lifesitenews--2020-03-26--Coronavirus pandemic forces Vatican to alter Holy Week ceremonies for entire church

ROME , Italy , March 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Vatican has further specified what will happen in parishes throughout the world during Holy Week this year , given that numerous countries and bishops have banned public Church services due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Since “ the date of Easter can not be transferred , ” explained Cardinal Robert Sarah , prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , “ in the countries which have been struck by the disease and where restrictions around the assembly and movement of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may celebrate the rites of Holy Week without the presence of the people and in a suitable place , avoiding concelebration and omitting the sign of peace.
” For Palm Sunday , the Sunday before Easter , the decree published today by the Holy See states that the liturgy “ is to be celebrated within sacred buildings.
” Usually , a procession takes place before Mass , which involves all faithful attending Mass .
The Chrism Mass , which is traditionally celebrated by each diocesan bishop on the morning of Holy Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day within Holy Week .
It may again be moved this year , according to the decision of national bishops ’ conferences .
In a previous decree , published March 19 , Cardinal Sarah already indicated that Chrism Mass might even be moved to a date after Easter .
The Mass of the Lord ’ s Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday will not end with a procession .
The Blessed Sacrament , which would otherwise be moved to a different altar , “ is to be kept in the tabernacle.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Discipline of the Sacraments said the ceremonial washing of the feet , “ which is already optional , is to be omitted.
” While in regular times , no private Masses are to be said during the Triduum , the last three days preceding Easter , this year “ the faculty to celebrate Mass in a suitable place ( on Holy Thursday ) , without the presence of the people , is exceptionally granted to all priests.
” On Good Friday , a part of the liturgy is the universal prayer , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain predetermined causes , for instance for the whole hierarchy of the Church .
This year , “ Bishops will arrange to have a special intention prepared for those who find themselves in distress , the sick , the dead.
” The German bishops already published a new prayer .
“ Let us also pray for all those who are seriously ill during these weeks ; for those who live in fear and care for one another ; for those who care for the sick in medicine and nursing ; for researchers who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for those who have to make decisions and are working for society , but also for the many whom death has ripped out of life , ” the first part reads .
“ Almighty , eternal God , you are our refuge and strength ; many generations have experienced you as powerful , as a helper in all needs ; stand by all who are affected by this crisis and strengthen in us the faith that you hold all people in your good hands .
But accept the deceased into your kingdom , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the second part of the prayer continues .
The decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments points out that the adoration of the Cross by kissing it , also a traditional element of the Good Friday liturgy , “ shall be limited solely to the celebrant.
” The Easter Vigil , celebrating Christ ’ s resurrection , is to be celebrated “ only in Cathedral and parish churches.
” The baptismal liturgy , a major part of the Easter Vigil , which traditionally features adult baptisms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be shortened to only the renewal of baptismal promises , the decree states .
Expressions of popular piety , for instance the prayer of the Stations of the Cross , will not be possible during Holy Week in many parts of the world .
Thus , Cardinal Sarah said they “ can be transferred to other suitable days in the year.
” He specifically mentioned September 14 , the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross , and September 15 , the feast of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady .
Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ during Holy Week .
The decree also encouraged the faithful to “ prayerfully unite themselves ” to the private liturgies from their homes .
“ Means of live ( not recorded ) telematic broadcasts can be of help , ” Sarah wrote .

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ROME, Italy, March 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The Vatican has further specified what will happen in parishes throughout the world during Holy Week this year, given that numerous countries and bishops have banned public Church services due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Since “the date of Easter cannot be transferred,” explained Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, “in the countries which have been struck by the disease and where restrictions around the assembly and movement of people have been imposed, bishops and priests may celebrate the rites of Holy Week without the presence of the people and in a suitable place, avoiding concelebration and omitting the sign of peace.”
For Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, the decree published today by the Holy See states that the liturgy “is to be celebrated within sacred buildings.” Usually, a procession takes place before Mass, which involves all faithful attending Mass.
The Chrism Mass, which is traditionally celebrated by each diocesan bishop on the morning of Holy Thursday, has already often been moved to another day within Holy Week. It may again be moved this year, according to the decision of national bishops’ conferences.
In a previous decree, published March 19, Cardinal Sarah already indicated that Chrism Mass might even be moved to a date after Easter.
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday will not end with a procession. The Blessed Sacrament, which would otherwise be moved to a different altar, “is to be kept in the tabernacle.”
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments said the ceremonial washing of the feet, “which is already optional, is to be omitted.”
While in regular times, no private Masses are to be said during the Triduum, the last three days preceding Easter, this year “the faculty to celebrate Mass in a suitable place (on Holy Thursday), without the presence of the people, is exceptionally granted to all priests.”
On Good Friday, a part of the liturgy is the universal prayer, where the priest prays explicitly and solemnly for certain predetermined causes, for instance for the whole hierarchy of the Church. This year, “Bishops will arrange to have a special intention prepared for those who find themselves in distress, the sick, the dead.”
The German bishops already published a new prayer.
“Let us also pray for all those who are seriously ill during these weeks; for those who live in fear and care for one another; for those who care for the sick in medicine and nursing; for researchers who are seeking protection and remedies; and for those who have to make decisions and are working for society, but also for the many whom death has ripped out of life,” the first part reads.
“Almighty, eternal God, you are our refuge and strength; many generations have experienced you as powerful, as a helper in all needs; stand by all who are affected by this crisis and strengthen in us the faith that you hold all people in your good hands. But accept the deceased into your kingdom, where they are safe with you,” the second part of the prayer continues.
The decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments points out that the adoration of the Cross by kissing it, also a traditional element of the Good Friday liturgy, “shall be limited solely to the celebrant.”
The Easter Vigil, celebrating Christ’s resurrection, is to be celebrated “only in Cathedral and parish churches.” The baptismal liturgy, a major part of the Easter Vigil, which traditionally features adult baptisms of converts to the faith, is to be shortened to only the renewal of baptismal promises, the decree states.
Expressions of popular piety, for instance the prayer of the Stations of the Cross, will not be possible during Holy Week in many parts of the world. Thus, Cardinal Sarah said they “can be transferred to other suitable days in the year.”
He specifically mentioned September 14, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, and September 15, the feast of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. Both days strongly relate to the passion of Christ during Holy Week.
The decree also encouraged the faithful to “prayerfully unite themselves” to the private liturgies from their homes. “Means of live (not recorded) telematic broadcasts can be of help,” Sarah wrote.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-25--Ex-trans who had genitals cut off to live as ‘female’ reveals how God saved his life

March 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – An ex-transgender revealed on a BBC show how a “ bolt of lightning ” experience with God helped him to cease living as a “ woman ” and to start living again according to his biological sex .
The BBC World Service program Podcast , titled “ The Detransitioners : He2She2He ” , goes over the lives of different men who struggled with gender dysphoria .
The story of Daniel who lived life as “ Danielle ” stands out .
Daniel , who like many others who lived life thinking he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffered mental abuse from his mother at an early age .
In the Podcast , he notes how his mother would drive home the message to him that “ men are bad.
” This trauma caused him to question his biological sex , and ultimately led him to a life living as a “ woman.
” At first , he lived as a “ woman ” while deciding against “ sex change ” surgery , and even briefly went back to living according to his biological sex for a short time .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surgery in Thailand , which included removing his male genitals , something he deeply regrets doing .
“ When I was being wheeled into the operating room , I started having these thoughts , don ’ t do it , ” said Daniel in the Podcast .
“ I didn ’ t listen to the don ’ t do it inspirations in my head and I just said , I come all the way here , I paid the money , and I went through it.
” Daniel said it was “ very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the surgery , as he noticed the bruises on his legs .
He had a very difficult time afterward and fell into a deep depression .
It was after this life-altering surgery when Daniel had the “ bolt of lightning ” experience , in which he felt called by God to start living again according to his birth sex .
“ I was praying one morning , and I said I ’ m unhappy , something is wrong .
I had a bolt of lightning experience and I shook , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater than myself , I choose to call it the power of God , ” said Daniel .
He went on to say that he heard , “ I created you , male , you are walking around trying to live in a female world that is not your creation , and you need to turn around and go back to your birth gender.
” Shortly after his experience , Daniel rushed to email his pastor , close friends , and his sister .
After receiving support from them , he knew that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as God created him .
This all happened within one day .
Daniel , who is now married to a woman , said that even while he was living as a “ woman ” he had strong attractions to females .
He will eventually need surgery to reconstruct his natural male genitals .
Daniel noted it was hard to find a doctor to perform this kind of surgery , but he eventually found a specialist in Europe who focuses on de-transitioning .
He had hoped the doctor could help him with his reconstruction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
The surgery did not happen , however , as Daniel was told he must wait for improved liver functions before having the procedure done .
Many nations around the world , such as Germany and Canada , have introduced legislation that will make it illegal to help minors with same-sex attraction or gender confusion get the help they need .
There are instances like Daniel ’ s that show that the loving power of Christ , along with faith-based support groups , can help heal those affected by gender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows that banning faith-based help could be detrimental in assisting those who want to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions .
Duncan lived life as a “ man ” for 11 years before Christ ’ s healing power saved her .
A recent LifeSiteNews video highlights her journey , as well as her plea with Canadian senators to stop legislation that would ban the types of therapy that helped heal her .

