lifesitenews--2020-01-23--WATCH: Priests, pro-lifers protest DC Planned Parenthood killing center day before March for Life

WASHINGTON , D.C. , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Dozens of pro-life advocates protested in front of Planned Parenthood ’ s abortion facility in Washington D.C. one day prior to the March for Life , calling for an end to the slaughter of more than 60 million unborn children since legal abortion came to American in 1973 .
LifeSiteNews attended the protest with pro-life leaders in the build-up to tomorrow ’ s March for Life event in the capital .
The event , located at 1225 Fourth St. NE , was led by Fr .
Frank Pavone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by leaders of the Silent No More campaign , who seek to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women and men .
LifeSite spoke with a number of protest attendees from around the country who told LifeSite why they made the journey to the nation ’ s capital to be present at this year ’ s march .
LifeSite spoke with Anne Fitzgerald , Executive Director of the Day of Tears organisation , which for some years now has been calling on for January 22 - the anniversary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision imposing abortion on demand - to be recognised as a “ Day of Tears ” and encouraging citizens to lower their flags in mourning of aborted babies .
Earlier this week President Trump , who will personally attend and speak at the March for Life event tomorrow , declared January 22 to be “ National Sanctity of Human Life Day.
” Anne told LifeSite that she was attending the protest outside Planned Parenthood “ to just stand in solidarity and pray for the women who are going inside and pray for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message for the White House and the U.S. Congress , Anne said : “ Defund Planned Parenthood !
Please provide more resources for women who are pregnant .
Please stop this atrocity of abortion .
Stop killing our citizens .
End it immediately .
Give women an option and help them out.
” A young lady named Tara told LifeSite : “ I firmly believe in the power of prayer .
And I believe that God is going to use all these stories and these situations for the good .
I was reading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I read a verse that said : ‘ the darkness can not hide from the light.
’ And that ’ s where we ’ re here to do , is to shed the light on just how cruel and atrocious abortions really are.
” Speaking of women who may have had or are considering an abortion Tara said : “ there is healing for everyone and hope for everyone .
Our God is not a God of hopelessness .
He is a God of hope and he is always there for us.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he addressed the protest .
He explained that the first thing he had done at the start of the event was to describe an abortion procedure .
Fr .
Pavone told LifeSite that he challenged abortion supporters and pro-abortion politicians to describe the reality of abortion .
“ The last thing that supporters of abortion want to do is describe it .
So I described it .
This is the problem we have with the politicians , they say ‘ oh yeah we want abortion to be legal ’ , but if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s done they won ’ t dare go near that , ” Fr .
Pavone said .
Fr .
Pavone explained the compassion the pro-life movement has for women considering abortion and said that pro-lifers were there to help such mothers to have “ the strength to do what ’ s right for you and your baby.
” Fr .
Pavone told LifeSite that “ this is not an act of freedom that leads them [ women considering abortions ] to the door of the abortuary , it ’ s an act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here to give them hope .
We ’ re not pointing fingers of condemnation , as I always say : we are extending hands of mercy .
And we ’ re saying take our hand , let ’ s give you the strength to do what ’ s right for you and your baby.
” Fr .
Pavone said that the pro-life movement was essentially about “ replacing despair with hope ” .
He said : “ that ’ s a great way to describe the mission of our movement , both before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion.
” The priest said there was more hope now in the pro-life movement than ever before .
He said : “ in the early nineties if we had painted a picture then of the way things are now for our pro-life movement , we would have just all been astonished .
The progress is tremendous.
” Fr .
Pavone cited Trump ’ s decision to join the march as one of the reasons for increased hope , saying “ for the first time in history a president is actually going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not just because he ’ s deciding to come , it ’ s because he too sees the change in the nation as we ’ re waking up , people are waking up to how extreme and violent abortion is and how much damage it does.
” The priest said that it was coming to the March for Life as a high school senior that “ awakened him to the pro-life movement ” and called on others to join him in D.C. describing the march as a “ life changing event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Maria from Ohio who was attending the march for the nineteenth time .
She said that her mother had been “ a pro-life stalwart ” and that when she died in 2003 Maria and her nine children had “ decided to be her feet ” and continue her pro-life witness .
Maria added : “ As a mom for nine…someday I don ’ t want them [ her children ] to look back and say ‘ Mom what did you do to defend life ?
’ ” LifeSite also spoke with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an orphanage as an infant and who had later been adopted .
She said that she had come to Washington because she was happy that her mother had chosen life and not aborted her .
Fr .
Dennis Boyle , associate director of Priests for Life , also attended the protest and said that he has missed just “ one or two ” March for Life events in forty-five years .
Fr .
Boyle told LifeSite that life “ is the most fundamental thing ” and that “ if we can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we talk about in social issues falls apart.
” Fr .
Boyle said that in his view abortion is “ the biggest affront against God.
” “ The Devil can ’ t kill God , so he kills those closest to Him - and the ones that are unborn are the closest to Him , that He just created , ” he said .
