lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Bishop: Vote for candidates who ‘respect life, morality, marriage, family’ and ‘our basic freedoms’

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TYLER , Texas , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – On Wednesday Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler , Texas exhorted Catholics to vote “ with a well formed conscience ” for candidates who “ respect life , morality , marriage , family [ and ] our basic freedoms.
” “ It is critical that we keep eternal truths at the forefront as we vote , ” he wrote .
“ Study the issues & choose candidates who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with LifeSiteNews , Father Frank Pavone , the national director of Priests for Life , said that he felt compelled to speak out as the Democratic Party has “ allied itself with evil.
” “ The Democrat Party has made a covenant with evil .
They are in bed with the abortion industry .
They want absolutely no restrictions on abortion , ” he continued .
“ They consider it a basic right , and they want us to pay for it.
” “ This is a party now that does not respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pavone added .
“ So if a party does n't respect the freedom of the Church , how can the Church be neutral ?
” Pavone told LifeSiteNews that “ not only can Catholics not vote for [ Joe ] Biden in good conscience , but they can ’ t vote for Democrats , period.
” Despite claiming to be Catholic , Biden ’ s pro-abortion and LGBT decisions have put him in direct contradiction with Catholic teaching .
He has made taxpayer-funded abortion on demand and enshrining into law the many demands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his 2020 presidential platform .
He has said that if he wins election , he will direct the Justice Department to “ do everything in its power ” to block state laws that place any restriction on abortion , including parental notification requirements , ultrasound laws , and waiting periods .
After the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis , when restrictions were placed on various medical services , Biden said abortion is an “ essential health care service ” and that it is necessary “ to ensure that women have access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier this year , Biden said on social media that “ transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time.
” As vice president , Biden officiated for two men attempting to marry each other .
The Obama-Biden administration notably tried to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate in the provision of abortion-inducing drugs and contraception and threatened schools with the loss of federal funding if they wouldn ’ t let boys in girls ’ bathrooms and vice versa , among other things .
As president , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign aid to abortion-involved groups ( including International Planned Parenthood Federation ) , banned groups that commit or refer abortions from Title X family planning funds , overturned Obama-era regulations that barred states from defunding Planned Parenthood , and issued rules protecting Americans from being forced to subsidize abortion in government-mandated health insurance plans .
The president has also forcefully denounced abortion , calling attention to Democrats ’ opposition to anti-infanticide legislation and calling on Congress to send him a ban on late-term abortion to sign .
Most of his judicial nominees have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the administration has consistently worked to defend life and oppose abortion at the United Nations , from resisting pro-abortion agenda items and resolution language to affirming that abortion isn ’ t a human right and promoting abstinence education .
Trump also cut U.S. ties with the pro-abortion World Health Organization ( WHO ) due to its mishandling of the coronavirus crisis .
This year , Trump declared January 22 , the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision imposing abortion on demand across the country , to be “ National Sanctity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days later , he became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington , D.C .
In a proclamation issued prior to the march , Trump declared that “ every person — the born and unborn , the poor , the downcast , the disabled , the infirm , and the elderly — has inherent value ” and said the U.S. “ proudly and strongly reaffirms our commitment to protect the precious gift of life at every stage , from conception to natural death.
” Pavone said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about President Trump ’ s personal life , he still has the capability to be a good president .
The priest likened choosing a president to choosing an auto mechanic : “ When we ’ re making those kinds of choices , we ’ re not looking into the person ’ s personal history or virtues .
I don ’ t ask the auto mechanic how many times he ’ s been married .
I ask him if he knows what ’ s wrong with my car and if he can fix it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasonable time frame.
” President Trump , Pavone said , has defended the unborn and “ fixed so many of the problems in our country unlike any other president has done .
”

'It is critical that we keep eternal truths at the forefront as we vote,' wrote Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas.
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TYLER, Texas, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – On Wednesday Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas exhorted Catholics to vote “with a well formed conscience” for candidates who “respect life, morality, marriage, family [and] our basic freedoms.”
July 29, CATHOLICS PLEASE VOTE with a well formed conscience & choose candidates who respect life, morality, marriage, family & our basic freedoms. It is critical that we keep eternal truths at the forefront as we vote. Study the issues & choose candidates who respect FAITH. — Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) July 29, 2020
“It is critical that we keep eternal truths at the forefront as we vote,” he wrote. “Study the issues & choose candidates who respect FAITH.”
In a recent interview with LifeSiteNews, Father Frank Pavone, the national director of Priests for Life, said that he felt compelled to speak out as the Democratic Party has “allied itself with evil.”
“The Democrat Party has made a covenant with evil. They are in bed with the abortion industry. They want absolutely no restrictions on abortion,” he continued. “They consider it a basic right, and they want us to pay for it.”
“This is a party now that does not respect the freedom of the Church,” Pavone added. “So if a party doesn't respect the freedom of the Church, how can the Church be neutral?”
Pavone told LifeSiteNews that “not only can Catholics not vote for [Joe] Biden in good conscience, but they can’t vote for Democrats, period.” Despite claiming to be Catholic, Biden’s pro-abortion and LGBT decisions have put him in direct contradiction with Catholic teaching.
He has made taxpayer-funded abortion on demand and enshrining into law the many demands of the LGBT lobby a key part of his 2020 presidential platform.
He has said that if he wins election, he will direct the Justice Department to “do everything in its power” to block state laws that place any restriction on abortion, including parental notification requirements, ultrasound laws, and waiting periods.
After the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, when restrictions were placed on various medical services, Biden said abortion is an “essential health care service” and that it is necessary “to ensure that women have access to all health services during this crisis.”
Earlier this year, Biden said on social media that “transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time.”
As vice president, Biden officiated for two men attempting to marry each other.
The Obama-Biden administration notably tried to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate in the provision of abortion-inducing drugs and contraception and threatened schools with the loss of federal funding if they wouldn’t let boys in girls’ bathrooms and vice versa, among other things.
As president, Donald Trump has reinstated and expanded the ban on foreign aid to abortion-involved groups (including International Planned Parenthood Federation), banned groups that commit or refer abortions from Title X family planning funds, overturned Obama-era regulations that barred states from defunding Planned Parenthood, and issued rules protecting Americans from being forced to subsidize abortion in government-mandated health insurance plans.
The president has also forcefully denounced abortion, calling attention to Democrats’ opposition to anti-infanticide legislation and calling on Congress to send him a ban on late-term abortion to sign. Most of his judicial nominees have pleased pro-lifers as well.
In addition, the administration has consistently worked to defend life and oppose abortion at the United Nations, from resisting pro-abortion agenda items and resolution language to affirming that abortion isn’t a human right and promoting abstinence education. Trump also cut U.S. ties with the pro-abortion World Health Organization (WHO) due to its mishandling of the coronavirus crisis.
This year, Trump declared January 22, the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision imposing abortion on demand across the country, to be “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.” A few days later, he became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
In a proclamation issued prior to the march, Trump declared that “every person — the born and unborn, the poor, the downcast, the disabled, the infirm, and the elderly — has inherent value” and said the U.S. “proudly and strongly reaffirms our commitment to protect the precious gift of life at every stage, from conception to natural death.”
Pavone said that although there have been morally questionable things about President Trump’s personal life, he still has the capability to be a good president.
The priest likened choosing a president to choosing an auto mechanic: “When we’re making those kinds of choices, we’re not looking into the person’s personal history or virtues. I don’t ask the auto mechanic how many times he’s been married. I ask him if he knows what’s wrong with my car and if he can fix it at a reasonable price and in a reasonable time frame.”
President Trump, Pavone said, has defended the unborn and “fixed so many of the problems in our country unlike any other president has done.”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Catholic home for sex-trafficked girls to open after 3-year fight with state

SAN DIEGO , California , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A Catholic charity is preparing to open a home for underage victims of human-trafficking after reaching a resolution with California officials who refused for years to grant the charity a license to open a refuge .
Since filing a lawsuit in 2019 , Children of the Immaculate Heart ( CIH ) , a religious charity that helps women escape sex-trafficking , reached a resolution with the California authorities , allowing them to open a house for girls age 12–17 who have been victims of human-trafficking .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulations in a way that did not compromise our conscience as a Catholic agency , ” Grace Williams , founder and executive director of Children of the Immaculate Heart , told Catholic News Agency .
“ It ’ s a loss for girls that couldn ’ t be home sooner , but we ’ re happy we are where we are , ” she said .
After three years of being refused a license , CIH decided to file a lawsuit accusing California officials of delaying the license for the project and violating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Licensing officials made it clear that they found CIH ’ s Catholic identity “ offensive ” and openly voiced their disagreement with the charity ’ s religious beliefs when it came to homosexuality and abortion .
Officials originally demanded that CIH certify that it would promote LGBT events , drive residents to get abortions , and support children while they received hormones to make them look like a member of the opposite sex .
CIH refused to cooperate .
“ Maybe the cultural milieu is not on our side , but the constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why we felt comfortable filing the lawsuit , ” Williams said .
“ In the end , we didn ’ t even have to finish it in court.
” On June 10 , the California Department of Social Services issued CIH a provisional license to operate the refuge as a short-term residential therapeutic program after settling the lawsuit out of court .
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This means that CIH may now offer therapeutic services and support for trafficked young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Diego County Department of Probation and Child Welfare Services .
CIH plans to begin staff training at the refuge next week and plans to open to girls referred from probation and child welfare officials in the third week of August .
“ As an organization , our staff is doubling in size , ” Williams said .
“ It ’ s a big push , operationally , financially , and everything.
” The Refuge , a four-bedroom home on two acres in Escondido in San Diego County , can house up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to two years .
It will provide targeted mental health treatment , family relationship building , life skills development like self-care and job readiness , and individualized academic coursework .
“ We want them to become economically self-sufficient and , of course , we want them to encounter the love of Christ , which gives meaning and direction to all of our lives , and eternal life , ” she said .