March 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – An ex-transgender revealed on a BBC show how a “bolt of lightning” experience with God helped him to cease living as a “woman” and to start living again according to his biological sex.
The BBC World Service program Podcast, titled “The Detransitioners: He2She2He”, goes over the lives of different men who struggled with gender dysphoria.
The story of Daniel who lived life as “Danielle” stands out. Daniel, who like many others who lived life thinking he was something other than his birth sex, suffered mental abuse from his mother at an early age.
In the Podcast, he notes how his mother would drive home the message to him that “men are bad.” This trauma caused him to question his biological sex, and ultimately led him to a life living as a “woman.”
At first, he lived as a “woman” while deciding against “sex change” surgery, and even briefly went back to living according to his biological sex for a short time.
He ultimately decided for “sex change” surgery in Thailand, which included removing his male genitals, something he deeply regrets doing.
“When I was being wheeled into the operating room, I started having these thoughts, don’t do it,” said Daniel in the Podcast. “I didn’t listen to the don’t do it inspirations in my head and I just said, I come all the way here, I paid the money, and I went through it.”
Daniel said it was “very difficult” for him after waking up from the surgery, as he noticed the bruises on his legs. He had a very difficult time afterward and fell into a deep depression.
It was after this life-altering surgery when Daniel had the “bolt of lightning” experience, in which he felt called by God to start living again according to his birth sex.
“I was praying one morning, and I said I’m unhappy, something is wrong. I had a bolt of lightning experience and I shook, and I had inspiration from I believe a power greater than myself, I choose to call it the power of God,” said Daniel.
He went on to say that he heard, “I created you, male, you are walking around trying to live in a female world that is not your creation, and you need to turn around and go back to your birth gender.”
Shortly after his experience, Daniel rushed to email his pastor, close friends, and his sister. After receiving support from them, he knew that he had to go back to living as God created him. This all happened within one day.
Daniel, who is now married to a woman, said that even while he was living as a “woman” he had strong attractions to females.
He will eventually need surgery to reconstruct his natural male genitals.
Daniel noted it was hard to find a doctor to perform this kind of surgery, but he eventually found a specialist in Europe who focuses on de-transitioning. He had hoped the doctor could help him with his reconstruction while he was doing a residency in the United States. The surgery did not happen, however, as Daniel was told he must wait for improved liver functions before having the procedure done.
Many nations around the world, such as Germany and Canada, have introduced legislation that will make it illegal to help minors with same-sex attraction or gender confusion get the help they need.
There are instances like Daniel’s that show that the loving power of Christ, along with faith-based support groups, can help heal those affected by gender dysphoria.
The case of KathyGrace Duncan shows that banning faith-based help could be detrimental in assisting those who want to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions.
Duncan lived life as a “man” for 11 years before Christ’s healing power saved her. A recent LifeSiteNews video highlights her journey, as well as her plea with Canadian senators to stop legislation that would ban the types of therapy that helped heal her.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-25--Leftist media suppress hopeful news about drugs that might beat coronavirus

March 25 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Very soon after the coronavirus hit America , reports emerged that chloroquine , an older malaria drug , and its analogue , hydroxychloroquine , were helpful against the virus , especially when used in conjunction with azithromycin , an antibiotic .
Trump expressed a strong hope that these drugs would effectively treat those with serious coronavirus cases .
The media reflexively struck back .
They first accused Trump of lying about the drugs ' potential value .
Now that it 's become clear that Trump was accurate , the media have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present chloroquine as a deadly drug that will kill more than it cures .
For the media , it 's never about the actual issue ; it 's always about `` getting '' Trump .
On Sunday , American Thinker ran Andrew Longman 's excellent summary of chloroquine , hydroxychloroquine , and azithromycin .
Before reading this post , you might want to refresh your knowledge by reading that article .
The takeaway is that these drugs have been around for a long time , so doctors are familiar with them ; that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they work ; and that the Trump administration got the FDA to allow doctors to prescribe them `` off-label '' or for `` compassionate use '' ( that is , for a purpose other than treating malaria ) .
( Just two recent examples of successful chloroquine use are here and here . )
On Saturday , Trump tweeted out his hope that hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin , when taken together , could save lives .
Please note that he did n't say they `` would '' save lives , just that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the outcome : Within what seemed like minutes , the media had their new narrative : hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine kill !
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Axios tweeted that a man died after `` ingesting chloroquine phosphate — one of the anti-malaria drugs that Trump has mentioned in recent days '' : Despite the `` self-medicating '' bit , which is clear in the tweet , the story gained traction as an anti-Trump diatribe when a blue-checked doctor tweeted out the same Axios story : What Axios neglected to report is that the man and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
According to the hospital website , the couple went the extra mile when they `` ingested chloroquine phosphate , an additive commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks . ''
Nobody can allege with a straight face that Trump told them to do that .
Naturally , Vice had to get in on the act .
It ran a story with the headline , `` People in Nigeria Are Poisoning Themselves With Chloroquine after Trump Said It Was a Cure for Coronavirus : The president wo n't stop hyping the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Fauci and the commissioner of the FDA warned it 's unproven . ''
Except Trump never said it was a cure .
He said he hoped it would be and that he had a good feeling that it could be the answer .
That fools self-medicate is not Trump 's fault .
Nevertheless , all the usual people afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome piled on .
The following tweet is representative , since it 's a twofer , with both Laurence Tribe , a chronic embarrassment to the once great history of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kellyanne Conway 's shrill husband , chiming in : When it comes to Trump , the media , the Democrat establishment ( but I repeat myself ) , and the NeverTrumps all seem to have adopted as their motto Groucho Marx 's famous song , `` I 'm against It . ''
Here 's the video because , when Groucho says it , it 's funny , and we can all use a laugh right now : Published with permission from the American Thinker .

The media accused Trump of lying about the drugs' potential value. Now it's become clear that Trump was accurate.
March 25, 2020 (American Thinker) — Very soon after the coronavirus hit America, reports emerged that chloroquine, an older malaria drug, and its analogue, hydroxychloroquine, were helpful against the virus, especially when used in conjunction with azithromycin, an antibiotic. Trump expressed a strong hope that these drugs would effectively treat those with serious coronavirus cases.
The media reflexively struck back. They first accused Trump of lying about the drugs' potential value. Now that it's become clear that Trump was accurate, the media have a new tactic, which is to present chloroquine as a deadly drug that will kill more than it cures. For the media, it's never about the actual issue; it's always about “getting” Trump.
On Sunday, American Thinker ran Andrew Longman's excellent summary of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin. Before reading this post, you might want to refresh your knowledge by reading that article. The takeaway is that these drugs have been around for a long time, so doctors are familiar with them; that there's an increasing body of evidence that they work; and that the Trump administration got the FDA to allow doctors to prescribe them “off-label” or for “compassionate use” (that is, for a purpose other than treating malaria). (Just two recent examples of successful chloroquine use are here and here.)
On Saturday, Trump tweeted out his hope that hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, when taken together, could save lives. Please note that he didn't say they “would” save lives, just that they had a “real chance” to change the outcome:
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains – Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020
Within what seemed like minutes, the media had their new narrative: hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine kill!!!
Axios tweeted that a man died after “ingesting chloroquine phosphate — one of the anti-malaria drugs that Trump has mentioned in recent days”:
A man has died after ingesting chloroquine phosphate — one of the anti-malaria drugs that Trump has mentioned in recent days.https://t.co/aUruaB6jZe — Axios (@axios) March 23, 2020
Despite the “self-medicating” bit, which is clear in the tweet, the story gained traction as an anti-Trump diatribe when a blue-checked doctor tweeted out the same Axios story:
��BREAKING: A man DIED & his wife is in ICU after they ingested #chloroquine, one of the anti-malarials that @realDonaldTrump touted. Chloroquine/#hydroxychloroquine have NOT been proven effective against #coronavirus & can cause FATAL heart arrhythmias.https://t.co/kagJQpkzNz — Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) March 23, 2020
What Axios neglected to report is that the man and his wife didn't merely “self-medicate.” According to the hospital website, the couple went the extra mile when they “ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks.” Nobody can allege with a straight face that Trump told them to do that.
Naturally, Vice had to get in on the act. It ran a story with the headline, “People in Nigeria Are Poisoning Themselves With Chloroquine after Trump Said It Was a Cure for Coronavirus: The president won't stop hyping the untested 'cure,' even after Dr. Anthony Fauci and the commissioner of the FDA warned it's unproven.” Except Trump never said it was a cure. He said he hoped it would be and that he had a good feeling that it could be the answer. That fools self-medicate is not Trump's fault.
Nevertheless, all the usual people afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome piled on. The following tweet is representative, since it's a twofer, with both Laurence Tribe, a chronic embarrassment to the once great history of Harvard Law School, and George Conway, Kellyanne Conway's shrill husband, chiming in:
Taking Trump’s advice can kill. It already has. The man is lethal. https://t.co/wPO7TRII30 — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 24, 2020
When it comes to Trump, the media, the Democrat establishment (but I repeat myself), and the NeverTrumps all seem to have adopted as their motto Groucho Marx's famous song, “I'm against It.” Here's the video because, when Groucho says it, it's funny, and we can all use a laugh right now:
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-25--Four people in Vatican infected with COVID-19, offices remain open