Fr .
Boyle also called on other priests to join him at the march in Washington , saying : “ my brother priests , my good brother priests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flock with you .
”

They called for an end to the slaughter of more than 60 million unborn children since legal abortion came to American in 1973.
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Dozens of pro-life advocates protested in front of Planned Parenthood’s abortion facility in Washington D.C. one day prior to the March for Life, calling for an end to the slaughter of more than 60 million unborn children since legal abortion came to American in 1973.
LifeSiteNews attended the protest with pro-life leaders in the build-up to tomorrow’s March for Life event in the capital. The event, located at 1225 Fourth St. NE, was led by Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life and included speeches by leaders of the Silent No More campaign, who seek to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women and men.
LifeSite spoke with a number of protest attendees from around the country who told LifeSite why they made the journey to the nation’s capital to be present at this year’s march.
LifeSite spoke with Anne Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Day of Tears organisation, which for some years now has been calling on for January 22 – the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision imposing abortion on demand – to be recognised as a “Day of Tears” and encouraging citizens to lower their flags in mourning of aborted babies. Earlier this week President Trump, who will personally attend and speak at the March for Life event tomorrow, declared January 22 to be “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.”
Anne told LifeSite that she was attending the protest outside Planned Parenthood “to just stand in solidarity and pray for the women who are going inside and pray for their children.”
Asked if she had one message for the White House and the U.S. Congress, Anne said: “Defund Planned Parenthood! Please provide more resources for women who are pregnant. Please stop this atrocity of abortion. Stop killing our citizens. End it immediately. Give women an option and help them out.”
A young lady named Tara told LifeSite: “I firmly believe in the power of prayer. And I believe that God is going to use all these stories and these situations for the good. I was reading in my bible the other day and I read a verse that said: ‘the darkness cannot hide from the light.’ And that’s where we’re here to do, is to shed the light on just how cruel and atrocious abortions really are.”
Speaking of women who may have had or are considering an abortion Tara said: “there is healing for everyone and hope for everyone. Our God is not a God of hopelessness. He is a God of hope and he is always there for us.”
LifeSite spoke with Fr. Pavone shortly after he addressed the protest. He explained that the first thing he had done at the start of the event was to describe an abortion procedure. Fr. Pavone told LifeSite that he challenged abortion supporters and pro-abortion politicians to describe the reality of abortion.
“The last thing that supporters of abortion want to do is describe it. So I described it. This is the problem we have with the politicians, they say ‘oh yeah we want abortion to be legal’, but if you ask them to describe how it’s done they won’t dare go near that,” Fr. Pavone said.
Fr. Pavone explained the compassion the pro-life movement has for women considering abortion and said that pro-lifers were there to help such mothers to have “the strength to do what’s right for you and your baby.” Fr. Pavone told LifeSite that “this is not an act of freedom that leads them [women considering abortions] to the door of the abortuary, it’s an act of despair. So we’re here to give them hope. We’re not pointing fingers of condemnation, as I always say: we are extending hands of mercy. And we’re saying take our hand, let’s give you the strength to do what’s right for you and your baby.”
Fr. Pavone said that the pro-life movement was essentially about “replacing despair with hope”. He said: “that’s a great way to describe the mission of our movement, both before and after someone decides to have an abortion.”
The priest said there was more hope now in the pro-life movement than ever before. He said: “in the early nineties if we had painted a picture then of the way things are now for our pro-life movement, we would have just all been astonished. The progress is tremendous.”
Fr. Pavone cited Trump’s decision to join the march as one of the reasons for increased hope, saying “for the first time in history a president is actually going to be at the March for Life. That’s not just because he’s deciding to come, it’s because he too sees the change in the nation as we’re waking up, people are waking up to how extreme and violent abortion is and how much damage it does.”
The priest said that it was coming to the March for Life as a high school senior that “awakened him to the pro-life movement” and called on others to join him in D.C. describing the march as a “life changing event”.
LifeSite spoke to a lady called Maria from Ohio who was attending the march for the nineteenth time. She said that her mother had been “a pro-life stalwart” and that when she died in 2003 Maria and her nine children had “decided to be her feet” and continue her pro-life witness. Maria added: “As a mom for nine…someday I don’t want them [her children] to look back and say ‘Mom what did you do to defend life?’”
LifeSite also spoke with a young lady whose mother had placed her in an orphanage as an infant and who had later been adopted. She said that she had come to Washington because she was happy that her mother had chosen life and not aborted her.
Fr. Dennis Boyle, associate director of Priests for Life, also attended the protest and said that he has missed just “one or two” March for Life events in forty-five years. Fr. Boyle told LifeSite that life “is the most fundamental thing” and that “if we cannot defend innocent human life then everything else that we talk about in social issues falls apart.”
Fr. Boyle said that in his view abortion is “the biggest affront against God.”
