania pass with the passing of the coronavirus pandemic? Is the online experience a temporary solution to a passing problem?
I wouldn’t bet on it. Having spent billions on new tech while firing actual faculty members, administrators will be loath not to use their new gadgets to “transform” education. Since fewer academic administrators have had much, if any, experience in the classroom, and more and more of them have little, if any, respect for their faculty, and given the billions being invested by companies on the promise of future sales of educational technology, it is increasingly unlikely that the educational failures of the technology revolution will be trumpeted as anything other than a series of marvelous successes.
Okay, perhaps there may be “glitches” that some of the naysayers will harp on. But those problems will be corrected, we will be assured, in the next series of ever-more-expensive purchases on ever-more-wonderful machines.
The “tech revolution” certainly is transforming American education. Perhaps this is one reason today’s students can’t read, write, or do math half as well as their grandparents did. Wise teachers know how to use technology and when not to. So if you are convinced, as you should be, that no machine can replace you as a parent, let me assure you that no machine can replace an actual teacher either, someone who knows your son or daughter in a way a computer never can.
And if you know that real parenting cannot be done over the telephone or by Zoom, then be assured real teaching can’t be done that way either.
Published with permission from The Catholic Thing.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-31--Canadian university offers course normalizing ‘safe’ and ‘common’ abortion

PETITION : Hold UN accountable for babies killed by sex-selection abortion !
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HALIFAX , Nova Scotia , August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Dalhousie University in Canada is now offering a course to its health students promoting abortion as “ normal.
” “ Despite abortion having been decriminalized in Canada since 1988 , the remaining barriers to access are of course geography … but also the willingness of providers to step up and provide this care [ sic ] , ” said Marthy Paynter , who leads the course .
“ If we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have to train the providers , and when you realize how normal something is , how safe , how common , that helps you adopt it into your practice and feel comfortable with this care provision , ” she told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( CBC ) .
Paynter , CBC reported , “ was involved in introducing training for nursing students on abortion that was part of a larger undergraduate course a couple years ago.
” “ This is a great expansion of that attention that Dalhousie Health has made to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practitioners about abortion care [ sic ] , ” Paynter claimed .
Paynter also suggested to the CBC that students will be told if doctors refuse to commit an abortion , those doctors most nonetheless facilitate it by referring the mother to another doctor : “ Paynter said it ’ s also a requirement in health-care providers ' code of ethics and standards of practice to never abandon their patients .
If they ca n't offer abortion care [ sic ] , they make a referral to someone who can , she said.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Surgical and Medical Abortion Patients , ” is officially characterized as a mini-course , consisting of only four 90-minute sessions .
“ This mini course will help provide students with information on the history of abortion in Canada and current access to abortion , ” the course description states .
“ The course will focus on recent changes in Atlantic Canada including the removal of the Therapeutic Abortion Committee in NB in 2014 ; the creation of the abortion clinic in PEI in 2017 ; and the removal of referral requirement and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018.
” Additionally , course participants would be on track to understanding “ medical abortion was approved by Health Canada in 2015 , became widely available in 2017 , and nurse practitioners now prescribe medical abortion in every province and territory in Canada.
” Dalhousie University wants students to have “ reflected upon their beliefs , values and assumptions relative to contraception , reproductive autonomy and abortion , and learned the relevance of this reflection on their professional role of support with people who have experienced unplanned pregnancy and reproductive coercion.
” They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the personal , cultural and institutional contexts of reproductive control and their effects on people seeking care from health care professionals , ” and to have improved “ consciousness regarding politicized action that can be taken to counter the personal , cultural and institutional contexts of reproductive control.
” The course does not appear to take into account ethical considerations , namely that a baby is killed during every single successful abortion .
According to Campaign Life Coalition , “ At least 100,000 surgical abortions are committed annually in Canada , conservatively speaking.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ babies have died since abortion was first legalized in 1969 .
Basing itself on findings of a study by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute , Campaign Life Coalition ( CLC ) points out that “ abortion is used as a ‘ back-up ’ birth control method in more than 96 % of instances.