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March 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Holy See announced yesterday that its offices remain open and are continuing to function , although with a reduction in staff present in the facilities .
In addition , Pope Francis stated on Sunday that he is continuing his own work as normal and is still holding private audiences , although not public ones .
Although a prudent distance is being maintained between individuals within Vatican City , and measures are being taken to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vatican Press Office has admitted that three new cases of infection have arisen recently , for a total of four , and the Italian press are expressing concern that the situation is ripe for a larger outbreak .
“ I ’ m adjusting to this new way of doing things , ” Pope Francis said Sunday in an interview with the Spanish journalist Jordi Évole , describing the now-empty St. Peter ’ s Square as a “ desert.
” Asked if he is in isolation , the pontiff responded , “ Yes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , I am taking care of myself .
I don ’ t receive groups , but I do receive personal audiences .
Every hour or every half-hour , pre-scheduled .
And I continue to work as normal.
” The current approach , according to a report by Vatican News , is to “ avoid the further spreading of COVID-19 in a way that does not involve suspending its proper activities.
” The Holy See “ is entrusting to the leadership of the Dicasteries ‘ the task of continuing to carry out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ” Vatican News states .
They are to do this by “ arranging for minimal numbers of personnel in their offices and encouraging , insofar as it is possible , that work be done remotely , in such [ a ] way as to limit the transfer of employees and at the same time guarantee the exercise of the Petrine ministry.
” However , the Italian newspaper Il Messagero reports that precautions taken so far in the Vatican appear not to be sufficient for preventing the spread of disease .
“ Up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the area has not been sterilized , and many of those working in the offices do not have masks available to them .
They are only following the practice of maintaining a distance of one meter from others and of using hand santizers , but the risk of contagion remains quite evident to everyone.
” Physical copies of the Vatican daily newspaper L ’ Osservatore Romano are no longer being printed “ out of fear of coronavirus contagion , ” Thomas D. Williams reported at Breitbart .
The four individuals who have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantined immidately after testing positive as a precaution , according to Matteo Bruni , the director of the Holy See , and reported by Il Messagero .
“ Their isolation will last another fourteen days .
They are currently being cared for in Italian hospitals or in their own homes.
” In addition to the first case of infection , which was a visiting priest , two employees of the Vatican Museum and one worker involved in processing freight have been infected with COVID-19 , according to Il Messagero .
Pope Francis has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected and symptomatic with COVID-19 : the French bishop Emmanuel Delmas , who attended an audience with Francis on March 9 with other French bishops during an ad limina visit .
Moreover , in late February , the pontiff was ill for several days with what appears to have been a strong cold , prompting him to cancel his participation in several public events .
However , he appeared to be healthy in his interview with Évole on Sunday , which was conducted through an internet video service .
The Holy See assured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan for quickly reporting any cases of infection to the health authorities of the place of residence of the employee and as well as those of Vatican City State , although the details of their plan have not been made public .

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March 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The Holy See announced yesterday that its offices remain open and are continuing to function, although with a reduction in staff present in the facilities. In addition, Pope Francis stated on Sunday that he is continuing his own work as normal and is still holding private audiences, although not public ones.
Although a prudent distance is being maintained between individuals within Vatican City, and measures are being taken to disinfect the facilities in use, the Vatican Press Office has admitted that three new cases of infection have arisen recently, for a total of four, and the Italian press are expressing concern that the situation is ripe for a larger outbreak.
“I’m adjusting to this new way of doing things,” Pope Francis said Sunday in an interview with the Spanish journalist Jordi Évole, describing the now-empty St. Peter’s Square as a “desert.” Asked if he is in isolation, the pontiff responded, “Yes . . . no, that is to say, I am taking care of myself. I don’t receive groups, but I do receive personal audiences. Every hour or every half-hour, pre-scheduled. And I continue to work as normal.”
The current approach, according to a report by Vatican News, is to “avoid the further spreading of COVID-19 in a way that does not involve suspending its proper activities.”
The Holy See “is entrusting to the leadership of the Dicasteries ‘the task of continuing to carry out the essential services of the Universal Church,’” Vatican News states. They are to do this by “arranging for minimal numbers of personnel in their offices and encouraging, insofar as it is possible, that work be done remotely, in such [a] way as to limit the transfer of employees and at the same time guarantee the exercise of the Petrine ministry.”
However, the Italian newspaper Il Messagero reports that precautions taken so far in the Vatican appear not to be sufficient for preventing the spread of disease. “Up to now, in many Vatican congregations the area has not been sterilized, and many of those working in the offices do not have masks available to them. They are only following the practice of maintaining a distance of one meter from others and of using hand santizers, but the risk of contagion remains quite evident to everyone.”
Physical copies of the Vatican daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano are no longer being printed “out of fear of coronavirus contagion,” Thomas D. Williams reported at Breitbart.
The four individuals who have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 were quarantined immidately after testing positive as a precaution, according to Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See, and reported by Il Messagero. “Their isolation will last another fourteen days. They are currently being cared for in Italian hospitals or in their own homes.”
In addition to the first case of infection, which was a visiting priest, two employees of the Vatican Museum and one worker involved in processing freight have been infected with COVID-19, according to Il Messagero.
Pope Francis has been exposed to at least one person infected and symptomatic with COVID-19: the French bishop Emmanuel Delmas, who attended an audience with Francis on March 9 with other French bishops during an ad limina visit. Moreover, in late February, the pontiff was ill for several days with what appears to have been a strong cold, prompting him to cancel his participation in several public events. However, he appeared to be healthy in his interview with Évole on Sunday, which was conducted through an internet video service.
The Holy See assured the press yesterday that they have a plan for quickly reporting any cases of infection to the health authorities of the place of residence of the employee and as well as those of Vatican City State, although the details of their plan have not been made public.
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lifesitenews--2020-04-16--Bill Gates-backed organization provides abortion pill access across the globe

April 16 , 2020 ( LiveAction ) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , a known financier of pro-abortion organizations , is also funding an international “ family planning ” organization that distributes the abortion pill worldwide .
DKT International operates “ offices in 24 countries ” and boasts that it is “ one of the world ’ s largest providers of family planning.
” But while DKT portrays itself as “ a non-profit , non-governmental organization ( NGO ) ” that “ operates like a social enterprise , ” DKT International also openly sells the abortion pill ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aspiration ( MVA ) kits .
In addition , DKT may also be the marketing company behind pills that are being illegally shipped from India to the United States .
Live Action News has previously documented the illegal online sales of the abortion pill by physician Rebecca Gomperts , founder of the group Aid Access .
In March 2019 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to AidAccess.org to cease shipments of the pills to the U.S. A lawsuit filed in the case suggests the Aid Access abortion combipack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by DKT .
The FDA letter , referred to in the lawsuit as “ exhibit B , ” states : Aidaccess.org facilitates the sale to U.S. consumers of unapproved mifepristone … including “ a-Kare , ” a combination pack … manufactured by Synokem Pharaceuticals Ltd. ( Snynokem ) .
The patient insert accompanying the product states that “ a-Kare ” is “ indicated for early medical abortion for up to 9 weeks , ” The product labeling states “ a-Kare ” is “ Marketed by : DKT India.
” According to DKT ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplies a wide range of contraceptives under its Kare brand , including … emergency contraceptives , and safe abortion products .
DKT India has received support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , National AIDS Control Organization , UNFPA , USAID , and Finland ’ s Väestöliitto.
” • “ Whenever possible , DKT registers mifepristone/misoprostol and misoprostol for abortion and post-abortion care.
” • “ In 2017 , DKT acquired the worldwide rights to distribute the Ipas manual vacuum aspiration ( MVA ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ method ) .
• “ DKT markets and distributes MVA in over 100 countries around the world.
” • “ DKT has trained thousands of health care providers from the private and public sector on abortion and post-abortion care best practices , including surgical protocols , prescription of the abortion pill and post-abortion family planning counseling.
” “ DKT ’ s sales totals for 2014 included … 2.4 million IUDs , emergency contraception , implants , mifepristone/misoprostol , and manual vacuum aspiration kits , ” according to the website of the United Nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Capital Research noted how FP2020 is not only saturated with Gates Foundation funds , but “ aims to loosen abortion restrictions overseas … ” In 2018 , DKT ’ s annual report boasted 3.5 million mifepristone/misoprostol combipacks , and 4.2 million by 2019 .
Gates Foundation dollars to Planned Parenthood — which commits 40 percent of all U.S. abortions — have totaled “ at least $ 81,009,329 , ” according to Newsbusters .
In addition , between 2018 and 2020 , Newsbusters reports that the Gates Foundation “ gave at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Live Action News previously documented how the Population Council , a non-profit founded by John D. Rockefeller III in 1952 ( along with others already entrenched in the eugenics movement ) , was responsible for brining the abortion pill ( RU-486 ) into the U.S .
The right to distribute the drugs was later handed over to DANCO Laboratories , a sub-licensee of the Population Council which was heavily financed by the Packard Foundation .
The Gates Foundation ’ s grants to DKT International for “ family planning ” have been in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticized for his support of population control .
He has bemoaned how population growth is increasing in developing nations .
In 2018 , Gates told the Financial Times that a solution to slow population growth in Africa would include “ reproductive health tools.
” And at the World Economic Forum , the Microsoft founder suggested , “ The biggest things are the modern tools of contraception .
If you have those things available then people have more control over being able to space their children.
” Gates comes by his views due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Bill Moyers , Gates revealed that his father was heavily involved with Planned Parenthood : “ When I was growing up , my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things .
My dad was head of Planned Parenthood .
And it was very controversial to be involved with that .
And so it ’ s fascinating … ” DKTs board includes Matthew Reeves , M.D , an abortionist at the Dupont Clinic in Washington , D.C. , which commits abortions “ after 26 weeks.
” His online bio reveals he served @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federation .
His LinkedIn page shows that since 2018 , he has served as chairperson of the National Medical Committee of the Planned Parenthood Federation and worked at Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan D.C. and the now disaffiliated Planned Parenthood Golden Gate .
DKT ’ s current CEO is Christopher H. Purdy .
According to DKT ’ s website , DKT International was founded in 1989 by Phil D. Harvey , who now serves as chairman of the board .
Both Harvey and Purdy also serve on the board of abortion chain Carafem , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CEO and president ( according to his LinkedIn Page ) .
The majority of Carafem ’ s patients ( 47.2 percent ) come from the Black community , according to the organization ’ s 2019 annual report , which also shows that it is funded by the Packard and Hewlett Foundations .
In DKT ’ s latest financial audit and 2018 990 , Carafem ( shown under corporate name FemHealth USA , Inc. ) , appears to be a DKT affiliate .
Carafem is part of an expanding TelAbortion clinical trial within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The trial is recruiting children as young as age 10 .
In addition , in two separate experimental abortion pill trials for late-term abortions , Gynuity is targeting minority women outside the United States .
The Gates Foundation , the Packard Foundation ( DANCO ’ s original business investor ) , and the Population Council all fund Gynuity .
And a look at DKT ’ s donor list on its website reveals that Gates , Packard , and Hewlett Foundation are DKT donors as well .
There is no denying that abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) are garnering millions in revenue for DKT International .
When it comes to abortion , the old adage “ follow the money ” remains relevant .