“The Devil can’t kill God, so he kills those closest to Him – and the ones that are unborn are the closest to Him, that He just created,” he said.
Fr. Boyle also called on other priests to join him at the march in Washington, saying: “my brother priests, my good brother priests come out and bring some of your flock with you.”
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lifesitenews--2020-01-23--Left-wing Bill Maher: ‘I do not think porn is benign’

January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Bill Maher is the rarest breed of liberal commentator : One who still has the capacity to surprise me by presenting and defending a point of view that is very out of vogue with the progressive set .
He has noted his discomfort with late-term abortion , scoffed at the idea of biological males competing against females in sports , and warned Democrats that their obsession with LGBT issues is hurting the party .
Now granted , that isn ’ t a very high bar .
Many of those talking points would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handful of years ago , but it still says something that Maher has refused to go with the flow .
Nearly every other late night host has , and few would dare to say what Maher regularly does about the insufferable wokeness of the Democratic Party .
But I was still taken aback when a friend directed me to a portion of a conversation Bill Maher had recently with podcaster Joe Rogan .
While I strongly advise against listening to much of it—it is both crude and littered with blasphemous profanity—their discussion around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them into a fascinating conversation about digital pornography , which Maher , to my surprise , is very much opposed to .
“ You ’ re talking to a libertine , but I do not think porn is benign , ” he noted .
“ I do not .
It is not benign .
Not the way it is now on the computer .
I mean , it ’ s rapey… ” “ What sites are you going to ?
” Rogan interjected .
“ Any site !
” Maher responded .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a lot things I ’ m not interested in…even in my fantasies , I don ’ t want to choke anybody…that ’ s not rapey and domineering ?
I find that off-putting and gross…But that ’ s half of what PornHub is.
” The ensuing conversation , especially considering the libertine views of both Rogan and Maher , is an indication of just how obviously disturbing pornography has become , with incestuous and violent themes increasingly dominating popular content .
Porn was about transgressing boundaries , Rogan noted , and with virtually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry is now creating unfathomably creepy content .
This , Maher agreed , is obviously having a profound impact on the way young people think .
How can your first date be normal , if your first exposure to sexuality was something profoundly twisted ?
“ I ’ m not saying it should be outlawed , ” he told Rogan , “ but , I mean , if I was a parent , I would keep it away from kids…what I would tell a boy is : Son , what you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that women really like that .
Because they don ’ t. ” “ Of course—someone likes anything !
” Maher responded .
“ That ’ s one of the bad things about the Internet .
In the old days , if you were some sort of weirdo pervert , you thought—and the world was better because you thought—that you were completely alone in the world .
Now whatever your kink is , you can put it on the Internet…and in a few minutes , you ’ ve got a thousand people saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruelties being mainstreamed by pornography are coming out almost by the month these days , with the most recent news including PornHub ’ s defence of top videos featuring rape and incest—sometimes in the same video .
Bill Maher is absolutely right : Digital pornography is perverting our view of what healthy sexuality is , and women and girls are increasingly unhappy as a result .
After all , they are facing men and boys who believe that what they see in porn is what women want , a misconception scholars have begun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Porn has encouraged and nurtured wicked sexual fantasies , and in many cases , brought them into the mainstream .
Not long ago , it wouldn ’ t have been surprising that a liberal like Bill Maher is opposed to pornography because it is portrays women being cruelly degraded .
Noam Chomsky would agree with him .
So would Andrea Dworkin and Gloria Steinem and most of the ‘ 60s feminist set .
But these days , when using words like “ pervert ” can get you cancelled faster than you can delete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door slam , the “ sex-positive ” Third Wave feminists refuse to judge any sexual behavior—even if it involves men getting off on women being physically destroyed on camera for the enjoyment of others .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews speaks with Dr. Charles Murray about why America has fallen apart and what we need to do about it .
Dr. Murray first became well known in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a piece which is credited with being the intellectual foundation for the Welfare Reform Act .
Murray is a New York Times bestseller , political researcher and scholar , and the F.A .
Hayek Emeritus Chair in Culture Studies at the American Enterprise Institute .
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Bill Maher is the rarest breed of liberal commentator: One who still has the capacity to surprise me by presenting and defending a point of view that is very out of vogue with the progressive set. He has noted his discomfort with late-term abortion, scoffed at the idea of biological males competing against females in sports, and warned Democrats that their obsession with LGBT issues is hurting the party.
Now granted, that isn’t a very high bar. Many of those talking points would have been run-of-the-mill liberal positions only a handful of years ago, but it still says something that Maher has refused to go with the flow. Nearly every other late night host has, and few would dare to say what Maher regularly does about the insufferable wokeness of the Democratic Party.
But I was still taken aback when a friend directed me to a portion of a conversation Bill Maher had recently with podcaster Joe Rogan. While I strongly advise against listening to much of it—it is both crude and littered with blasphemous profanity—their discussion around the ubiquity of smartphones transforming childhood led them into a fascinating conversation about digital pornography, which Maher, to my surprise, is very much opposed to.