Since filing a lawsuit in 2019, Children of the Immaculate Heart (CIH) reached a resolution with the California authorities after being denied a license for three years.
SAN DIEGO, California, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic charity is preparing to open a home for underage victims of human-trafficking after reaching a resolution with California officials who refused for years to grant the charity a license to open a refuge.
Since filing a lawsuit in 2019, Children of the Immaculate Heart (CIH), a religious charity that helps women escape sex-trafficking, reached a resolution with the California authorities, allowing them to open a house for girls age 12–17 who have been victims of human-trafficking.
“We were able to meet the state regulations in a way that did not compromise our conscience as a Catholic agency,” Grace Williams, founder and executive director of Children of the Immaculate Heart, told Catholic News Agency.
“It’s a loss for girls that couldn’t be home sooner, but we’re happy we are where we are,” she said.
After three years of being refused a license, CIH decided to file a lawsuit accusing California officials of delaying the license for the project and violating the charity’s constitutional rights.
Licensing officials made it clear that they found CIH’s Catholic identity “offensive” and openly voiced their disagreement with the charity’s religious beliefs when it came to homosexuality and abortion.
Officials originally demanded that CIH certify that it would promote LGBT events, drive residents to get abortions, and support children while they received hormones to make them look like a member of the opposite sex. CIH refused to cooperate.
“Maybe the cultural milieu is not on our side, but the constitution is on our side, which is why we felt comfortable filing the lawsuit,” Williams said. “In the end, we didn’t even have to finish it in court.”
On June 10, the California Department of Social Services issued CIH a provisional license to operate the refuge as a short-term residential therapeutic program after settling the lawsuit out of court.
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This means that CIH may now offer therapeutic services and support for trafficked young people referred to the refuge by the San Diego County Department of Probation and Child Welfare Services.
CIH plans to begin staff training at the refuge next week and plans to open to girls referred from probation and child welfare officials in the third week of August.
“As an organization, our staff is doubling in size,” Williams said. “It’s a big push, operationally, financially, and everything.”
The Refuge, a four-bedroom home on two acres in Escondido in San Diego County, can house up to six girls, who may stay for up to two years. It will provide targeted mental health treatment, family relationship building, life skills development like self-care and job readiness, and individualized academic coursework.
“We want them to become economically self-sufficient and, of course, we want them to encounter the love of Christ, which gives meaning and direction to all of our lives, and eternal life,” she said.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Bishop bans traditional community from distributing Communion on tongue

BIRMINGHAM , United Kingdom , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The Birmingham Oratory , a Catholic community in England celebrating Mass in Latin and English , has been ordered by the local archbishop no longer to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue .
“ The Fathers are very distressed to have to tell you that His Grace the Archbishop of Birmingham has forbidden us to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue , for the present , ” the community of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri wrote on its website .
The current archbishop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Fathers will comply with this instruction , at the present time , ” the short statement continued .
“ The Fathers are praying and hoping that this instruction will be rescinded as soon as possible.
” Catholic scholars have emphasized that the faithful have a right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue , as it was distributed for centuries .
The reception of the Eucharist in the hand was formalized only as an act of disobedience to the Church ’ s teaching office following the Second Vatican Council .
The Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Catholic “ always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue , ” a right that can not simply be taken away .
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski has argued that a bishop oversteps his authority in denying Catholics this right .
“ Many bishops are abusing their authority right now because … they ’ re supposed to uphold Canon Law and Canon Law is really clear that the faithful have the right to receive communion on the tongue .
That 's it , ” he said in a July 2020 interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lengthy article published in May , Kwasniewski collected the statements of the magisterium on the manner of receiving the Eucharist .
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal , which tells priests how to celebrate Mass properly , says , “ If Communion is given only under the species of bread , the Priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each , saying , The Body of Christ .
The communicant replies , Amen , and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or , where this is allowed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the communicant.
” As far as the traditional Latin Mass is concerned , which is also celebrated at the Birmingham Oratory , the liturgical books “ are to be used as they are.
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Kwasniewski commented , “ There has never been the slightest question about what these laws entail : at the Extraordinary Form , laity who approach to receive Communion must receive it on the tongue ; no other way is envisaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a new custom established ( quod Deus avertat ) , a bishop or episcopal conference would have to request and obtain a rescript from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , just as the bishops of different countries had to ask Rome for a rescript to permit Communion in the hand decades ago , ” he continued .
“ Moreover , even if a bishop could obtain such a rescript , it would not change the layman ’ s right to choose the manner in which to receive.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that the permission to receive Holy Communion in the hand can never become an imposition on the faithful .
In other words , the Church can not say Holy Communion must be received in the hand , only that it is allowed .
More than 20 Austrian doctors argued in June , “ From the point of view of hygiene , it is absolutely incomprehensible to us why oral communion has been banned in Austria .
We also consider this form of distribution safer than hand communion.
” The doctors emphasized that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands , quoting Dr. Filippo Maria Boscia , the president of the Association of Catholic Doctors of Italy , who wrote in May , “ What is certain is that the hands are the parts of the body that are most exposed to pathogens.
” In July , LifeSiteNews and Voice of the Family put on an online conference on the question of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue .
A recording is still available to watch for free : In spite of the theological , legal , and medical reasons to favor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tongue , the official guidelines for the resumption of the public Masses , released by the Catholic Bishops ’ Conference of England and Wales ( CBCEW ) in June , allow for Communion only in the hand .
“ At the place where communion is to be distributed , a physical barrier should be placed , for example a prie-dieu ( kneeler on the priest ’ s side ) or small table to socially distance the priest distributing Holy Communion from communicants , ” the document spelled out in great detail .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand only , with the communicant standing , and avoiding any physical contact .
People should wait in their pews until instructed to move forward to the priest for Holy Communion by the Stewards , always aware of the regulations on social distancing in the orderly queue.
” To actually be given the consecrated Host , the faithful should approach the priest “ with arms at ‘ full stretch ’ so that there is a good distance between the priest and the communicant .
Their hands , palms upwards , one of top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as flatly as possible .
Having received Holy Communion , communicants should move back to their pews in an orderly manner.
” Bishop Athanasius Schneider recently called on the pope to ban Communion in the hand .
“ The Pope should also forbid the practice of Communion in the hand , for the Church can not continue unpunished to treat the Holy of Holies in the little sacred Host in such a minimalistic and unsafe manner , ” he said .