DKT International is financed by the billionaire and distributes all sorts of 'family planning' products.
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April 16, 2020 (LiveAction) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a known financier of pro-abortion organizations, is also funding an international “family planning” organization that distributes the abortion pill worldwide. DKT International operates “offices in 24 countries” and boasts that it is “one of the world’s largest providers of family planning.” But while DKT portrays itself as “a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO)” that “operates like a social enterprise,” DKT International also openly sells the abortion pill (mifepristone) as well as manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) kits. In addition, DKT may also be the marketing company behind pills that are being illegally shipped from India to the United States.
Live Action News has previously documented the illegal online sales of the abortion pill by physician Rebecca Gomperts, founder of the group Aid Access. In March 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to AidAccess.org to cease shipments of the pills to the U.S. A lawsuit filed in the case suggests the Aid Access abortion combipack is manufactured by a pharmaceuticals company marketed by DKT. The FDA letter, referred to in the lawsuit as “exhibit B,” states:
Aidaccess.org facilitates the sale to U.S. consumers of unapproved mifepristone … including “a-Kare,” a combination pack … manufactured by Synokem Pharaceuticals Ltd. (Snynokem). The patient insert accompanying the product states that “a-Kare” is “indicated for early medical abortion for up to 9 weeks,” The product labeling states “a-Kare” is “Marketed by: DKT India.”
According to DKT’s website, “DKT India now supplies a wide range of contraceptives under its Kare brand, including … emergency contraceptives, and safe abortion products. DKT India has received support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, National AIDS Control Organization, UNFPA, USAID, and Finland’s Väestöliitto.”
Under “safe abortion,” DKT’s website states:
“Whenever possible, DKT registers mifepristone/misoprostol and misoprostol for abortion and post-abortion care.”
“In 2017, DKT acquired the worldwide rights to distribute the Ipas manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) technology” (a manual aspiration abortion method).
“DKT markets and distributes MVA in over 100 countries around the world.”
“DKT has trained thousands of health care providers from the private and public sector on abortion and post-abortion care best practices, including surgical protocols, prescription of the abortion pill and post-abortion family planning counseling.”
“DKT’s sales totals for 2014 included … 2.4 million IUDs, emergency contraception, implants, mifepristone/misoprostol, and manual vacuum aspiration kits,” according to the website of the United Nations’ Family Planning 2020 initiative (FP2020). Capital Research noted how FP2020 is not only saturated with Gates Foundation funds, but “aims to loosen abortion restrictions overseas … ” In 2018, DKT’s annual report boasted 3.5 million mifepristone/misoprostol combipacks, and 4.2 million by 2019.
Gates funding
Gates Foundation dollars to Planned Parenthood — which commits 40 percent of all U.S. abortions — have totaled “at least $81,009,329,” according to Newsbusters. In addition, between 2018 and 2020, Newsbusters reports that the Gates Foundation “gave at least $11,381,171” to the Population Council. Live Action News previously documented how the Population Council, a non-profit founded by John D. Rockefeller III in 1952 (along with others already entrenched in the eugenics movement), was responsible for brining the abortion pill (RU-486) into the U.S. The right to distribute the drugs was later handed over to DANCO Laboratories, a sub-licensee of the Population Council which was heavily financed by the Packard Foundation.
The Gates Foundation’s grants to DKT International for “family planning” have been in the millions:
Bill Gates is often criticized for his support of population control. He has bemoaned how population growth is increasing in developing nations. In 2018, Gates told the Financial Times that a solution to slow population growth in Africa would include “reproductive health tools.” And at the World Economic Forum, the Microsoft founder suggested, “The biggest things are the modern tools of contraception. If you have those things available then people have more control over being able to space their children.”
Gates comes by his views due to his upbringing. In a 2003 interview with Bill Moyers, Gates revealed that his father was heavily involved with Planned Parenthood: “When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that. And so it’s fascinating … ”
U.S. connections
DKTs board includes Matthew Reeves, M.D, an abortionist at the Dupont Clinic in Washington, D.C., which commits abortions “after 26 weeks.” His online bio reveals he served as Medical Director at the National Abortion Federation. His LinkedIn page shows that since 2018, he has served as chairperson of the National Medical Committee of the Planned Parenthood Federation and worked at Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan D.C. and the now disaffiliated Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. DKT’s current CEO is Christopher H. Purdy.
According to DKT’s website, DKT International was founded in 1989 by Phil D. Harvey, who now serves as chairman of the board. Both Harvey and Purdy also serve on the board of abortion chain Carafem, with Purdy serving as Carafem’s CEO and president (according to his LinkedIn Page). The majority of Carafem’s patients (47.2 percent) come from the Black community, according to the organization’s 2019 annual report, which also shows that it is funded by the Packard and Hewlett Foundations.
In DKT’s latest financial audit and 2018 990, Carafem (shown under corporate name FemHealth USA, Inc.), appears to be a DKT affiliate.
Carafem is part of an expanding TelAbortion clinical trial within the United States sponsored by Gynuity Health Foundation. The trial is recruiting children as young as age 10. In addition, in two separate experimental abortion pill trials for late-term abortions, Gynuity is targeting minority women outside the United States.
The Gates Foundation, the Packard Foundation (DANCO’s original business investor), and the Population Council all fund Gynuity. And a look at DKT’s donor list on its website reveals that Gates, Packard, and Hewlett Foundation are DKT donors as well.
There is no denying that abortion pills (whether shipped legally or not) are garnering millions in revenue for DKT International. When it comes to abortion, the old adage “follow the money” remains relevant.
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lifesitenews--2020-04-16--New developments in Wuhan lab investigation upend Facebook’s fact-checking scheme

WASHINGTON , D.C. , April 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – New information pointing to the Chinese Communist Party ’ s obfuscation of the coronavirus pandemic ’ s origin in its Wuhan virology laboratory is calling into question the validity of Facebook ’ s fact-checking scheme .
On February 22 , China expert Stephen Mosher – a frequent commentary writer at LifeSiteNews – published an opinion piece in the New York Post , headlined , “ Don ’ t buy China ’ s story : The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab.
” Over the nearly two months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Facebook has sought to squelch and discredit it by issuing a warning to anyone attempting to share it .
Once a Facebook user goes ahead and shares the article , the article “ preview ” is obscured , replaced with a second warning from Facebook ’ s censors .
Despite mounting evidence vindicating the content of Mosher ’ s article , the social media giant continues to tell its users that it contains “ false information.
” Trump signals U.S. investigation into coronavirus pandemic origin in Wuhan lab President Donald J. Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan lab and then spread due to lax safety standards .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also went on the record yesterday , saying that Beijing “ needs to come clean ” about what happened .
“ [ T ] his virus originated in Wuhan , China , ” Pompeo told Fox News ’ Martha MacCallum .
“ We know there is the Wuhan Institute of Virology just a handful of miles away from where the wet market was.
” “ When it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese communist government has direct responsibility , direct culpability for silencing , for covering it up , ” said Texas Senator Ted Cruz in a separate Fox News interview yesterday .
“ When you had brave physician whistleblowers blowing the whistle , the Chinese government came down on them .
They silenced them .
They did everything they could to keep it quiet , ” said Cruz .
Fox News anchor Bret Baier revealed that “ Multiple sources say this may be the ‘ costliest government cover-up of all time by China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials and others .
“ There is growing belief that the COVID-19 virus originated in the Wuhan lab , not as a bioweapon , but as China 's effort to find and deal with viruses to show the world that China is as good as or better than the U.S. ” in identifying and combating viruses , said Baier .
“ China ‘ 100 percent ’ suppressed data and changed data , ” according to Fox News ’ sources .
“ Samples were destroyed , contaminated areas scrubbed , some early reports erased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the first to call out China More and more , it looks like Stephen Mosher got the story right from the beginning , and Facebook is continuing to aid the Chinese Communist Party in deflecting attention from its culpability .
In the New York Post op-ed , Mosher asserted : The evidence points to SARS-CoV-2 research being carried out at the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
The virus may have been carried out of the lab by an infected worker or crossed over into humans when they unknowingly dined on a lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities are now clearly scrambling to correct the serious problems with the way their labs handle deadly pathogens .
Mosher ’ s story predates by nearly eight weeks Fox News ’ sources asserting the same narrative , yet Facebook remains adamant that his story is untrustworthy .
This morning , New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari issued a triumphant series of Tweets .
“ Stephen Mosher was the first to float and seriously analyze the possibility that the Wuhan virus originated in a Chinese lab , ” began Ahmari , “ Back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then , Ahmari said , “ Hahaha , and this is what you ’ re warned when you try to post this story on Facebook .
To which I say , and pardon my French : Up yours , Zuck , you schmuck.
” “ Let me tell you who Facebook ’ s ‘ independent ’ fact-checkers are : the same 23-year-old credentialed morons who ’ d write Voxplainers about how the evil Israelis are blocking the Gaza-West Bank land bridge , ” he continued .
“ And if they deign to hire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll be a Bulwark type , ” added Ahmari , referring to the new publication established by never-Trumpers , aimed at preventing a second Trump term .
“ Here ’ s the summary of our dystopian overlords ’ complaint about the Post article ’ s conclusion , ” said Ahmari in his final tweet .
“ Maybe these dweebs should also tsk-tsk the US intelligence community for moving toward the same conclusion .
”