“You’re talking to a libertine, but I do not think porn is benign,” he noted. “I do not. It is not benign. Not the way it is now on the computer. I mean, it’s rapey…”
“What sites are you going to?” Rogan interjected.
“Any site!” Maher responded. “I mean, it’s domineering, a lot things I’m not interested in…even in my fantasies, I don’t want to choke anybody…that’s not rapey and domineering? I find that off-putting and gross…But that’s half of what PornHub is.”
The ensuing conversation, especially considering the libertine views of both Rogan and Maher, is an indication of just how obviously disturbing pornography has become, with incestuous and violent themes increasingly dominating popular content. Porn was about transgressing boundaries, Rogan noted, and with virtually no taboos left to smash, the industry is now creating unfathomably creepy content.
This, Maher agreed, is obviously having a profound impact on the way young people think. How can your first date be normal, if your first exposure to sexuality was something profoundly twisted? “I’m not saying it should be outlawed,” he told Rogan, “but, I mean, if I was a parent, I would keep it away from kids…what I would tell a boy is: Son, what you’re seeing in porn? Don’t think that women really like that. Because they don’t.”
“Surely someone must,” Rogan shot back.
“Of course—someone likes anything!” Maher responded. “That’s one of the bad things about the Internet. In the old days, if you were some sort of weirdo pervert, you thought—and the world was better because you thought—that you were completely alone in the world. Now whatever your kink is, you can put it on the Internet…and in a few minutes, you’ve got a thousand people saying me too!”
Fresh news about cruelties being mainstreamed by pornography are coming out almost by the month these days, with the most recent news including PornHub’s defence of top videos featuring rape and incest—sometimes in the same video. Bill Maher is absolutely right: Digital pornography is perverting our view of what healthy sexuality is, and women and girls are increasingly unhappy as a result. After all, they are facing men and boys who believe that what they see in porn is what women want, a misconception scholars have begun referring to as “rape myth.” Porn has encouraged and nurtured wicked sexual fantasies, and in many cases, brought them into the mainstream.
Not long ago, it wouldn’t have been surprising that a liberal like Bill Maher is opposed to pornography because it is portrays women being cruelly degraded. Noam Chomsky would agree with him. So would Andrea Dworkin and Gloria Steinem and most of the ‘60s feminist set. But these days, when using words like “pervert” can get you cancelled faster than you can delete your Internet history when you hear a door slam, the “sex-positive” Third Wave feminists refuse to judge any sexual behavior—even if it involves men getting off on women being physically destroyed on camera for the enjoyment of others.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he interviews speaks with Dr. Charles Murray about why America has fallen apart and what we need to do about it. Dr. Murray first became well known in 1984 with the publication of Losing Ground, a piece which is credited with being the intellectual foundation for the Welfare Reform Act. Murray is a New York Times bestseller, political researcher and scholar, and the F.A. Hayek Emeritus Chair in Culture Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
Follow Jonathon Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. His commentary has been translated into more than eight languages and published widely online as well as print newspapers such as the Jewish Independent, the National Post, the Hamilton Spectator and others. He has received an award for combating anti-Semitism in print from the Jewish organization B’nai Brith. His commentary has been featured on CTV Primetime, Global News, EWTN, and the CBC as well as dozens of radio stations and news outlets in Canada and the United States. He speaks on a wide variety of cultural topics across North America at universities, high schools, churches, and other functions. Some of these topics include abortion, pornography, the Sexual Revolution, and euthanasia. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from Simon Fraser University, and is the communications director for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. Jonathon’s first book, The Culture War, was released in 2016.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-23--Pope Francis accepts resignation of faithful defender of faith Philadelphia Archbishop Chaput

PHILADELPHIA , Pennsylvania , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput , who submitted the usual request at the age of 75 , and appointed the current Bishop of Cleveland to succeed him .
Chaput was held in high esteem by faithful Catholics for his outspoken defense of life , marriage , the family , and perennial Catholic teaching .
Chaput ’ s successor is Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez , 58 .
He has served as ordinary of Cleveland , Ohio since September 5 , 2017 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 by Benedict XVI , who appointed him the Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre , a diocese in New York state .
Prior to his episcopal ordination , Perez was chosen by St. John Paul II in 1998 as one of his Chaplains and granted the title of “ Monsignor.
” He was named “ a Prelate of Honor ” by Benedict XVI in 2009 .
The Archbishop-elect of Philadelphia has a B.A .
degree in Psychology from Monclair State University and both a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Theology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philadelphia .
Fluent in English and Spanish , Perez will be the first Hispanic archbishop of the Pennsylvania diocese .
His parents took refuge in the USA from Cuba .
Responding to the appointment on Twitter , Perez said , “ I am deeply grateful to the @ Pontifex for appointing me as the next archbishop of @ ArchPhilly .