Catholics in Birmingham are instructed to stretch out their arms as far as possible to receive Holy Communion in their hands.
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The Birmingham Oratory, a Catholic community in England celebrating Mass in Latin and English, has been ordered by the local archbishop no longer to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue.
“The Fathers are very distressed to have to tell you that His Grace the Archbishop of Birmingham has forbidden us to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue, for the present,” the community of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri wrote on its website. The current archbishop of Birmingham is Bernard Longley.
“The Fathers will comply with this instruction, at the present time,” the short statement continued. “The Fathers are praying and hoping that this instruction will be rescinded as soon as possible.”
Catholic scholars have emphasized that the faithful have a right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue, as it was distributed for centuries. The reception of the Eucharist in the hand was formalized only as an act of disobedience to the Church’s teaching office following the Second Vatican Council.
The Catholic Church states clearly in Redemptionis Sacramentum that a Catholic “always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue,” a right that cannot simply be taken away.
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski has argued that a bishop oversteps his authority in denying Catholics this right. “Many bishops are abusing their authority right now because … they’re supposed to uphold Canon Law and Canon Law is really clear that the faithful have the right to receive communion on the tongue. That's it,” he said in a July 2020 interview on The John-Henry Westen Show.
In a lengthy article published in May, Kwasniewski collected the statements of the magisterium on the manner of receiving the Eucharist.
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which tells priests how to celebrate Mass properly, says, “If Communion is given only under the species of bread, the Priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each, saying, The Body of Christ. The communicant replies, Amen, and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or, where this is allowed, in the hand, the choice lying with the communicant.”
As far as the traditional Latin Mass is concerned, which is also celebrated at the Birmingham Oratory, the liturgical books “are to be used as they are.”
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Kwasniewski commented, “There has never been the slightest question about what these laws entail: at the Extraordinary Form, laity who approach to receive Communion must receive it on the tongue; no other way is envisaged or allowed by law.”
“To have a new custom established (quod Deus avertat), a bishop or episcopal conference would have to request and obtain a rescript from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, just as the bishops of different countries had to ask Rome for a rescript to permit Communion in the hand decades ago,” he continued. “Moreover, even if a bishop could obtain such a rescript, it would not change the layman’s right to choose the manner in which to receive.”
The Franciscan theologian Fr. Serafino Lanzetta pointed out that the permission to receive Holy Communion in the hand can never become an imposition on the faithful. In other words, the Church cannot say Holy Communion must be received in the hand, only that it is allowed.
More than 20 Austrian doctors argued in June, “From the point of view of hygiene, it is absolutely incomprehensible to us why oral communion has been banned in Austria. We also consider this form of distribution safer than hand communion.”
The doctors emphasized that most contaminations are the result of sullied hands, quoting Dr. Filippo Maria Boscia, the president of the Association of Catholic Doctors of Italy, who wrote in May, “What is certain is that the hands are the parts of the body that are most exposed to pathogens.”
In July, LifeSiteNews and Voice of the Family put on an online conference on the question of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue. A recording is still available to watch for free:
In spite of the theological, legal, and medical reasons to favor the reception of the Eucharist on the tongue, the official guidelines for the resumption of the public Masses, released by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) in June, allow for Communion only in the hand.
“At the place where communion is to be distributed, a physical barrier should be placed, for example a prie-dieu (kneeler on the priest’s side) or small table to socially distance the priest distributing Holy Communion from communicants,” the document spelled out in great detail.
“Communion must be given silently in the hand only, with the communicant standing, and avoiding any physical contact. People should wait in their pews until instructed to move forward to the priest for Holy Communion by the Stewards, always aware of the regulations on social distancing in the orderly queue.”
To actually be given the consecrated Host, the faithful should approach the priest “with arms at ‘full stretch’ so that there is a good distance between the priest and the communicant. Their hands, palms upwards, one of top of the other, should be extended as flatly as possible. Having received Holy Communion, communicants should move back to their pews in an orderly manner.”
Bishop Athanasius Schneider recently called on the pope to ban Communion in the hand.
“The Pope should also forbid the practice of Communion in the hand, for the Church cannot continue unpunished to treat the Holy of Holies in the little sacred Host in such a minimalistic and unsafe manner,” he said.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Authors of study showing benefits of ‘gender-affirming’ treatment issue ‘correction,’ admit they’re

Authors of study showing benefits of ‘gender-affirming’ treatment issue ‘correction,’ admit they’re wrong

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August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The authors of a study who claimed “ gender-reassignment ” procedures brought mental health benefits issued a correction to their 2019 findings , admitting that those who have had “ gender-reassignment ” surgery “ were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders.
” The study , published October 4 , 2019 in the American Journal of Psychiatry , purported to show that “ gender-affirmation ” treatment improves transgender mental health .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Population Register , with information from more than 9.7 million Swedes , or about 95 percent of the country .
The claimed findings from the study led to headlines in mainstream media outlets proclaiming things like “ Long-Term Mental Health Benefits of Gender-Affirming Surgery for Transgender Individuals ” ( American Psychiatric Association ) , “ Sex-reassignment surgery yields long-term mental health benefits ” ( NBC News ) , and “ Transgender surgery linked with better long-term mental health , study shows ” ( ABC News ) .
But University of Texas sociology professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the study “ found no mental health benefits for hormonal interventions in this population , ” and the claim that “ gender-reassignment ” surgery helped mental health hinged on the outcomes of only three people -- from a total dataset of 9.7 million people .
The authors of the study have now conceded that “ the results demonstrated no advantage of surgery in relation to subsequent mood or anxiety disorder-related health care.
” Moreover , the authors also note that gender-confused people who undergo “ gender-reassignment ” surgery are more likely to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t have such surgery .
“ Individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had received gender-affirming surgery were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders compared with individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had not received gender-affirming surgery , ” the correction read .
Writing at The Daily Signal , Dr. Ryan Anderson pointed out that such findings are consistent with previous studies in this area .
“ It shouldn ’ t surprise us that the results of this most recent study — and its correction — show that hormonal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the promised benefits , ” Anderson wrote .
“ Even the Obama administration admitted that the best studies do not report improvement after reassignment surgery.
” Anderson cited a 2016 memo from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid that stated “ the four best designed and conducted studies that assessed quality of life before and after surgery using validated ( albeit non-specific ) psychometric studies did not demonstrate clinically significant changes or differences in psychometric test results after GRS ( gender reassignment surgery ) .
” Anderson pointed out that the same Obama-era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified significantly increased suicide rates among those who had “ gender reassignment ” surgery .
A range of scientific literature indicates that reinforcing a patient ’ s gender confusion often fails to prevent significant emotional harm up to and including attempted suicide ( with or without surgery ) , because fixating on “ gender affirmation ” tends to distract from exploring other issues that may be the actual root of a patient ’ s mental or emotional unrest .
“ Given all of these concerns , why the media celebration of the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the medical elite that transitioning benefits patients ?
Why the claim that it ’ s the only acceptable treatment ?
” Anderson asked .
“ Why are children being ‘ transitioned ’ ?
And why are parents being told puberty-blocking drugs , cross-sex hormones , and surgeries are the only way to treat their children ?
”

The authors now say that gender-confused people who undergo ‘gender-reassignment’ surgery are more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders than those who don’t have such surgery.
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August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The authors of a study who claimed “gender-reassignment” procedures brought mental health benefits issued a correction to their 2019 findings, admitting that those who have had “gender-reassignment” surgery “were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders.”
The study, published October 4, 2019 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, purported to show that “gender-affirmation” treatment improves transgender mental health. The study utilized data from the Swedish Total Population Register, with information from more than 9.7 million Swedes, or about 95 percent of the country.
The claimed findings from the study led to headlines in mainstream media outlets proclaiming things like “Long-Term Mental Health Benefits of Gender-Affirming Surgery for Transgender Individuals” (American Psychiatric Association), “Sex-reassignment surgery yields long-term mental health benefits” (NBC News), and “Transgender surgery linked with better long-term mental health, study shows” (ABC News).
But University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regneus pointed out last year that the study “found no mental health benefits for hormonal interventions in this population,” and the claim that “gender-reassignment” surgery helped mental health hinged on the outcomes of only three people — from a total dataset of 9.7 million people.
The authors of the study have now conceded that “the results demonstrated no advantage of surgery in relation to subsequent mood or anxiety disorder-related health care.”
Moreover, the authors also note that gender-confused people who undergo “gender-reassignment” surgery are more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders than those who don’t have such surgery.
“Individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had received gender-affirming surgery were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders compared with individuals diagnosed with gender incongruence who had not received gender-affirming surgery,” the correction read.
Writing at The Daily Signal, Dr. Ryan Anderson pointed out that such findings are consistent with previous studies in this area.
“It shouldn’t surprise us that the results of this most recent study — and its correction — show that hormonal and surgical transition procedures don’t bring the promised benefits,” Anderson wrote.
“Even the Obama administration admitted that the best studies do not report improvement after reassignment surgery.”
Anderson cited a 2016 memo from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid that stated “the four best designed and conducted studies that assessed quality of life before and after surgery using validated (albeit non-specific) psychometric studies did not demonstrate clinically significant changes or differences in psychometric test results after GRS (gender reassignment surgery).”
Anderson pointed out that the same Obama-era memo cited a 2011 Swedish study that identified significantly increased suicide rates among those who had “gender reassignment” surgery.
A range of scientific literature indicates that reinforcing a patient’s gender confusion often fails to prevent significant emotional harm up to and including attempted suicide (with or without surgery), because fixating on “gender affirmation” tends to distract from exploring other issues that may be the actual root of a patient’s mental or emotional unrest.
“Given all of these concerns, why the media celebration of the study? Why the ‘consensus’ among the medical elite that transitioning benefits patients? Why the claim that it’s the only acceptable treatment?” Anderson asked.
“Why are children being ‘transitioned’? And why are parents being told puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries are the only way to treat their children?”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--WATCH: New ministry helps Catholic students keep faith while in college