More and more, it looks like Stephen Mosher got the story right from the beginning, and Facebook is continuing to aid the Chinese Communist Party in deflecting attention from its culpability.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – New information pointing to the Chinese Communist Party’s obfuscation of the coronavirus pandemic’s origin in its Wuhan virology laboratory is calling into question the validity of Facebook’s fact-checking scheme.
On February 22, China expert Stephen Mosher – a frequent commentary writer at LifeSiteNews – published an opinion piece in the New York Post, headlined, “Don’t buy China’s story: The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab.”
Over the nearly two months since publication of Mosher’s article, Facebook has sought to squelch and discredit it by issuing a warning to anyone attempting to share it.
Once a Facebook user goes ahead and shares the article, the article “preview” is obscured, replaced with a second warning from Facebook’s censors.
Despite mounting evidence vindicating the content of Mosher’s article, the social media giant continues to tell its users that it contains “false information.”
Trump signals U.S. investigation into coronavirus pandemic origin in Wuhan lab
President Donald J. Trump yesterday affirmed that the U.S. is looking into the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan lab and then spread due to lax safety standards.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also went on the record yesterday, saying that Beijing “needs to come clean” about what happened.
“[T]his virus originated in Wuhan, China,” Pompeo told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. “We know there is the Wuhan Institute of Virology just a handful of miles away from where the wet market was.”
“When it comes to this Wuhan outbreak, the Chinese communist government has direct responsibility, direct culpability for silencing, for covering it up,” said Texas Senator Ted Cruz in a separate Fox News interview yesterday.
“When you had brave physician whistleblowers blowing the whistle, the Chinese government came down on them. They silenced them. They did everything they could to keep it quiet,” said Cruz.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier revealed that “Multiple sources say this may be the ‘costliest government cover-up of all time by China,’” buttressing assertions from Trump administration officials and others.
“There is growing belief that the COVID-19 virus originated in the Wuhan lab, not as a bioweapon, but as China's effort to find and deal with viruses to show the world that China is as good as or better than the U.S.” in identifying and combating viruses, said Baier.
“China ‘100 percent’ suppressed data and changed data,” according to Fox News’ sources. “Samples were destroyed, contaminated areas scrubbed, some early reports erased, and academic articles stifled.”
Mosher was the first to call out China
More and more, it looks like Stephen Mosher got the story right from the beginning, and Facebook is continuing to aid the Chinese Communist Party in deflecting attention from its culpability.
In the New York Post op-ed, Mosher asserted:
The evidence points to SARS-CoV-2 research being carried out at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The virus may have been carried out of the lab by an infected worker or crossed over into humans when they unknowingly dined on a lab animal. Whatever the vector, Beijing authorities are now clearly scrambling to correct the serious problems with the way their labs handle deadly pathogens.
Mosher’s story predates by nearly eight weeks Fox News’ sources asserting the same narrative, yet Facebook remains adamant that his story is untrustworthy.
This morning, New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari issued a triumphant series of Tweets.
“Stephen Mosher was the first to float and seriously analyze the possibility that the Wuhan virus originated in a Chinese lab,” began Ahmari, “Back in February in the NYPost opinion pages.”
Stephen Mosher was the first to float and seriously analyze the possibility that the Wuhan virus originated in a Chinese lab. Back in February in the NYPost opinion pages. https://t.co/oVgSGGls3I — Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) April 16, 2020
Then, Ahmari said, “Hahaha, and this is what you’re warned when you try to post this story on Facebook. To which I say, and pardon my French: Up yours, Zuck, you schmuck.”
https://twitter.com/SohrabAhmari/status/1250636114509135872
Let me tell you who Facebook’s “independent” fact-checkers are: the same 23-year-old credentialed morons who’d write Voxplainers about how the evil Israelis are blocking the Gaza-West Bank land bridge. And if they deign to hire one conservative out of 20, it’ll be a Bulwark type — Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) April 16, 2020
“Let me tell you who Facebook’s ‘independent’ fact-checkers are: the same 23-year-old credentialed morons who’d write Voxplainers about how the evil Israelis are blocking the Gaza-West Bank land bridge,” he continued.
“And if they deign to hire one conservative out of 20, it’ll be a Bulwark type,” added Ahmari, referring to the new publication established by never-Trumpers, aimed at preventing a second Trump term.
“Here’s the summary of our dystopian overlords’ complaint about the Post article’s conclusion,” said Ahmari in his final tweet. “Maybe these dweebs should also tsk-tsk the US intelligence community for moving toward the same conclusion.”
LOL. Here’s the summary of our dystopian overlords’ complaint about the Post article’s conclusion: Maybe these dweebs should also tsk-tsk the US intelligence community for moving toward the same conclusion. pic.twitter.com/CFiRqEFSu8 — Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) April 16, 2020
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lifesitenews--2020-04-16--Citizens’ bill to ban abortion of disabled babies reaches Polish parliament

WARSAW , Poland , April 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― Although a citizens ’ bill requesting an end to the abortion of disabled babies has come before Poland ’ s parliament this week , it is unlikely to be passed into law soon .
This is the opinion of two notable pro-life Polish Catholic journalists consulted by LifeSiteNews .
“ Let 's start with the fact that the Sejm ( i.e .
Polish parliament ) had to deal with this project because it is a citizens ' legislative initiative , and the law forces the MPs to deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months after the beginning of the new Sejm 's term , ” Krystian Kratiuk of Polonia Christiana magazine told LifeSiteNews via email .
“ Secondly , Law and Justice ( i.e .
the PiS party ) politicians will most probably accept this project for further work , but no one will take care of it for the next three years .
In Poland , we call this the ‘ Sejm freezer.
’ ” Kratiuk told LifeSiteNews that politicians from the populist , centrist Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ( i.e .
“ Law and Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for five years on abortion .
“ It will be so now , too , ” Kratiuk said .
“ For five years , they have been using the argument that ‘ this is not a good time ’ ( to pass the bill ) because we will lose the elections , etc .
But every year there are some elections , ” he explained .
“ The next one is next month when Poles elect the president .
So the Law and Justice party will not do anything with abortion , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who from time to time loudly declares that he would sign a law banning abortion , but for five years has not submitted a draft of changes in the law , although he has such powers.
” Celebrated Polish journalist Grzegorz Górny , now a columnist with political online magazine wpolityce.pl , also believes that the Sejm will delay a decision the “ Stop Abortion bill ” and , as well , on the “ Stop pedophilia ” bill .
Górny explained that the Polish parliament is now looking at all recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have had to collect a minimum of 100,000 signatures .
“ Two projects are interesting for us : ‘ Stop abortion , ’ which asks for the prohibition of eugenic abortion and attracted 800,000 signatures ) and ‘ Stop pedophilia , ’ which asks for the prohibition of sexual education in schools that encourages sexual intercourse .
It received 265,000 signatures , ” he told LifeSiteNews via email .
He believes that both bills will go in the “ Sejm freezer.
” “ I think that the Sejm will not vote for these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be worked on in parliamentary committees , ” Górny said .
“ Why ?
Next month there will be presidential elections in Poland .
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ( PiS ) does n't want such hot topics to dominate the election campaign , ” he continued .
“ Tomorrow there will be a vote in the Sejm , ( but ) I think that the projects will come back only after the election.
” In 2018 , the Polish government ’ s “ Commission for Social and Family Policy ” refused to implement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” bill .
Poland has been criticized by the United Nations and the European Union for its family-friendly approach to sexual education and for its pro-life protection for the unborn which , though imperfect , is the most robust in Europe .
In Poland , abortion is permitted only to save the life of the mother , when the mother is pregnant through rape or incest , and to end the life of a disabled child .