It is with great joy tinged with a sense of sadness that I accept the appointment - joy that I will be returning to serve @ ArchPhilly , sadness in that I will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his advocacy for migrants , Perez has recently spoken out on behalf of the unborn .
In April 2019 , he praised the Ohio legislature and governor for passing a pro-life law that outlaws abortion when a heartbeat is detected .
Perez said the bill “ represents a major step forward in efforts to protect the sanctity of life.
” He also asked laity to pray for the end of the “ Culture of Death.
” Perez has , however , caused comment by his liturgical preferences .
Last March he asked Catholics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of kneeling in prayer until the “ distribution ” has been completed .
This was in accord with the General Instruction of the Roman Missal ( GIRM ) , which allows bishops some license with the norms .
The GIRM stipulates that “ The faithful kneel after the Agnus Dei ( Lamb of God ) unless the Diocesan Bishop determines otherwise ” ( n. 43 ) .
Archbishop Chaput , who belongs to the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians , was the first Native American to be named an archbishop in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in compliance with canon law , in September on his 75th birthday .
His service to the Church as Archbishop of Philadelphia , an office which he has held since September 8 , 2011 , has been distinguished .
Vatican whistleblower Carlo Maria Viganò mentioned Archbishop Chaput in his August 2018 testimony about Pope Francis covering up ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick ’ s sexual abuse of seminarians and priests .
“ I began the conversation , asking the Pope what he intended to say to me with the words he had addressed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
And the Pope , in a very different , friendly , almost affectionate tone , said to me : ‘ Yes , the Bishops in the United States must not be ideologized , they must not be right-wing like the Archbishop of Philadelphia , ( the Pope did not give me the name of the Archbishop ) they must be shepherds ; and they must not be left-wing , ’ ” wrote Viganò .
Chaput is a steadfastly pro-life leader .
Last year he condemned a pro-abortion Pennsylvania state representative for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenagers outside a Planned Parenthood facility .
Chaput called for “ broad participation ” of a prayerful rally held outside the facility asking those in attendance to “ meet the hateful actions ” of Democrat Brian Sims “ with the love of Christ.
” In 2018 , as the referendum to eliminate the pro-life Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution loomed , Chaput urged his diocese to pray for the troubled nation .
In 2015 , he wrote a column in which he stated that there is “ no moral exquivalent to abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innocent life is a “ uniquely wicked act.
” Chaput has also upheld the sanctity of marriage by interpreting the post-conciliar exhortation Amoris Laetitia in a manner consistent with the perennial doctrine of the Catholic Church .
In July 2016 , he issued guidelines that stated divorced and civilly remarried Catholics could not receive Holy Communion unless they “ refrain from sexual intimacy.
” To allow such persons to receive communion “ misleads people about the nature of the Eucharist and the Church , ” the guidelines declared .
Regarding the Dubia concerning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pontiff by four cardinals , Chaput told a reporter that he wanted Pope Francis to answer them .
“ I think it ’ s always good to answer questions , clearly , ” he told Crux ’ s John Allen , Jr .
He added that we should take Christ at his word , “ and his words about divorce and remarriage , about it being adultery , are very clear.
” There ’ s “ just no doubt about what Jesus said in the Gospels.
” In 2018 , Chaput urged Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happening in Rome in light of the sex-abuse crisis that the Church was facing .
He also raised alarm over the Youth Synod ’ s working document for it ’ s watering down of the faith for young people .
He told Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops in October 2018 that “ LGBTQ ” and other such ideological language should not be used in the Synod document .
Chaput has also promoted Church doctrine related to homosexuality .
In 2017 he published a column that rejected many of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s pro-LGBT book , Building a Bridge .
Chaput wrote that “ Jesus didn ’ t come to affirm us in our sins and destructive behaviors — whatever they might be — but to redeem us.
” He also issued diocesan guidelines that state that “ under no circumstances ” may priests and deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia “ take part in , witness or officiate at any civil union for same-sex persons.
” Chaput continued by stating that “ there is no truth , no real mercy , and no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action that leads a person away from God.
” Perez 's Mass of Installation will take place on Tuesday , February 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 2 p.m .

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, who submitted the usual request at the age of 75, and appointed the current Bishop of Cleveland to succeed him. Chaput was held in high esteem by faithful Catholics for his outspoken defense of life, marriage, the family, and perennial Catholic teaching.
Chaput’s successor is Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez, 58. He has served as ordinary of Cleveland, Ohio since September 5, 2017. Perez was raised to the episcopate in 2012 by Benedict XVI, who appointed him the Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, a diocese in New York state. Prior to his episcopal ordination, Perez was chosen by St. John Paul II in 1998 as one of his Chaplains and granted the title of “Monsignor.” He was named “a Prelate of Honor” by Benedict XVI in 2009.
The Archbishop-elect of Philadelphia has a B.A. degree in Psychology from Monclair State University and both a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Theology degree from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. Fluent in English and Spanish, Perez will be the first Hispanic archbishop of the Pennsylvania diocese. His parents took refuge in the USA from Cuba.