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August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The college campus has become a battleground for souls .
Battles for the souls of the young are waged in the classroom , in the dorm room , on sports teams , and in the frat house .
The sobering reality we 're left with is that nearly 80 percent of Catholic college-aged young people ( students between the ages of 18-24 ) leave the Church by young adulthood .
After working day in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ college-aged students for the past several years now , I can attest to the fact that the wave of secularism , temptation , and competing ideologies is indeed a powerful wave .
It is vying for the soul of the Catholic and Christian students on every campus from the moment they arrive there .
These students may have grown up in solid Catholic families that went to Mass on Sundays and prayed together .
They may have even been homeschooled or were extremely active in their church youth group .
But when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune from the sheer pressure to `` fit in , '' to `` not be too religious , '' to `` not be the lame one who does n't drink on weekends . ''
This is the battle .
I witnessed this battle and continue to witness it when I serve at the Catholic campus ministry at the school where I graduated .
But what gives me hope is the frontline work to combat this trend .
You see , I was not always engaged in apostolate work .
In fact , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I knew until about six years ago when I was in my junior year of college .
Our Catholic campus ministry got a new chaplain , who instilled in the campus ministry the need to evangelize and bring Christ to the souls sinking in the pit of sin on our campus .
The spark of evangelization , lit in my heart at baptism , burst into a flame , and my life has never been the same .
From that time on , I have dedicated my time , my prayer , my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ salvation of souls on the college campus .
The new chaplain at my campus ministry in college had — a few years ago — started a non-profit that sought to aid students in the transition from high school into college because he knew that the statistics of young people leaving the Church in college were staggering .
He founded the Associates of St. John Bosco ( ASJB ) after the patron of the young , in order to help students in the northern Virginia area to network and form connections with other Catholics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am now blessed to run the College Nights , which are the main student outreach events of the ASJB .
The events take place in the summertime before students leave for college .
These engaging evenings gear up students for living virtuous lives on campus by featuring five student testimonies from current or recently-graduated Catholic college students , small group discussions divided by students ' university ( so that students are forming friendships and community with other Catholics before stepping foot onto campus ) , and the presentation of a Bosco Bundle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the faith .
The ASJB initiates and fosters connections and community .
It helps in the continued formation of these students throughout their college years .
This frontline work is entirely run by young people for young people .
Student volunteers learn the gift and the joy of the apostolate and what it means to truly serve and love their peers .
One recently wrote to us saying , `` Not only did the College Night ( that I attended last year ) teach me about the importance of faith in college , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to embrace my faith and grow in all aspects of my life .
I am grateful that the Associates of St. John Bosco provided me with the preparation and resources necessary to maintain a strong faith in college and I became an Associate to share that with others . ''
In the short nine-year history of this organization , the ASJB has served hundreds of college students and thousands of high school students before they make their way to college .
And despite a pandemic summer that threw us all for a loop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rising college freshmen ever .
God has abundantly blessed our work and the testimonies show for it .
Students come back all the time from college and tell us how a single connection made at a College Night changed the entire trajectory of their college faith experience .
In fact , we also just celebrated our first ASJB engaged couple , who met last year serving these college students together !
Despite the tidal wave in evil 's direction , the current of good is steadily flowing .
And when goodness spreads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a good reason to have hope .

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August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The college campus has become a battleground for souls. Battles for the souls of the young are waged in the classroom, in the dorm room, on sports teams, and in the frat house. The sobering reality we're left with is that nearly 80 percent of Catholic college-aged young people (students between the ages of 18-24) leave the Church by young adulthood.
After working day in and day out in the apostolate of college-aged students for the past several years now, I can attest to the fact that the wave of secularism, temptation, and competing ideologies is indeed a powerful wave. It is vying for the soul of the Catholic and Christian students on every campus from the moment they arrive there.
These students may have grown up in solid Catholic families that went to Mass on Sundays and prayed together. They may have even been homeschooled or were extremely active in their church youth group. But when they arrive on campus, they are not immune from the sheer pressure to “fit in,” to “not be too religious,” to “not be the lame one who doesn't drink on weekends.”
This is the battle.
I witnessed this battle and continue to witness it when I serve at the Catholic campus ministry at the school where I graduated. But what gives me hope is the frontline work to combat this trend.
You see, I was not always engaged in apostolate work. In fact, “apostolate” was not even a word I knew until about six years ago when I was in my junior year of college. Our Catholic campus ministry got a new chaplain, who instilled in the campus ministry the need to evangelize and bring Christ to the souls sinking in the pit of sin on our campus.
The spark of evangelization, lit in my heart at baptism, burst into a flame, and my life has never been the same. From that time on, I have dedicated my time, my prayer, my resources, and my efforts to the salvation of souls on the college campus.
Enter the Associates of St. John Bosco.
The new chaplain at my campus ministry in college had — a few years ago — started a non-profit that sought to aid students in the transition from high school into college because he knew that the statistics of young people leaving the Church in college were staggering. He founded the Associates of St. John Bosco (ASJB) after the patron of the young, in order to help students in the northern Virginia area to network and form connections with other Catholics before heading off to college.
I am now blessed to run the College Nights, which are the main student outreach events of the ASJB. The events take place in the summertime before students leave for college. These engaging evenings gear up students for living virtuous lives on campus by featuring five student testimonies from current or recently-graduated Catholic college students, small group discussions divided by students' university (so that students are forming friendships and community with other Catholics before stepping foot onto campus), and the presentation of a Bosco Bundle of classic Catholic books as a toolkit of the faith. The ASJB initiates and fosters connections and community. It helps in the continued formation of these students throughout their college years.
This frontline work is entirely run by young people for young people. Student volunteers learn the gift and the joy of the apostolate and what it means to truly serve and love their peers. One recently wrote to us saying, “Not only did the College Night (that I attended last year) teach me about the importance of faith in college, but it provided me with the confidence to embrace my faith and grow in all aspects of my life. I am grateful that the Associates of St. John Bosco provided me with the preparation and resources necessary to maintain a strong faith in college and I became an Associate to share that with others.”
In the short nine-year history of this organization, the ASJB has served hundreds of college students and thousands of high school students before they make their way to college. And despite a pandemic summer that threw us all for a loop, the ASJB had its second-largest summer of rising college freshmen ever.
God has abundantly blessed our work and the testimonies show for it. Students come back all the time from college and tell us how a single connection made at a College Night changed the entire trajectory of their college faith experience. In fact, we also just celebrated our first ASJB engaged couple, who met last year serving these college students together!
Despite the tidal wave in evil's direction, the current of good is steadily flowing. And when goodness spreads, it is lasting.
And that is a good reason to have hope.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--No bishop or priest has the power to dispense the obligation of Sunday mass

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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Parish bans Catholics from kneeling during Mass in reaction to pandemic

SINAJANA , Guam , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A Catholic church in the United States ’ island territory of Guam is forbidding the faithful from kneeling in prayer during church services in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic .
A parishioner sent LifeSiteNews the above photo of one of the pews at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Parish in Sinajana , bearing a sign asking the faithful , “ PLEASE DO NOT KNEEL.
” The parishioner also said that a priest at the church had stopped administering Holy Communion on the tongue .
A July 12 notice published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lists “ do not use kneelers to pray ” among a list of health rules for indoor services , which also includes mandatory face masks and temperature screenings , hand sanitizer at the entrances , and forbidding handshakes during the “ sign of peace.
” “ I didn ’ t go back the following Sundays because of the sign , ” said one parishioner , who wished to remain anonymous .
“ I decided to go to another church that does not post such nonsense.
” The parishioner added that posting the signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Eucharist.
” LifeSiteNews has reached out to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Parish for comment , and will update this report upon reply .
Across the world , many secular authorities have heavily restricted the right to religious assembly in the name of containing COVID-19 , with a few specifically targeting distribution of Communion .
But of arguably greater concern for the faithful are Catholic leaders voluntarily imposing such restrictions on their congregations .
Bishops in parts of the United States , France , Malta , Jerusalem , Singapore , the Philippines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forbidden receiving Communion on the tongue .
Guam , an island of 165,768 people , has seen just 375 confirmed COVID-19 cases and five total deaths as of August 4 .