Pro-lifers expect MPs to drag their feet and allow the legislation to languish.
April 17, 2020 update: As expected, Poland's parliament has delayed a final vote on the citizens' request for a ban on eugenic abortion. Polish journalist Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews last night that the majority of MPs from the ruling PiS party are against eugenic abortion, but that the political situation is “complicated.”
“Nowadays PiS is fighting many battles on various Polish and European fronts. [Party president] Jarosław Kaczyński doesn't want to open a new front at this time because it will mobilize the leftist and liberal establishment in Poland and Europe against him,” Górny explained by email. “He's afraid that the violation of the “1993 compromise” [on abortion] will mean that if PiS loses power, the other side … may not only keep eugenic abortion but legalize abortion altogether,” he continued. “Today in the Sejm, only the far-right Confederation [party] is clearly against eugenic abortion. PiS is aware of this and afraid to lose the strong Christian electorate to the Confederation. This may be an impulse for action, but only after the presidential election.”
Meanwhile, there is another avenue: eugenic abortion may be banned by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal. “Recently 118 MPs officially asked the Tribunal whether eugenic abortion is compatible with the Constitution,” Górny stated. “If the Court says 'no', then eugenic abortion will be banned.”
WARSAW, Poland, April 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Although a citizens’ bill requesting an end to the abortion of disabled babies has come before Poland’s parliament this week, it is unlikely to be passed into law soon.
This is the opinion of two notable pro-life Polish Catholic journalists consulted by LifeSiteNews.
“Let's start with the fact that the Sejm (i.e. Polish parliament) had to deal with this project because it is a citizens' legislative initiative, and the law forces the MPs to deal with this subject at the latest six months after the beginning of the new Sejm's term,” Krystian Kratiuk of Polonia Christiana magazine told LifeSiteNews via email.
“Secondly, Law and Justice (i.e. the PiS party) politicians will most probably accept this project for further work, but no one will take care of it for the next three years. In Poland, we call this the ‘Sejm freezer.’”
Kratiuk told LifeSiteNews that politicians from the populist, centrist Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (i.e. “Law and Justice”) party have been deceiving Catholics for five years on abortion.
“It will be so now, too,” Kratiuk said.
“For five years, they have been using the argument that ‘this is not a good time’ (to pass the bill) because we will lose the elections, etc. But every year there are some elections,” he explained.
“The next one is next month when Poles elect the president. So the Law and Justice party will not do anything with abortion, and neither will President (Andrzej) Duda, who from time to time loudly declares that he would sign a law banning abortion, but for five years has not submitted a draft of changes in the law, although he has such powers.”
Celebrated Polish journalist Grzegorz Górny, now a columnist with political online magazine wpolityce.pl, also believes that the Sejm will delay a decision the “Stop Abortion bill” and, as well, on the “Stop pedophilia” bill.
Górny explained that the Polish parliament is now looking at all recent citizens’ bills, for which citizens have had to collect a minimum of 100,000 signatures.
“Two projects are interesting for us: ‘Stop abortion,’ which asks for the prohibition of eugenic abortion and attracted 800,000 signatures) and ‘Stop pedophilia,’ which asks for the prohibition of sexual education in schools that encourages sexual intercourse. It received 265,000 signatures,” he told LifeSiteNews via email.
He believes that both bills will go in the “Sejm freezer.”
“I think that the Sejm will not vote for these projects now, but will send them to be worked on in parliamentary committees,” Górny said.
“Why? Next month there will be presidential elections in Poland. Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) doesn't want such hot topics to dominate the election campaign,” he continued.
“Tomorrow there will be a vote in the Sejm, (but) I think that the projects will come back only after the election.”
In 2018, the Polish government’s “Commission for Social and Family Policy” refused to implement the recommendations of the “Stop abortion” bill.
Poland has been criticized by the United Nations and the European Union for its family-friendly approach to sexual education and for its pro-life protection for the unborn which, though imperfect, is the most robust in Europe. In Poland, abortion is permitted only to save the life of the mother, when the mother is pregnant through rape or incest, and to end the life of a disabled child.
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lifesitenews--2020-04-16--Trump: We’re investigating if coronavirus originated in China biolab

WASHINGTON , D.C. , April 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – President Donald Trump affirmed that the United States is looking into the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan , China , and then spread due to lax safety standards .
At Wednesday ’ s White House news conference , the President said , “ We are doing a very thorough examination of this horrible situation that happened.
” The President was responding to reporter John Roberts , who suggested that the United States “ now has high confidence that while the coronavirus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a virology lab in Wuhan ; that because of lax safety protocols , an intern was infected who later infected her boyfriend , and then went to the ‘ wet market ’ in Wuhan where it began to spread.
” The Chinese government ‘ needs to come clean ’ In an interview after the president ’ s remarks , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “ needs to come clean ” about what happened .
“ What we do know ( is ) that this virus originated in Wuhan , China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Martha MacCallum .
“ We know there is the Wuhan Institute of Virology just a handful of miles away from where the wet market was .
There is still lots to learn .
You should know that the United States government is working diligently to figure it out.
” “ We really need the Chinese government to open up , ” Pompeo declared .
“ There were days that went by from when the Chinese Communist Party ’ s leadership knew about this virus before they told the public ” about the dangers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of cases ( and ) a lot of movement ; a lot of travel around the world before the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) came clean about what really transpired there , ” Pompeo continued .
“ These are the kinds of things that open governments – democracies – do n't do .
It 's why there 's such risk associated with the absence of transparency .
We need it still today.
” China put people around the world at risk “ I 've talked to my counterparts all across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They all see this too .
It 's very difficult to make the case that it was anything but absence of shared information in a timely fashion .
It did n't just put Americans at risk ; it put people all across the world at risk , ” the Secretary of State continued .
“ The Chinese government needs to come clean , ” Pompeo said .
“ It needs to be accountable . ''
“ It needs to explain what happened and why it is the case that that information was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
“ We could have done things differently .
The world would have responded quickly.
” “ Frankly , the international health organizations didn ’ t do us any favors either in making sure this information was broadcast in a way that it needed to be , with transparent and full information , ” he added .
“ Multiple sources say ‘ this may be the ‘ costliest government cover-up of all time by China , ’ ” Fox News anchor Bret Baier said .
“ There is growing belief that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lab , not as a bioweapon , but as China 's effort to find and deal with viruses to show the world that China is as good as or better than the U.S. ” in identifying and combating viruses .
“ China ‘ 100 percent ’ suppressed data and changed data , ” according to Fox News ’ sources .
“ Samples were destroyed , contaminated areas scrubbed , some early reports erased , and academic articles stifled.
” Sources also told Fox News that “ The World Health Organization ( WHO ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China cover its tracks.
” On Tuesday , President Trump announced that he had instructed his administration to halt funding to the WHO “ while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization ’ s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.
” “ China has long been the most significant geopolitical threat the United States faces , '' U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said in a separate Fox News interview .
“ The communist government there engages in repression , it engages in torture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ And we 've always viewed it as a human rights offense when they censor and silence free speech.
” “ We 've now seen that it 's not just a human rights threat , but it is also a threat to national security and global health , ” he continued .
“ When it comes to this Wuhan outbreak , the Chinese communist government has direct responsibility , direct culpability for silencing , for covering it up.
” “ When you had brave physician whistleblowers blowing the whistle , the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silenced them .
They did everything they could to keep it quiet , ” Cruz said .
“ And had they acted promptly , there may well have been a possibility this could have been contained as a regional outbreak .
Instead , it became a global pandemic and the lives lost , many , of those are directly at China 's doorstep.
” “ There needs to be direct accountability , ” Cruz said .
“ I introduced legislation today to sanction Chinese officials that are engaged in actively censoring and silencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans and people across the globe.
” In early February , as the scope of the coronavirus pandemic began to come into focus , in preemptive attempt to deflect blame from the CCP , Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai warned :