Responding to the appointment on Twitter, Perez said, “I am deeply grateful to the @Pontifex for appointing me as the next archbishop of @ArchPhilly. It is with great joy tinged with a sense of sadness that I accept the appointment – joy that I will be returning to serve @ArchPhilly, sadness in that I will be leaving @DioceseofCLE.”
Known for his advocacy for migrants, Perez has recently spoken out on behalf of the unborn. In April 2019, he praised the Ohio legislature and governor for passing a pro-life law that outlaws abortion when a heartbeat is detected. Perez said the bill “represents a major step forward in efforts to protect the sanctity of life.” He also asked laity to pray for the end of the “Culture of Death.”
Perez has, however, caused comment by his liturgical preferences. Last March he asked Catholics in Cleveland to stand after receiving communion instead of kneeling in prayer until the “distribution” has been completed. This was in accord with the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), which allows bishops some license with the norms. The GIRM stipulates that “The faithful kneel after the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) unless the Diocesan Bishop determines otherwise” (n. 43).
Archbishop Chaput, who belongs to the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, was the first Native American to be named an archbishop in the United States. He tendered his resignation, in compliance with canon law, in September on his 75th birthday. His service to the Church as Archbishop of Philadelphia, an office which he has held since September 8, 2011, has been distinguished.
Vatican whistleblower Carlo Maria Viganò mentioned Archbishop Chaput in his August 2018 testimony about Pope Francis covering up ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual abuse of seminarians and priests.
“I began the conversation, asking the Pope what he intended to say to me with the words he had addressed to me when I greeted him the previous Friday. And the Pope, in a very different, friendly, almost affectionate tone, said to me: ‘Yes, the Bishops in the United States must not be ideologized, they must not be right-wing like the Archbishop of Philadelphia, (the Pope did not give me the name of the Archbishop) they must be shepherds; and they must not be left-wing,’” wrote Viganò.
Chaput is a steadfastly pro-life leader. Last year he condemned a pro-abortion Pennsylvania state representative for videotaping himself harassing several pro-life women and teenagers outside a Planned Parenthood facility. Chaput called for “broad participation” of a prayerful rally held outside the facility asking those in attendance to “meet the hateful actions” of Democrat Brian Sims “with the love of Christ.” In 2018, as the referendum to eliminate the pro-life Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution loomed, Chaput urged his diocese to pray for the troubled nation. In 2015, he wrote a column in which he stated that there is “no moral exquivalent to abortion” and that the deliberate killing of innocent life is a “uniquely wicked act.”
Chaput has also upheld the sanctity of marriage by interpreting the post-conciliar exhortation Amoris Laetitia in a manner consistent with the perennial doctrine of the Catholic Church. In July 2016, he issued guidelines that stated divorced and civilly remarried Catholics could not receive Holy Communion unless they “refrain from sexual intimacy.” To allow such persons to receive communion “misleads people about the nature of the Eucharist and the Church,” the guidelines declared. Regarding the Dubia concerning Amoris Laetitia, questions tendered to the pontiff by four cardinals, Chaput told a reporter that he wanted Pope Francis to answer them.
“I think it’s always good to answer questions, clearly,” he told Crux’s John Allen, Jr.
He added that we should take Christ at his word, “and his words about divorce and remarriage, about it being adultery, are very clear.” There’s “just no doubt about what Jesus said in the Gospels.”
In 2018, Chaput urged Pope Francis to cancel the controversial youth synod happening in Rome in light of the sex-abuse crisis that the Church was facing. He also raised alarm over the Youth Synod’s working document for it’s watering down of the faith for young people. He told Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops in October 2018 that “LGBTQ” and other such ideological language should not be used in the Synod document.
Chaput has also promoted Church doctrine related to homosexuality. In 2017 he published a column that rejected many of the ideas expounded in Fr. James Martin’s pro-LGBT book, Building a Bridge. Chaput wrote that “Jesus didn’t come to affirm us in our sins and destructive behaviors — whatever they might be — but to redeem us.” He also issued diocesan guidelines that state that “under no circumstances” may priests and deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia “take part in, witness or officiate at any civil union for same-sex persons.” Chaput continued by stating that “there is no truth, no real mercy, and no authentic compassion in blessing a course of action that leads a person away from God.”
Perez's Mass of Installation will take place on Tuesday, February 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 2 p.m.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-23--Assault charges for transgender activist who sued women refusing to wax his genitals

SURREY , British Columbia , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A transgender activist best known for suing beauticians who refused to wax his male genitals has been charged with assault .
Jonathan “ Jessica ” Yaniv was arrested last weekend by Surrey RCMP for striking journalist Keean Bexte .
If found guilty of assault , Yaniv potentially faces five years in jail .
“ In a surprising turn of events , Jonathan Yaniv has finally been held accountable for his violent behavior over the past two years , ” Bexte said on a videotaped segment for Rebel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form of him being arrested for assaulting me just over a week ago now , ” he continued .