A July 12 notice published to the church’s Facebook page lists 'do not use kneelers to pray' among a list of health rules for indoor services
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SINAJANA, Guam, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic church in the United States’ island territory of Guam is forbidding the faithful from kneeling in prayer during church services in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A parishioner sent LifeSiteNews the above photo of one of the pews at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Parish in Sinajana, bearing a sign asking the faithful, “PLEASE DO NOT KNEEL.” The parishioner also said that a priest at the church had stopped administering Holy Communion on the tongue.
A July 12 notice published to the church’s Facebook page lists “do not use kneelers to pray” among a list of health rules for indoor services, which also includes mandatory face masks and temperature screenings, hand sanitizer at the entrances, and forbidding handshakes during the “sign of peace.”
“I didn’t go back the following Sundays because of the sign,” said one parishioner, who wished to remain anonymous. “I decided to go to another church that does not post such nonsense.” The parishioner added that posting the signs “indicates to me lack of faith in the Eucharist.”
LifeSiteNews has reached out to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Parish for comment, and will update this report upon reply.
Across the world, many secular authorities have heavily restricted the right to religious assembly in the name of containing COVID-19, with a few specifically targeting distribution of Communion. But of arguably greater concern for the faithful are Catholic leaders voluntarily imposing such restrictions on their congregations. Bishops in parts of the United States, France, Malta, Jerusalem, Singapore, the Philippines, England, and Wales have all forbidden receiving Communion on the tongue.
Guam, an island of 165,768 people, has seen just 375 confirmed COVID-19 cases and five total deaths as of August 4.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Democrat lawmaker calls for ban on history classes since they lead to ‘racist society’

CHICAGO , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Illinois public schools must scrap their history lessons entirely until an alternative is developed out of alleged concern “ that current school history teaching leads to white privilege and a racist society , ” Democrat state Rep. LaShawn Ford demanded over the weekend .
“ I ’ m calling on the Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts to take immediate action by removing current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history , ” Ford said in a press release , NBC Chicago reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved.
” “ I ’ m also alarmed that people continue to display symbols of hate , such as the recent display of the Confederate flag in Evanston , ” he added .
Ford , a former Chicago Public Schools history teacher , has also introduced legislation to require that elementary schools teach children about the U.S. civil rights movement .
Many argue that the real problem in U.S. public schools ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a racist society , but that it encourages children to resent America for allegedly being one .
For instance , Hillsdale College history professor Burt Folsom contends that The American Pageant , a prominent text used in Advanced Placement history courses across the country , is full of “ flawed passages , ” “ distortions , ” “ contradictions , ” and “ defective historical methods that “ mislead students into thinking that the United States is fundamentally corrupt , and that the world is often worse off because America exists and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can current students become effective leaders in America ’ s future if they think their nation has been evil during so many eras of history ?
” Folsom asked .
Even so , several districts are currently doubling down on the sort of educational changes that Ford advocates .
As LifeSiteNews previously covered , districts in New York City , Philadelphia , North Carolina , and elsewhere have announced plans to adopt new lesson plans aligned with the far-left Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) movement .
Among those plans are material encouraging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ color-blindness ” as a societal ideal , and declaring that “ structural racism and persistent inequities exist not only in our education system but also in health care , law enforcement , housing , food distribution , voting rights , and so much more .
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CHICAGO, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Illinois public schools must scrap their history lessons entirely until an alternative is developed out of alleged concern “that current school history teaching leads to white privilege and a racist society,” Democrat state Rep. LaShawn Ford demanded over the weekend.
“I’m calling on the Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts to take immediate action by removing current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history,” Ford said in a press release, NBC Chicago reported. “Until a suitable alternative is developed, we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved.”
“I’m also alarmed that people continue to display symbols of hate, such as the recent display of the Confederate flag in Evanston,” he added.
Ford, a former Chicago Public Schools history teacher, has also introduced legislation to require that elementary schools teach children about the U.S. civil rights movement.
Many argue that the real problem in U.S. public schools’ history education is not that it forms a racist society, but that it encourages children to resent America for allegedly being one.
For instance, Hillsdale College history professor Burt Folsom contends that The American Pageant, a prominent text used in Advanced Placement history courses across the country, is full of “flawed passages,” “distortions,” “contradictions,” and “defective historical methods that “mislead students into thinking that the United States is fundamentally corrupt, and that the world is often worse off because America exists and has so much global influence.”
“How can current students become effective leaders in America’s future if they think their nation has been evil during so many eras of history?” Folsom asked.
Even so, several districts are currently doubling down on the sort of educational changes that Ford advocates. As LifeSiteNews previously covered, districts in New York City, Philadelphia, North Carolina, and elsewhere have announced plans to adopt new lesson plans aligned with the far-left Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
Among those plans are material encouraging students to become political activists, opposing “color-blindness” as a societal ideal, and declaring that “structural racism and persistent inequities exist not only in our education system but also in health care, law enforcement, housing, food distribution, voting rights, and so much more.”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Vatican academy defends dropping ‘God’ from pandemic document to reach ‘widest possible audience’