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized that the Chinese Communists need to 'come clean' on what they knew about the virus.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – President Donald Trump affirmed that the United States is looking into the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, and then spread due to lax safety standards.
At Wednesday’s White House news conference, the President said, “We are doing a very thorough examination of this horrible situation that happened.”
The President was responding to reporter John Roberts, who suggested that the United States “now has high confidence that while the coronavirus is a naturally occurring virus, it emanated from a virology lab in Wuhan; that because of lax safety protocols, an intern was infected who later infected her boyfriend, and then went to the ‘wet market’ in Wuhan where it began to spread.”
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The Chinese government ‘needs to come clean’
In an interview after the president’s remarks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” about what happened.
“What we do know (is) that this virus originated in Wuhan, China,” Pompeo told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. “We know there is the Wuhan Institute of Virology just a handful of miles away from where the wet market was. There is still lots to learn. You should know that the United States government is working diligently to figure it out.”
“We really need the Chinese government to open up,” Pompeo declared.
“There were days that went by from when the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership knew about this virus before they told the public” about the dangers involved, Pompeo said.
“A lot of cases (and) a lot of movement; a lot of travel around the world before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came clean about what really transpired there,” Pompeo continued. “These are the kinds of things that open governments – democracies – don't do. It's why there's such risk associated with the absence of transparency. We need it still today.”
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China put people around the world at risk
“I've talked to my counterparts all across the world over the past handful of days. They all see this too. It's very difficult to make the case that it was anything but absence of shared information in a timely fashion. It didn't just put Americans at risk; it put people all across the world at risk,” the Secretary of State continued.
“The Chinese government needs to come clean,” Pompeo said. “It needs to be accountable.”
“It needs to explain what happened and why it is the case that that information wasn't made more broadly available,” he said. “We could have done things differently. The world would have responded quickly.”
“Frankly, the international health organizations didn’t do us any favors either in making sure this information was broadcast in a way that it needed to be, with transparent and full information, ” he added.
China ‘100 percent’ suppressed data
“Multiple sources say ‘this may be the ‘costliest government cover-up of all time by China,’” Fox News anchor Bret Baier said.
“There is growing belief that the COVID-19 virus originated in the Wuhan lab, not as a bioweapon, but as China's effort to find and deal with viruses to show the world that China is as good as or better than the U.S.” in identifying and combating viruses.
“China ‘100 percent’ suppressed data and changed data,” according to Fox News’ sources. “Samples were destroyed, contaminated areas scrubbed, some early reports erased, and academic articles stifled.”
World Health Organization complicit
Sources also told Fox News that “The World Health Organization (WHO) was complicit from the beginning in helping China cover its tracks.”
On Tuesday, President Trump announced that he had instructed his administration to halt funding to the WHO “while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.”
Sen. Ted Cruz: Global pandemic, lives lost, at China's doorstep
“China has long been the most significant geopolitical threat the United States faces,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said in a separate Fox News interview.
“The communist government there engages in repression, it engages in torture of its citizens,” Cruz noted. “And we've always viewed it as a human rights offense when they censor and silence free speech.”
“We've now seen that it's not just a human rights threat, but it is also a threat to national security and global health,” he continued. “When it comes to this Wuhan outbreak, the Chinese communist government has direct responsibility, direct culpability for silencing, for covering it up.”
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
“When you had brave physician whistleblowers blowing the whistle, the Chinese government came down on them. They silenced them. They did everything they could to keep it quiet,” Cruz said. “And had they acted promptly, there may well have been a possibility this could have been contained as a regional outbreak. Instead, it became a global pandemic and the lives lost, many, of those are directly at China's doorstep.”
“There needs to be direct accountability,” Cruz said. “I introduced legislation today to sanction Chinese officials that are engaged in actively censoring and silencing public health information that endangers the lives of Americans and people across the globe.”
In early February, as the scope of the coronavirus pandemic began to come into focus, in preemptive attempt to deflect blame from the CCP, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai warned:
It’s very dangerous to stir up suspicion, rumors and spread them among the people. For one thing, this will create panic. Another thing that it will fend up racial discrimination, xenophobia … all these things, that will really harm our joint efforts to combat the virus.
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lifesitenews--2020-04-16--Franklin Graham calls out New York Dems, LGBT activists for ‘attacking’ COVID-19 field hospital

NEW YORK , April 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― LGBT activists are continuing to venture out into Central Park to protest the presence of an emergency hospital responding to the COVID-19 pandemic .
According to NBC , on Tuesday a group called “ Reclaim Pride Coalition ” was seen “ several yards ” from the tent hospital in Central Park .
The hospital is owned and staffed by the Evangelical Christian disaster relief organization Samaritan ’ s Purse .
The activists expressed their hatred for the organization through signs reading “ Help not hate.
” They blamed various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de Blasio , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , and the administration of Sinai Hospital for allowing the Christian organization to set up its 68-bed infectious disease hospital in New York .
The issue for the LGBT activists continues to be the organization ’ s scriptural beliefs about marriage .
The staff and volunteers of Samaritan ’ s Purse sign its statement of faith , which includes the following passage : The organization is also pro-life , stating that “ human life is sacred from conception to its natural end.
” Founded by Reverend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief foundation has offered supplies and medical help to communities suffering from natural disasters for 50 years .
Activist Jay W. Walker of the Reclaim Pride Coalition asked , “ How was this group ever considered to bring their hatred and their vitriol into our city at a time of crisis when our people are fighting a pandemic ?
” On Tuesday , Reverend Franklin Graham , son of the late Billy Graham and the CEO of Samaritan ’ s Purse , released a statement regarding political opposition to the presence of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have watched daily press briefings by Governor Cuomo and others pleading for help and on April 1 , in partnership with Mount Sinai Health System and in response to urgent calls for hospital beds , medical equipment and staff , Samaritan ’ s Purse erected a 14-tent , 68-bed emergency field hospital in Central Park , staffed by a team of more than 70 doctors , nurses and other medical personnel and relief specialists , ” Graham wrote .
“ This respiratory care unit , which includes 10 ICU beds equipped with ventilators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first two weeks of operation , ” he continued .
“ While so many have expressed their appreciation and support , sadly some New York officials and a special interest group have expressed concerns or outright opposition to the presence of Samaritan ’ s Purse and our field hospital in Central Park.
” Graham said they included eight Democratic members of New York ’ s Congressional delegation in Washington , D.C. , the New York City Commission on Human Rights , and the Reclaim Pride Coalition .
“ These groups share a common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Samaritan ’ s Purse requires its employees to sign and generally asks its volunteers to support , ” he noted .
“ While our Scriptural belief in marriage between a man and a woman seems particularly offensive to representatives of these three groups , we don ’ t believe this is the time or place to wage this debate , ” he asserted .
“ Samaritan ’ s Purse is a decidedly Christian private relief organization , funded almost entirely by individuals around the world who share our passion for providing aid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , poverty , famine and persecution — and doing so in Jesus ’ Name .
It seems tone-deaf to be attacking our religious conviction about marriage at the very moment thousands of New Yorkers are fighting for their lives and dozens of Samaritan ’ s Purse workers are placing their lives at risk to provide critical medical care.
” Graham said the organization has never asked the “ millions of people we have served ” to subscribe to its beliefs .
“ In other words , as a religious charity , while we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beliefs , we do not discriminate in who we serve , ” he said .
“ We have provided billions of dollars of medical care and supplies , food and water , and emergency shelter without any conditions whatsoever .
Our Christian faith compels us — like the biblical Good Samaritan — to love and serve everyone in need , regardless of their faith or background.
” Graham said he and the Samaritan ’ s Purse organization object to being harrassed because it has interfered with its ability to help patients .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech and religion , we don ’ t object to opposition or criticism of our beliefs as a Christian organization , ” he said .
“ What we do object to is being harassed into diverting precious resources of time and energy and personnel away from serving COVID-19 patients in New York City in order to respond to demands for documents and other information from eight Democratic members of Congress , the Human Rights Commission and the Reclaim Pride Coalition — all while the death toll in New York continues to climb.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these groups had funded and erected their own emergency field hospitals to serve COVID-19 patients in Central Park , we would join what we believe would be most New Yorkers — and Americans — in applauding and praying for them , not harassing them.
” Author Rod Dreher wrote in American Conservative magazine that he didn ’ t understand the LGBT opposition to the charity hospital .
“ Can you imagine hating religious people so much that you would rather see people suffer and possibly even die rather than allow religious doctors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is with these New York City progressives , ” Dreher said .

'We don’t believe this is the time or place to wage this debate' about the Scriptural belief in marriage between a man and woman.
NEW YORK, April 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― LGBT activists are continuing to venture out into Central Park to protest the presence of an emergency hospital responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to NBC, on Tuesday a group called “Reclaim Pride Coalition” was seen “several yards” from the tent hospital in Central Park. The hospital is owned and staffed by the Evangelical Christian disaster relief organization Samaritan’s Purse.
The activists expressed their hatred for the organization through signs reading “Help not hate.” They blamed various public leaders, including NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and the administration of Sinai Hospital for allowing the Christian organization to set up its 68-bed infectious disease hospital in New York.
The issue for the LGBT activists continues to be the organization’s scriptural beliefs about marriage. The staff and volunteers of Samaritan’s Purse sign its statement of faith, which includes the following passage:
We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
The organization is also pro-life, stating that “human life is sacred from conception to its natural end.” Founded by Reverend Bob Pierce in 1970, the disaster relief foundation has offered supplies and medical help to communities suffering from natural disasters for 50 years.
Activist Jay W. Walker of the Reclaim Pride Coalition asked, “How was this group ever considered to bring their hatred and their vitriol into our city at a time of crisis when our people are fighting a pandemic?”
On Tuesday, Reverend Franklin Graham, son of the late Billy Graham and the CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, released a statement regarding political opposition to the presence of the Central Park field hospital.
“We have watched daily press briefings by Governor Cuomo and others pleading for help and on April 1, in partnership with Mount Sinai Health System and in response to urgent calls for hospital beds, medical equipment and staff, Samaritan’s Purse erected a 14-tent, 68-bed emergency field hospital in Central Park, staffed by a team of more than 70 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel and relief specialists,” Graham wrote.
“This respiratory care unit, which includes 10 ICU beds equipped with ventilators, has admitted 119 patients during our first two weeks of operation,” he continued.
“While so many have expressed their appreciation and support, sadly some New York officials and a special interest group have expressed concerns or outright opposition to the presence of Samaritan’s Purse and our field hospital in Central Park.”
Graham said they included eight Democratic members of New York’s Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and the Reclaim Pride Coalition.
“These groups share a common objection to the Statement of Faith which Samaritan’s Purse requires its employees to sign and generally asks its volunteers to support,” he noted.
“While our Scriptural belief in marriage between a man and a woman seems particularly offensive to representatives of these three groups, we don’t believe this is the time or place to wage this debate,” he asserted.
“Samaritan’s Purse is a decidedly Christian private relief organization, funded almost entirely by individuals around the world who share our passion for providing aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution — and doing so in Jesus’ Name. It seems tone-deaf to be attacking our religious conviction about marriage at the very moment thousands of New Yorkers are fighting for their lives and dozens of Samaritan’s Purse workers are placing their lives at risk to provide critical medical care.”
Graham said the organization has never asked the “millions of people we have served” to subscribe to its beliefs.
“In other words, as a religious charity, while we lawfully hire staff who share our Christian beliefs, we do not discriminate in who we serve,” he said.
“We have provided billions of dollars of medical care and supplies, food and water, and emergency shelter without any conditions whatsoever. Our Christian faith compels us — like the biblical Good Samaritan — to love and serve everyone in need, regardless of their faith or background.”
Graham said he and the Samaritan’s Purse organization object to being harrassed because it has interfered with its ability to help patients.
“In a country that cherishes freedom of speech and religion, we don’t object to opposition or criticism of our beliefs as a Christian organization,” he said.
“What we do object to is being harassed into diverting precious resources of time and energy and personnel away from serving COVID-19 patients in New York City in order to respond to demands for documents and other information from eight Democratic members of Congress, the Human Rights Commission and the Reclaim Pride Coalition — all while the death toll in New York continues to climb.” he continued.
“If any of these groups had funded and erected their own emergency field hospitals to serve COVID-19 patients in Central Park, we would join what we believe would be most New Yorkers — and Americans — in applauding and praying for them, not harassing them.”
Author Rod Dreher wrote in American Conservative magazine that he didn’t understand the LGBT opposition to the charity hospital.
“Can you imagine hating religious people so much that you would rather see people suffer and possibly even die rather than allow religious doctors to treat them? That’s how it is with these New York City progressives,” Dreher said.
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lifesitenews--2020-04-16--Trudeau govt funds China biolab linked to origin of pandemic almost $1M for coronavirus research