“ And that reckoning will come in its totality if Jonathan Yaniv does spend five years in prison , as is the maximum sentence for the indicted criminal charge of assaulting someone .
Now that would be real justice.
” Bexte speculated that Yaniv had spent time in jail before being released into the community .
He reported that Yaniv ’ s bail stipulations include the proviso that the transgender activist neither contact the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so .
Bexte has already pledged to sue Yaniv in civil court for the alleged assault , which is said to have taken place outside a Surrey courthouse on January 13 .
The reporter is being joined in the suit by another journalist .
David Menzies was filming Yaniv last August when the transgender activist allegedly struck him with a pink cane .
Bexte managed to film the altercation , and his video , which he published , shows Yaniv veering from his path to confront the reporter , who is over 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , shouting and cursing , and punching in Bexte ’ s direction .
The audio plays the sounds of Bexte grunting in pain and shouting “ Stop.
” The video clip has now been seen over two million times .
Bexte told online newspaper The Daily Wire that he had only one question for Yaniv― whether or not he would plead guilty .
“ Within several seconds , Yaniv charged me and punched the back of my head while holding me down , ” he added .
“ Police have been reluctant to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m speaking to legal counsel to figure out my options to make sure this menace sees justice.
” Yaniv had appeared before the court on a prohibited weapons charge .
The transgender activist had displayed a Taser to another transgender activist during a social media debate about Yaniv ’ s complaints to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal against a number of beauticians .
The activist , who has not obtained so-called “ bottom surgery , ” took offense when the aestheticians refused to wax his male genitalia .
At one point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappeared momentarily , returned and said , “ I don ’ t need to be scared in my own house , that I ’ m going to get ( expletive ) attacked , ” before raising the Taser and activating it on screen .
The Blaze reported that Yaniv had apparently been disturbed by his interlocutor saying that young girls in bathroom stalls needed to carry pepper spray to protect themselves from people like Yaniv .
Shortly after his alleged attack on Keena Bexte , Yaniv accused a female reporter , Amy Eileen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the courthouse that day .
Hamm is suing Yaniv for defamation .

SURREY, British Columbia, January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A transgender activist best known for suing beauticians who refused to wax his male genitals has been charged with assault. Jonathan “Jessica” Yaniv was arrested last weekend by Surrey RCMP for striking journalist Keean Bexte. If found guilty of assault, Yaniv potentially faces five years in jail. “In a surprising turn of events, Jonathan Yaniv has finally been held accountable for his violent behavior over the past two years,” Bexte said on a videotaped segment for Rebel News. “And that took the form of him being arrested for assaulting me just over […]
SURREY, British Columbia, January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A transgender activist best known for suing beauticians who refused to wax his male genitals has been charged with assault.
Jonathan “Jessica” Yaniv was arrested last weekend by Surrey RCMP for striking journalist Keean Bexte. If found guilty of assault, Yaniv potentially faces five years in jail.
“In a surprising turn of events, Jonathan Yaniv has finally been held accountable for his violent behavior over the past two years,” Bexte said on a videotaped segment for Rebel News.
“And that took the form of him being arrested for assaulting me just over a week ago now,” he continued.
“And that reckoning will come in its totality if Jonathan Yaniv does spend five years in prison, as is the maximum sentence for the indicted criminal charge of assaulting someone. Now that would be real justice.”
Bexte speculated that Yaniv had spent time in jail before being released into the community. He reported that Yaniv’s bail stipulations include the proviso that the transgender activist neither contact the reporter nor ask someone else to do so.
Bexte has already pledged to sue Yaniv in civil court for the alleged assault, which is said to have taken place outside a Surrey courthouse on January 13. The reporter is being joined in the suit by another journalist. David Menzies was filming Yaniv last August when the transgender activist allegedly struck him with a pink cane.
Bexte managed to film the altercation, and his video, which he published, shows Yaniv veering from his path to confront the reporter, who is over 10 feet away, while waving his arm, shouting and cursing, and punching in Bexte’s direction. The audio plays the sounds of Bexte grunting in pain and shouting “Stop.”
The video clip has now been seen over two million times.
Bexte told online newspaper The Daily Wire that he had only one question for Yaniv― whether or not he would plead guilty.
“Within several seconds, Yaniv charged me and punched the back of my head while holding me down,” he added.
“Police have been reluctant to charge him before, and so I’m speaking to legal counsel to figure out my options to make sure this menace sees justice.”
Yaniv had appeared before the court on a prohibited weapons charge. The transgender activist had displayed a Taser to another transgender activist during a social media debate about Yaniv’s complaints to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal against a number of beauticians. The activist, who has not obtained so-called “bottom surgery,” took offense when the aestheticians refused to wax his male genitalia.
At one point during the hour-long Facebook show, Yaniv disappeared momentarily, returned and said, “I don’t need to be scared in my own house, that I’m going to get (expletive) attacked,” before raising the Taser and activating it on screen.