” Canada ’ s abortion regime is one of the most radical in the world .
“ In R. v. Morgentaler , 1988 , the Supreme Court of Canada made its landmark decision to throw out the 1969 abortion law on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ .
This created a legal vacuum in which , to this day , no abortion law exists in Canada , ” CLC writes .
Now , abortions are permitted “ throughout all 9 months of pregnancy , for any reason , up to the moment of birth .
Section 223 of the Criminal Code of Canada defines a human being as ‘ a child that has completely proceeded from the body of its mother .
’ ”

'This is a great expansion of that attention … to the importance of educating our future health-care practitioners about abortion care.'
PETITION: Hold UN accountable for babies killed by sex-selection abortion! Sign the petition here.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Dalhousie University in Canada is now offering a course to its health students promoting abortion as “normal.”
“Despite abortion having been decriminalized in Canada since 1988, the remaining barriers to access are of course geography … but also the willingness of providers to step up and provide this care [sic],” said Marthy Paynter, who leads the course.
“If we’re going to address that barrier we have to train the providers, and when you realize how normal something is, how safe, how common, that helps you adopt it into your practice and feel comfortable with this care provision,” she told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Paynter, CBC reported, “was involved in introducing training for nursing students on abortion that was part of a larger undergraduate course a couple years ago.”
“This is a great expansion of that attention that Dalhousie Health has made to the importance of educating our future health-care practitioners about abortion care [sic],” Paynter claimed.
Paynter also suggested to the CBC that students will be told if doctors refuse to commit an abortion, those doctors most nonetheless facilitate it by referring the mother to another doctor: “Paynter said it’s also a requirement in health-care providers' code of ethics and standards of practice to never abandon their patients. If they can't offer abortion care [sic], they make a referral to someone who can, she said.”
The course, “Interprofessional Care of Surgical and Medical Abortion Patients,” is officially characterized as a mini-course, consisting of only four 90-minute sessions.
“This mini course will help provide students with information on the history of abortion in Canada and current access to abortion,” the course description states.
“The course will focus on recent changes in Atlantic Canada including the removal of the Therapeutic Abortion Committee in NB in 2014; the creation of the abortion clinic in PEI in 2017; and the removal of referral requirement and introduction of centralized intake in NS in 2018.”
Additionally, course participants would be on track to understanding “medical abortion was approved by Health Canada in 2015, became widely available in 2017, and nurse practitioners now prescribe medical abortion in every province and territory in Canada.”
“Medical abortion” refers to the abortion pill.
Dalhousie University wants students to have “reflected upon their beliefs, values and assumptions relative to contraception, reproductive autonomy and abortion, and learned the relevance of this reflection on their professional role of support with people who have experienced unplanned pregnancy and reproductive coercion.”
They are also asked to understand better “the personal, cultural and institutional contexts of reproductive control and their effects on people seeking care from health care professionals,” and to have improved “consciousness regarding politicized action that can be taken to counter the personal, cultural and institutional contexts of reproductive control.”
The course does not appear to take into account ethical considerations, namely that a baby is killed during every single successful abortion.
According to Campaign Life Coalition, “At least 100,000 surgical abortions are committed annually in Canada, conservatively speaking.” Overall, more than 4 million babies have died since abortion was first legalized in 1969.
Basing itself on findings of a study by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) points out that “abortion is used as a ‘back-up’ birth control method in more than 96% of instances.”
Canada’s abortion regime is one of the most radical in the world.
“In R. v. Morgentaler, 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada made its landmark decision to throw out the 1969 abortion law on the basis that it was ‘unconstitutional’. This created a legal vacuum in which, to this day, no abortion law exists in Canada,” CLC writes.
Now, abortions are permitted “throughout all 9 months of pregnancy, for any reason, up to the moment of birth. Section 223 of the Criminal Code of Canada defines a human being as ‘a child that has completely proceeded from the body of its mother.’”
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