April 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Canada ’ s Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given close to $ 1 million of taxpayer money to help fund “ research ” for new COVID-19 “ screening and diagnosis ” tools at the Chinese lab where the virus is suspected to have originated .
The funds were granted to a researcher from the University of Alberta , who received $ 828,046 from the Government of Canada ’ s $ 27 million coronavirus research fund , Rebel News first reported .
This fund was announced in February and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts to address the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak.
” The government website specific to the research fund shows that the grant money went to Xiaochun C Le , to address the pressing need of “ rapid point-of-care diagnostics of COVID-19.
” “ The collaborative research is conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of virologists , chemists , infectious disease specialists , front-line practitioners , and public health researchers from the University of Alberta , Canadian Food Inspection Agency , and Wuhan Institute of Virology ( China ) , ” says the note about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan who currently perform the standard diagnostic tests will lead this effort , ” the note adds .
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is China ’ s only level four biosafety lab .
A paper authored by two Chinese scientists , Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao — both from the state-run South China University of Technology — traces how they think the virus escaped a Wuhan biolab which was researching Horseshoe bats .
Their February 2020 paper , titled “ The Possible Origins of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus , ” has since disappeared from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but is still available through the Wayback Machine and is available on LifeSiteNews here .
According to a report by the Washington Post , U.S. Embassy officials in China warned their government two years ago that a research facility in Wuhan did not have proper safety measures in place .
The lax security measures were reported to be evident while researchers were “ conducting risky studies on coronaviruses from bats.
” An Associated Press report said that doctors in the Wuhan area voiced concern after a large banquet to celebrate the Lunar New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event was held only six days after Chinese officials realized they were facing a serious pandemic .
China ’ s delay in notifying its citizens and the world at large regarding the severity of the coronavirus “ is tremendous , ” according to an epidemiologist at the University of California .
“ If they took action six days earlier , there would have been much fewer patients and medical facilities would have been sufficient .
We might have avoided the collapse of Wuhan ’ s medical system , ” said Zuo-Feng Zhang in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past , Trudeau has openly spoken about his admiration for China .
He famously praised China ’ s ‘ basic dictatorship ’ in speaking at a Liberal party fundraising event in 2013 , after a reporter asked him which country besides Canada he most admires .
Recently , Trudeau tried to use the coronavirus as a “ totalitarian power grab ” in order to try and obtain extraordinary tax and spending powers .
This came with a severe backlash from many of his political opponents .
Jack Fonseca , Director of Political Operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trudeau ’ s attempted power grab came as no surprise considering his admiration for China .
“ Trudeau , the unrepentant admirer of China 's ‘ basic dictatorship ’ and Cuba ’ s mass-murdering dictator Fidel Castro , can not be trusted , ” said Fonseca .
Recently , the World Health Organization ’ s ( WHO ) credibility has come into question , with U.S. President Donald Trump ordering his administration to halt funding to the organization .
Trump said that the WHO failed to do its “ basic duty ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international health ” was shared quickly with other nations .
Despite this fact , the Trudeau government has persisted in backing the WHO , despite mounting evidence that it lacks credibility and is heavily influenced by the Chinese regime .
In speaking with reporters yesterday , when asked if he thought the WHO did a good job in its pandemic response , Trudeau replied : “ We will always continue to work with experts both domestically and internationally to take the best advice possible in keeping Canadians safe.
” Conservative Party leader Andrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing of Trump ’ s WHO defunding announcement that he has concerns about the WHO .
“ We 've got serious concerns about the accuracy of the information coming out of the WHO and it 's incumbent upon this government to explain why they have based so many of their decisions on the WHO.
” When pressed if he shares the same concerns raised by Scheer , Trudeau gave a non-answer .
“ I think there ’ s obviously reflections that we have to have going forward and we have to make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make Canadians safe.
” Justin Trudeau - Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa , ON K1A 0A2 Fax : 613-941-6900 [ email protected ] https : //pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact

The grant, linked to the University of Alberta, will help 'team members' at the Wuhan Institute of Virology to perform tests
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April 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given close to $1 million of taxpayer money to help fund “research” for new COVID-19 “screening and diagnosis” tools at the Chinese lab where the virus is suspected to have originated.
The funds were granted to a researcher from the University of Alberta, who received $828,046 from the Government of Canada’s $27 million coronavirus research fund, Rebel News first reported. This fund was announced in February and was set up to “contribute to global efforts to address the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak.”
The government website specific to the research fund shows that the grant money went to Xiaochun C Le, to address the pressing need of “rapid point-of-care diagnostics of COVID-19.”
“The collaborative research is conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of virologists, chemists, infectious disease specialists, front-line practitioners, and public health researchers from the University of Alberta, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Wuhan Institute of Virology (China),” says the note about the grant.
“Our team members in Wuhan who currently perform the standard diagnostic tests will lead this effort,” the note adds.
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is China’s only level four biosafety lab. A paper authored by two Chinese scientists, Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao — both from the state-run South China University of Technology — traces how they think the virus escaped a Wuhan biolab which was researching Horseshoe bats. Their February 2020 paper, titled “The Possible Origins of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus,” has since disappeared from the international scholarly database Research Gate, but is still available through the Wayback Machine and is available on LifeSiteNews here.
According to a report by the Washington Post, U.S. Embassy officials in China warned their government two years ago that a research facility in Wuhan did not have proper safety measures in place.
The lax security measures were reported to be evident while researchers were “conducting risky studies on coronaviruses from bats.”
An Associated Press report said that doctors in the Wuhan area voiced concern after a large banquet to celebrate the Lunar New Year was held in January. This event was held only six days after Chinese officials realized they were facing a serious pandemic.
China’s delay in notifying its citizens and the world at large regarding the severity of the coronavirus “is tremendous,” according to an epidemiologist at the University of California.
“If they took action six days earlier, there would have been much fewer patients and medical facilities would have been sufficient. We might have avoided the collapse of Wuhan’s medical system,” said Zuo-Feng Zhang in the Associated Press report.
In the past, Trudeau has openly spoken about his admiration for China. He famously praised China’s ‘basic dictatorship’ in speaking at a Liberal party fundraising event in 2013, after a reporter asked him which country besides Canada he most admires.
Recently, Trudeau tried to use the coronavirus as a “totalitarian power grab” in order to try and obtain extraordinary tax and spending powers. This came with a severe backlash from many of his political opponents.
Jack Fonseca, Director of Political Operations for Campaign Life Coalition, told LifeSiteNews that Trudeau’s attempted power grab came as no surprise considering his admiration for China.
“Trudeau, the unrepentant admirer of China's ‘basic dictatorship’ and Cuba’s mass-murdering dictator Fidel Castro, cannot be trusted,” said Fonseca.
Recently, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) credibility has come into question, with U.S. President Donald Trump ordering his administration to halt funding to the organization. Trump said that the WHO failed to do its “basic duty” to ensure that “accurate information about international health” was shared quickly with other nations.
Despite this fact, the Trudeau government has persisted in backing the WHO, despite mounting evidence that it lacks credibility and is heavily influenced by the Chinese regime.
In speaking with reporters yesterday, when asked if he thought the WHO did a good job in its pandemic response, Trudeau replied: “We will always continue to work with experts both domestically and internationally to take the best advice possible in keeping Canadians safe.”
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer said in a press conference after hearing of Trump’s WHO defunding announcement that he has concerns about the WHO.
“We've got serious concerns about the accuracy of the information coming out of the WHO and it's incumbent upon this government to explain why they have based so many of their decisions on the WHO.”
When pressed if he shares the same concerns raised by Scheer, Trudeau gave a non-answer.
“I think there’s obviously reflections that we have to have going forward and we have to make sure we are doing everything we can to make Canadians safe.”
Contact:
Justin Trudeau – Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900
[email protected]
https://pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact
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