ROME , Italy , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Vatican has defended one of its recently released documents on the coronavirus pandemic that didn ’ t mention God as an effort to reach “ the widest possible audience.
” The 8-page “ Humana Communitas in the Age of Pandemic : Untimely Meditations on Life ’ s Rebirth ” was published by the Pontifical Academy for Life on July 22 .
“ We are interested in entering into human situations , reading them in the light of faith , and in a way that speaks to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-believers , to all men and women ‘ of good will , ’ ” said Fabrizio Mastrofini , a spokesman of the Pontifical Academy for Life .
“ I do not know , at this point , whether a philological ‘ accounting ’ work on how many times a few key words recur in a text is useful , ” Mastrofini said in response to an article published by New Daily Compass on July 31 ( Italian : July 28 ) .
“ Your readers are entitled to know something else : the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God , faith , religion , was first put forward by an American website , then repeated by Spanish websites , and finally also in Italy by some passionate blogger , ” he pointed out , failing to explain how that fact was of any relevance .
Phil Lawler of Catholic Word News had called the document shortly after its release on July 22 a “ shocking Vatican perspective on the pandemic ” and “ an embarrassment to the Catholic faithful.
” According to Lawler , a well-respected Catholic journalist , even the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; the document provides very little hard information .
But I will grant this much : it is ‘ untimely.
’ There is never a good time for this sort of vapid rumination.
” “ Despite stretching to well over 4,000 words , the Vatican document does not mention God , Jesus Christ , the Holy Spirit , the Church , the sacraments , prayer , or even charity ; even the word ‘ Christian ’ does not appear in the text , ” Lawler summarized .
“ There is admittedly a call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in context it is clearly a call for an ideological rather than religious conversion.
” He said that the Vatican should send a Christian message – which he suggested would have happened in times past , when “ the Pontifical Academy for Life might have urged us not to be paralyzed by fear of sickness and death , nor to regard any interaction with neighbors as a dangerous imposition.
” While the document “ makes a weak gesture in that direction , ” it does not offer practical advice for regular Catholics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide solidarity and international cooperation , stipulating that the World Health Organization should have a ‘ privileged place ’ in the campaign.
” Doyen Nguyen , a lay Dominican and professor at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas ( Angelicum ) in Rome , also criticized the document in a July 29 piece published on LifeSiteNews .
“ Nowhere in the document is it mentioned that God is our final end , that Christ is our hope , and that we need the grace of the Holy Spirit for both our moral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nowhere is the Church – the dispenser of the sacraments as a source of grace – mentioned either .
In passing over these in silence , in what way does the Academy ’ s call for solidarity , equality , and ‘ access ( to health care ) for all without exceptions ’ differ from that of secular ideologies ?
This is a document issued from a prestigious body of the Catholic Church , yet there is no mention of Christianity or Christians , let alone Catholics .
That a document is destined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a reason for bracketing out its Catholic identity or omitting any reference to God , Christ , the Holy Spirit , and the Church , ” she wrote .
The Academy attacked Lawler via Twitter , calling his article “ a deliberate misunderstanding to produce confusion.
” Lawler , in turn , simply said “ they didn ’ t need my help to produce confusion .
Their own document did the job nicely.
” “ Humana Communitas , ” the document of the Pontifical Academy for Life , indeed stressed that only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discounting calls for subsidiarity .
“ Deeply rooted in its mission to lead international health work is the notion that only the commitment of governments in a global synergy can protect , foster , and make effective a universal right to the highest attainable standard of health , ” the Academy wrote .
“ This crisis emphasizes how much is needed an international organization with a global outreach , including specifically the needs and concerns of less developed countries coping with an unprecedented catastrophe.
” On the other hand , the document referred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the virus with accusations of “ narrow mindedness of national self-interests , ” having led to “ a policy of independence and isolation from the rest of the world , as if a pandemic could be faced without a coordinated global strategy.
” “ Such an attitude might pay lip service to the idea of subsidiarity , and the importance of a strategic intervention based on the claim of a lower authority taking precedence over any higher one , more distant from the local situation , ” the document continued .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feeds into a logic of separation that is , to begin , less effective against Covid-19.
” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia was nominated by Pope Francis to head the Pontifical Academy for Life in 2016 , following the removal of all previous members of the institution founded in 1994 .
At the same time , new statutes were imposed on the Academy , no longer requiring members to defend life in accordance with Catholic teaching .
In an interview , Paglia doubled down on the alleged importance of the pro-abortion World Health Organization ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO seems indispensable , even if it certainly had some flaws : we must learn from its failures and improve its functioning .
Only in this way can we put into effect the universal right to the highest levels of health care , as an expression of protection of the inalienable dignity of the human person.
” The WHO explicitly states on its website , “ Every woman has the recognized human right to decide freely and responsibly without coercion and violence the number , spacing and timing of their children and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so , and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health ( ICPD 1994 ) .
Access to legal and safe abortion is essential for the realization of these rights.
” “ Contraceptive information and services are fundamental to the health and human rights of all individuals , ” according to the WHO .
Gender is defined as “ the roles , behaviours , activities , attributes and opportunities that any society considers appropriate for girls and boys , and women and men .
Gender interacts with , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of biological sex.
” Writing about “ Humana Communitas ” for New Daily Compass , Stefano Fontana pointed out , “ Just like the preceding document , this one too says nothing : above all it says nothing about life , which is the specific competence of the Pontifical Academy , and it also says nothing Catholic , that is to say anything inspired by the teaching of Our Lord.
” “ One wonders who actually writes these documents , ” Fontana mused .
“ From the way these authors write , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anonymous institution of sociological studies .
Their goal is to coin slogan-phrases in order to capture a snapshot of unspecified processes that are currently underway.
” In fact , Archbishop Paglia expresses himself like that , describing the relationship between the coronavirus and “ the exploitation of the planet ’ s resources ” by talking about interdependence .
“ Deforestation brings wild animals into contact with human habitats where intensive farming subjects livestock to the logic of industrial production .
This is done to meet the demand for meat for export , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can reach our dining tables .
All this facilitates the spillover of pathogenic micro-organisms from one species to another , until they affect human beings , ” he wrote .
Fontana emphasized that “ Humana Communitas ” reads like any other document written by secular international institutions or non-governmental organization : “ the same abstruse expressions , the same lack of any guiding principles that are not generic , the same winks made to the powers of the world while boasting about defending the weak , the same indecipherable phrases like ‘ risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ coordinated global strategy ’ and ‘ multi-dimensional ethical challenge.
’ ” “ Conversion is called for , but with respect to the environment and a more widespread solidarity , not as a return to God , ” Fontana added .
“ There is never a call for prayer , because according to the document God can act against the pandemic only through man .
The pandemic is seen as a human product , the fruit of man ’ s disordered relationship with nature , and calls for conversion to new human behaviors.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s document , spokesman Fabrizio Mastrofini said there are “ three texts that should be read together , ” namely the letter “ Humana Communitas ” by Pope Francis , addressed to the Academy , the document of March 30 , and the document of July 22 , which took its name from Pope Francis ’ letter .
In response , Fontana said “ the document of the Pontifical Academy makes the pandemic a problem of ethics and the functioning of institutions.
” “ That is too little , ” he commented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it that way .
To solve [ the problem ] , if it were really only that , there would be no need for Christ , but it would be enough to have willing doctors , European Union money and a government that is not exactly clueless.
” Fontana also called out Mastrofini for his claims the Pontifical Academy for Life wanted to reach “ the widest possible audience.
” If that really was the case , he argued , the document wouldn ’ t have used a “ strangely sociological style , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” As an example , he quoted , “ We emerge from a night of mysterious origins : called into being beyond choice , we come soon to presumption and complaint , asserting as ours what we have only been vouchsafed .
Too late do we learn consent to the darkness from which we came , and to which we finally return.
” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia , the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Vatican .
In July , Paglia tweeted an image of a naked man and woman lying on the ground surrounded by naked children .
Even though Twitter warned , “ The following media includes potentially sensitive content , ” Paglia defended his tweet .
“ The photograph , as it has been amply highlighted by the articles that came out on the subject , portrays a Catholic family model and contains nothing erotic , ambiguous or inappropriate .
Therefore , it can only disturb a deeply morbid gaze , as it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ sic ] , ” a statement published on Paglia ’ s website reads .
“ Omnia munda mundis ” is Latin for , “ To the pure , all things are pure.
” Some years ago , Paglia had commissioned a homosexual artist to paint a homoerotic mural in his cathedral church .
The mural includes an image of the archbishop himself , and depicts Jesus carrying nets to heaven filled with naked and semi-nude homosexuals , transsexuals , prostitutes , and drug dealers , jumbled together in erotic interactions .
Paglia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also remember that , for the Catholic Church , if someone says that Judas is in hell , he is a heretic .
”

Critics such as Phil Lawler pointed out that the Vatican document 'does not mention God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, the sacraments, prayer, or even charity'
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ROME, Italy, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The Vatican has defended one of its recently released documents on the coronavirus pandemic that didn’t mention God as an effort to reach “the widest possible audience.” The 8-page “Humana Communitas in the Age of Pandemic: Untimely Meditations on Life’s Rebirth” was published by the Pontifical Academy for Life on July 22.
“We are interested in entering into human situations, reading them in the light of faith, and in a way that speaks to the widest possible audience, to believers and non-believers, to all men and women ‘of good will,’” said Fabrizio Mastrofini, a spokesman of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
“I do not know, at this point, whether a philological ‘accounting’ work on how many times a few key words recur in a text is useful,” Mastrofini said in response to an article published by New Daily Compass on July 31 (Italian: July 28).
“Your readers are entitled to know something else: the criticism of the lack of the terms God, faith, religion, was first put forward by an American website, then repeated by Spanish websites, and finally also in Italy by some passionate blogger,” he pointed out, failing to explain how that fact was of any relevance.
Phil Lawler of Catholic Word News had called the document shortly after its release on July 22 a “shocking Vatican perspective on the pandemic” and “an embarrassment to the Catholic faithful.”
According to Lawler, a well-respected Catholic journalist, even the title of the document “is misleading; the document provides very little hard information. But I will grant this much: it is ‘untimely.’ There is never a good time for this sort of vapid rumination.”
“Despite stretching to well over 4,000 words, the Vatican document does not mention God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, the sacraments, prayer, or even charity; even the word ‘Christian’ does not appear in the text,” Lawler summarized. “There is admittedly a call for ‘moral conversion,’ but in context it is clearly a call for an ideological rather than religious conversion.”
He said that the Vatican should send a Christian message – which he suggested would have happened in times past, when “the Pontifical Academy for Life might have urged us not to be paralyzed by fear of sickness and death, nor to regard any interaction with neighbors as a dangerous imposition.”
While the document “makes a weak gesture in that direction,” it does not offer practical advice for regular Catholics, instead making “a grandiose call for worldwide solidarity and international cooperation, stipulating that the World Health Organization should have a ‘privileged place’ in the campaign.”
Doyen Nguyen, a lay Dominican and professor, also criticized the document in a July 29 piece published on LifeSiteNews.
“Nowhere in the document is it mentioned that God is our final end, that Christ is our hope, and that we need the grace of the Holy Spirit for both our moral conversion and a good moral life. Nowhere is the Church – the dispenser of the sacraments as a source of grace – mentioned either. In passing over these in silence, in what way does the Academy’s call for solidarity, equality, and ‘access (to health care) for all without exceptions’ differ from that of secular ideologies? This is a document issued from a prestigious body of the Catholic Church, yet there is no mention of Christianity or Christians, let alone Catholics. That a document is destined for all men and women is certainly not a reason for bracketing out its Catholic identity or omitting any reference to God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Church,” she wrote.
The Academy attacked Lawler via Twitter, calling his article “a deliberate misunderstanding to produce confusion.” Lawler, in turn, simply said “they didn’t need my help to produce confusion. Their own document did the job nicely.”
The Pontifical Academy flatters me. But really, they didn't need my help to produce confusion. Their own document did the job nicely. https://t.co/83W3HIwDgZ — Philip Lawler (@PhilLawler) July 23, 2020
“Humana Communitas,” the document of the Pontifical Academy for Life, indeed stressed that only a global response would be sufficient, discounting calls for subsidiarity.
“Deeply rooted in its mission to lead international health work is the notion that only the commitment of governments in a global synergy can protect, foster, and make effective a universal right to the highest attainable standard of health,” the Academy wrote. “This crisis emphasizes how much is needed an international organization with a global outreach, including specifically the needs and concerns of less developed countries coping with an unprecedented catastrophe.”
On the other hand, the document referred to governments trying to protect their population from the virus with accusations of “narrow mindedness of national self-interests,” having led to “a policy of independence and isolation from the rest of the world, as if a pandemic could be faced without a coordinated global strategy.”
“Such an attitude might pay lip service to the idea of subsidiarity, and the importance of a strategic intervention based on the claim of a lower authority taking precedence over any higher one, more distant from the local situation,” the document continued. “In reality, the attitude in question feeds into a logic of separation that is, to begin, less effective against Covid-19.”
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia was nominated by Pope Francis to head the Pontifical Academy for Life in 2016, following the removal of all previous members of the institution founded in 1994. At the same time, new statutes were imposed on the Academy, no longer requiring members to defend life in accordance with Catholic teaching.
In an interview, Paglia doubled down on the alleged importance of the pro-abortion World Health Organization (WHO), saying, “The WHO seems indispensable, even if it certainly had some flaws: we must learn from its failures and improve its functioning. Only in this way can we put into effect the universal right to the highest levels of health care, as an expression of protection of the inalienable dignity of the human person.”
The WHO explicitly states on its website, “Every woman has the recognized human right to decide freely and responsibly without coercion and violence the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health (ICPD 1994). Access to legal and safe abortion is essential for the realization of these rights.”
“Contraceptive information and services are fundamental to the health and human rights of all individuals,” according to the WHO.
Gender is defined as “the roles, behaviours, activities, attributes and opportunities that any society considers appropriate for girls and boys, and women and men. Gender interacts with, but is different from, the binary categories of biological sex.”
Writing about “Humana Communitas” for New Daily Compass, Stefano Fontana pointed out, “Just like the preceding document, this one too says nothing: above all it says nothing about life, which is the specific competence of the Pontifical Academy, and it also says nothing Catholic, that is to say anything inspired by the teaching of Our Lord.”
“One wonders who actually writes these documents,” Fontana mused. “From the way these authors write, they seem to be anonymous functionaries of an anonymous institution of sociological studies. Their goal is to coin slogan-phrases in order to capture a snapshot of unspecified processes that are currently underway.”
In fact, Archbishop Paglia expresses himself like that, describing the relationship between the coronavirus and “the exploitation of the planet’s resources” by talking about interdependence.
“Deforestation brings wild animals into contact with human habitats where intensive farming subjects livestock to the logic of industrial production. This is done to meet the demand for meat for export, so that dishes for unbalanced and unsustainable diets can reach our dining tables. All this facilitates the spillover of pathogenic micro-organisms from one species to another, until they affect human beings,” he wrote.
Fontana emphasized that “Humana Communitas” reads like any other document written by secular international institutions or non-governmental organization: “the same abstruse expressions, the same lack of any guiding principles that are not generic, the same winks made to the powers of the world while boasting about defending the weak, the same indecipherable phrases like ‘risk ethics’ or empty rhetorical phrases like ‘coordinated global strategy’ and ‘multi-dimensional ethical challenge.’”
“Conversion is called for, but with respect to the environment and a more widespread solidarity, not as a return to God,” Fontana added. “There is never a call for prayer, because according to the document God can act against the pandemic only through man. The pandemic is seen as a human product, the fruit of man’s disordered relationship with nature, and calls for conversion to new human behaviors.”
Defending the Pontifical Academy for Life’s document, spokesman Fabrizio Mastrofini said there are “three texts that should be read together,” namely the letter “Humana Communitas” by Pope Francis, addressed to the Academy, the document of March 30, and the document of July 22, which took its name from Pope Francis’ letter.
In response, Fontana said “the document of the Pontifical Academy makes the pandemic a problem of ethics and the functioning of institutions.”
“That is too little,” he commented. “Any social agency could understand it that way. To solve [the problem], if it were really only that, there would be no need for Christ, but it would be enough to have willing doctors, European Union money and a government that is not exactly clueless.”
Fontana also called out Mastrofini for his claims the Pontifical Academy for Life wanted to reach “the widest possible audience.” If that really was the case, he argued, the document wouldn’t have used a “strangely sociological style, far removed from a clear Christian language.”
As an example, he quoted, “We emerge from a night of mysterious origins: called into being beyond choice, we come soon to presumption and complaint, asserting as ours what we have only been vouchsafed. Too late do we learn consent to the darkness from which we came, and to which we finally return.”
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, is a highly controversial character in Pope Francis’ Vatican.
In July, Paglia tweeted an image of a naked man and woman lying on the ground surrounded by naked children. Even though Twitter warned, “The following media includes potentially sensitive content,” Paglia defended his tweet.
“The photograph, as it has been amply highlighted by the articles that came out on the subject, portrays a Catholic family model and contains nothing erotic, ambiguous or inappropriate. Therefore, it can only disturb a deeply morbid gaze, as it was written: ‘omnia munda munids’ [sic],” a statement published on Paglia’s website reads.
“Omnia munda mundis” is Latin for, “To the pure, all things are pure.”
Some years ago, Paglia had commissioned a homosexual artist to paint a homoerotic mural in his cathedral church. The mural includes an image of the archbishop himself, and depicts Jesus carrying nets to heaven filled with naked and semi-nude homosexuals, transsexuals, prostitutes, and drug dealers, jumbled together in erotic interactions.
Paglia has also claimed, “We must also remember that, for the Catholic Church, if someone says that Judas is in hell, he is a heretic.”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Alexander Tschugguel discusses Catholic history of Austria, receiving Communion on tongue

Alexander Tschugguel shares stories of Catholic leaders in Austria and Europe and how they defended the Catholic faith .
He @ @ @ @ @ Habsburg and also reveals the reason he only receives Holy Communion on the tongue .

Alexander Tschugguel shares stories of Catholic leaders in Austria and Europe and how they defended the Catholic faith. He praises the famous House of Habsburg and also reveals the reason he only receives Holy Communion on the tongue.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Feminists threaten legal action after Scottish government recognizes gender-confused men as women

SCOTLAND , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A women ’ s rights group is considering legal action against a Scottish government guidance which recognizes gender-confused men as women .
For Women Scotland says that it ’ s considering seeking a judicial review , after the Scottish government released statutory guidance in June changing the definition of “ woman ” for the purposes of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018 .
The statutory guidance states that men who are either planning to or have begun so-called “ gender-reassignment ” processes and who are “ continuously living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women for the purposes of the Act .
“ This would not require the person to dress , look or behave in any particular way , ” the guidance says .
“ However , it would be expected that there would be evidence that the person was continuously living as a woman , such as – always using female pronouns ; using a female name on official documents such as a driving licence or passport , or on utility bills or bank accounts ; using female titles ; updating the gender marker to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driving licence or passport ; describing themselves and being described by others in written or other communication as a woman.
” The guidance also makes clear that a person “ reassigning their sex from female to male would not be included in the definition of woman for the purposes of the Act.
” For Women Scotland , which says it believes that “ women ’ s rights should be strengthened ” and that “ sex is immutable and is a protected characteristic ” has released a legal opinion which says that the guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Equality Act 2010 and decades of anti-discrimination law ” and “ is not compatible with EU law.
” “ It beggars belief that the Scottish Government has introduced new legislation that contravenes the very essence of what a ‘ woman ’ is in law .
This is just the introduction of self-identification of sex by the back door , ” Marion Calder of For Women Scotland said .
Although the purpose of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018 is to ensure that 50 percent of non-executive board members of listed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidance states that “ the Act does not require an appointing person to ask a candidate to prove that they meet the definition of woman in the Act.
” The guidance says that the “ provision only relates to the meaning of ‘ woman ’ in the Act ” and that it “ does not have the effect of creating a new legal definition of woman in any other context.
” “ We believe this Act raises significant concerns for the status of women in Scotland , ” the For Women Scotland press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for increasing the representation of women , it is rendered ineffective and may be used as precedent to undermine legal protections for women in a manner which runs counter to UK and EU equality law .
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SCOTLAND, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A women’s rights group is considering legal action against a Scottish government guidance which recognizes gender-confused men as women.
For Women Scotland says that it’s considering seeking a judicial review, after the Scottish government released statutory guidance in June changing the definition of “woman” for the purposes of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018.
The statutory guidance states that men who are either planning to or have begun so-called “gender-reassignment” processes and who are “continuously living as a woman” will be considered women for the purposes of the Act.
“This would not require the person to dress, look or behave in any particular way,” the guidance says.
“However, it would be expected that there would be evidence that the person was continuously living as a woman, such as – always using female pronouns; using a female name on official documents such as a driving licence or passport, or on utility bills or bank accounts; using female titles; updating the gender marker to female on official documents such as a driving licence or passport; describing themselves and being described by others in written or other communication as a woman.”
The guidance also makes clear that a person “reassigning their sex from female to male would not be included in the definition of woman for the purposes of the Act.”
For Women Scotland, which says it believes that “women’s rights should be strengthened” and that “sex is immutable and is a protected characteristic” has released a legal opinion which says that the guidance “goes against the very grain of the Equality Act 2010 and decades of anti-discrimination law” and “is not compatible with EU law.”
“It beggars belief that the Scottish Government has introduced new legislation that contravenes the very essence of what a ‘woman’ is in law. This is just the introduction of self-identification of sex by the back door,” Marion Calder of For Women Scotland said.
Although the purpose of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018 is to ensure that 50 percent of non-executive board members of listed Scottish public authorities are women, the guidance states that “the Act does not require an appointing person to ask a candidate to prove that they meet the definition of woman in the Act.”
The guidance says that the “provision only relates to the meaning of ‘woman’ in the Act” and that it “does not have the effect of creating a new legal definition of woman in any other context.”
“We believe this Act raises significant concerns for the status of women in Scotland,” the For Women Scotland press release states.
“As a tool for increasing the representation of women, it is rendered ineffective and may be used as precedent to undermine legal protections for women in a manner which runs counter to UK and EU equality law.”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--LifeSite is hiring journalists! Join our team to fight for life, faith, and family

Are you passionate about the battle for life and family ?
We are facing a growing assault on all that is good and true in our world , and we need passionate , faith-filled men and women to come and join us in the fight to restore the Christian foundations of our society .
If you ’ re ready to give your life for the cause , then you ’ re in the right place .
Apply to join our team as a journalist here : https : //lifesitenews.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php ?
id=57 LifeSiteNews is seeking a passionate , faith-filled professional to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news in the battle for life , family , and the restoration of Christian culture .
The successful applicant will be tasked with finding , investigating , and writing news pieces to inform and inspire readers .
Candidates must be highly motivated , have top-notch writing skills , and have the ability and humility to work with our editing team to learn the tools of online journalism .
• knowledge of the global pro-life and pro-family movements • a keen interest in current events in the Church and world • high self-motivation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , fast-paced environment with constant rolling deadlines • facility and experience with web publishing platforms , Microsoft Office , social media ( Facebook , Twitter , etc . )
• willingness to take direction and adapt , and ability to work well on a team • willingness to work hours as needed , including occasional nights and weekends Salary is negotiable based upon need and experience .
Keep in mind that while LifeSite aims to meet our employees ' financial needs , we are a mission-based non-profit .
Your application should include a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three references , five or more samples of your journalism , and answers to the list of questions provided .
The cover letter should explain your interest in working for LifeSite , and outline how your experience has proven both your commitment to LifeSite ’ s mission and your ability to succeed in the position .
It must show knowledge of and interest in LifeSite ’ s mission and reporting .
The references are important .
Please be aware that at a later stage of the application process , you may be required @ @ @ @ @ @ @ references .
We will contact successful applicants for an interview .
Prior to a hiring decision , applicants will be required to take on several assignments at a freelance rate .
Normally , new employees are required to fly to Ontario for a week of training around the first month on the job , however this may not be possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .
LOCATION : While LifeSiteNews has offices in Front Royal , Virginia and Toronto , Ontario , many of our staff telecommute from home offices .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telecommuters .

We are seeking journalists to join us in the fight for Christian civilization. Apply today!
Are you passionate about the battle for life and family?
We are facing a growing assault on all that is good and true in our world, and we need passionate, faith-filled men and women to come and join us in the fight to restore the Christian foundations of our society.
If you’re ready to give your life for the cause, then you’re in the right place.
Apply to join our team as a journalist here: https://lifesitenews.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=57
Please apply by August 10, 2020.
Journalist
LifeSiteNews is seeking a passionate, faith-filled professional to serve as a full-time journalist covering crucial news in the battle for life, family, and the restoration of Christian culture.
The successful applicant will be tasked with finding, investigating, and writing news pieces to inform and inspire readers. Candidates must be highly motivated, have top-notch writing skills, and have the ability and humility to work with our editing team to learn the tools of online journalism.
A successful candidate will have:
excellent research and writing skills
a meticulous eye for detail and accuracy
comfortability doing telephone interviews
knowledge of the global pro-life and pro-family movements
knowledge of Catholic teachings and traditions
a keen interest in current events in the Church and world
high self-motivation, and ability to thrive in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with constant rolling deadlines
facility and experience with web publishing platforms, Microsoft Office, social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
willingness to take direction and adapt, and ability to work well on a team
excellent communication skills
willingness to work hours as needed, including occasional nights and weekends
Salary is negotiable based upon need and experience. Keep in mind that while LifeSite aims to meet our employees' financial needs, we are a mission-based non-profit.
Your application should include a resume, cover letter, at least three references, five or more samples of your journalism, and answers to the list of questions provided.
The cover letter should explain your interest in working for LifeSite, and outline how your experience has proven both your commitment to LifeSite’s mission and your ability to succeed in the position. It must show knowledge of and interest in LifeSite’s mission and reporting.
The references are important. Please be aware that at a later stage of the application process, you may be required to arrange calls for us with your references.
We will contact successful applicants for an interview. Prior to a hiring decision, applicants will be required to take on several assignments at a freelance rate. Normally, new employees are required to fly to Ontario for a week of training around the first month on the job, however this may not be possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Please email writing samples to [email protected].
Application deadline: August 10, 2020
LOCATION: While LifeSiteNews has offices in Front Royal, Virginia and Toronto, Ontario, many of our staff telecommute from home offices. As such, this position is open to telecommuters.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-04--Singapore introduces electronic tags to track compliance with COVID-19 quarantines

PETITION : No to mandatory contact tracing and government surveillance for the coronavirus !
Sign the petition here .
SINGAPORE , August 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The city state of Singapore will require some incoming travelers to wear electronic monitoring devices to make sure they adhere to coronavirus quarantines .
Since March , Singapore has required all incoming travelers , including Singapore citizens and permanent residents , to serve a 14-day quarantine or “ Stay-Home-Notice ” ( SHN ) .
Depending on where the traveler has been in the past 14 days , these quarantine periods are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facility or at the person ’ s normal place of residence .
According to a Reuters report , the city state issues “ tough punishments for breach of its quarantine and social distancing rules with fines of up to S $ 10,000 ( $ 7,272 ) or imprisonment of up to six months , or both.
” The government has also reportedly cancelled the work passes of foreigners who break the coronavirus rules .
The Reuters report says that the devices will use GPS and Bluetooth signals and that when those wearing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notifications on the device which they must acknowledge .
“ Any attempt to leave home or tamper with the device will trigger an alert to the authorities , ” the report adds .
Since April , the Singapore government has employed about 3,000 Enforcement Officers to ensure that “ those outside of their homes wear their masks properly , and keep a safe distance from one another.
” “ Strict enforcement action will be taken against those who breach the requirements of the SHN , ” the government has warned .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight against COVID-19 is not over , ” government official Laurence Wong said in a July 17 address .
Singapore has thus far only reported 27 coronavirus deaths , with just over 53,000 reported cases and more than 47,000 of those cases reported to have made a recovery .
Singapore is the third most densely populated place in the world , with a population of almost 6 million and more than 18,000 people per square mile .

The device will alert the government if its wearer tries to tamper with or turn it off.
PETITION: No to mandatory contact tracing and government surveillance for the coronavirus! Sign the petition here.
SINGAPORE, August 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The city state of Singapore will require some incoming travelers to wear electronic monitoring devices to make sure they adhere to coronavirus quarantines.
Since March, Singapore has required all incoming travelers, including Singapore citizens and permanent residents, to serve a 14-day quarantine or “Stay-Home-Notice” (SHN).
Depending on where the traveler has been in the past 14 days, these quarantine periods are either served at a dedicated government SHN facility or at the person’s normal place of residence.
According to a Reuters report, the city state issues “tough punishments for breach of its quarantine and social distancing rules with fines of up to S$10,000 ($7,272) or imprisonment of up to six months, or both.” The government has also reportedly cancelled the work passes of foreigners who break the coronavirus rules.
The Reuters report says that the devices will use GPS and Bluetooth signals and that when those wearing the devices reach their home they will receive notifications on the device which they must acknowledge.
“Any attempt to leave home or tamper with the device will trigger an alert to the authorities,” the report adds.
Since April, the Singapore government has employed about 3,000 Enforcement Officers to ensure that “those outside of their homes wear their masks properly, and keep a safe distance from one another.”
“Strict enforcement action will be taken against those who breach the requirements of the SHN,” the government has warned.
“The long and short of it is the fight against COVID-19 is not over,” government official Laurence Wong said in a July 17 address.
Singapore has thus far only reported 27 coronavirus deaths, with just over 53,000 reported cases and more than 47,000 of those cases reported to have made a recovery.
Singapore is the third most densely populated place in the world, with a population of almost 6 million and more than 18,000 people per square mile.
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