The Blaze reported that Yaniv had apparently been disturbed by his interlocutor saying that young girls in bathroom stalls needed to carry pepper spray to protect themselves from people like Yaniv.
Shortly after his alleged attack on Keena Bexte, Yaniv accused a female reporter, Amy Eileen Hamm, of having sexually assaulted him at the courthouse that day. Hamm is suing Yaniv for defamation.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-22--Dr. Charles Murray: The American experiment won’t survive our children

In today ’ s episode of The Van Maren Show , Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Dr. Charles Murray about @ @ @ @ @ and what we need to do about it .
Dr. Murray first became well known @ @ @ @ @ of Losing Ground a piece which is credited with being the intellectual foundation for the @ @ @ @ @ is a New York Times bestseller , political researcher and scholar , and the F.A @ @ @ @ @ Culture Studies at the American Enterprise Institute .
Murray joins Van Maren to discuss the @ @ @ @ @ about the state of America and what we as Americans can do to save our @ @ @ @ @ quite bleak , but all hope isn ’ t lost just yet .
Murray discusses @ @ @ @ @ specifically the growing divide in what he calls the new upper and lower classes .
@ @ @ @ @ YouTube Channel here .

In today’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Dr. Charles Murray about why America has fallen apart and what we need to do about it. Dr. Murray first became well known in 1984 with the publication of Losing Ground a piece which is credited with being the intellectual foundation for the Welfare Reform Act. Murray is a New York Times bestseller, political researcher and scholar, and the F.A. Hayek Emeritus Chair in Culture Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
Murray joins Van Maren to discuss the conclusions of his new book about the state of America and what we as Americans can do to save our country. The outlook is quite bleak, but all hope isn’t lost just yet. Murray discusses the degradation of society, specifically the growing divide in what he calls the new upper and lower classes.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-24--Satanic black Mass in Virginia to be countered by Catholic rosary vigil, Holy Hour

NORFOLK , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Catholics in Virginia have organized a Holy Hour and Rosary Rally of Reparation in response to a Satanic “ black Mass ” scheduled to take place at a Norfolk punk rock/goth bar on Saturday .
Catholic News Agency reports that St. Benedict ’ s Parish in Chesapeake will host the holy hour , while the rosary vigil , organized by America Needs Fatima , will be held eight miles away outside the Pourhouse bar during Satanic Norfolk ’ s black mass and “ un-baptism ” ritual on January 25 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hour at our parish to combat the attacks on the Holy Mother Church and the Holy Mass , ” a St. Benedict Parish employee told CNA .
“ This is our way of fighting back , ” she said .
The Catholic response to the sacrilegious ritual was announced on the Facebook page for Eucharistia , “ a eucharistic procession through the Hampton Roads area of southern Virginia , ” CNA reported .
The Diocese of Richmond is also encouraging Catholics to pray and be diligent in protecting the Eucharist , director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We support the efforts of Father Eric Ayers , who is the dean of the Norfolk Deanery , and our other local pastors who are offering prayers , a Holy Hour ( s ) of Adoration and rosaries at our parishes as a result of this private , Norfolk business holding such an event , ” Cox said in a statement to CNA .
“ We ask for all the faithful in the area to pray for the conversion of hearts of the individuals holding such an event and to continue to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The black Mass is a blasphemous mockery of Catholic liturgy during which “ one adores and exalts Satan , ” and “ the words and external signs of the Eucharistic liturgy are used , but always in a contrary sense , in order to manifest opposition to God , ” former Vatican chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth wrote in An Exorcist Explains the Demonic .
The Satanic ritual typically involves the desecration of a consecrated Host , which the Catholic Church teaches is the literal body , blood , soul , and divinity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has obtained consecrated Hosts , according to a Facebook post hosted by Kate Cobas that invites people to “ [ j ] oin us as we boldly cast off lingering indoctrination of past religious beliefs.
” “ Consecrated communion wafers were kindly donated for this blasphemous event , ” the post said .
Cobas also tweeted that she gave “ a few consecrated communion wafers to the dog , ” who “ spat them out.
” It is not clear where she claims to have obtained the consecrated Hosts .
In 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he had a consecrated Host to desecrate at a black Mass at the Oklahoma Civic Center , Archbishop Paul Coakley obtained a restraining order against him on the grounds the Host had been stolen .
The Satanic group ’ s attorney then returned the Host to a Catholic priest .
However , whether Daniels actually returned the Host can ’ t be certain , because Satanists by definition can ’ t be trusted , exorcist Fr .
Chad Ripperger told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview .
“ What they say is unreliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the father of lies , Satan , ” he said .
The Norfolk black Mass will include an “ unbaptism ” ritual , according to another Facebook page , and be followed by performances by “ some ferocious , badass black metal bands.
” The Catholic Church teaches that “ baptism is permanent and can not be reversed , ” CNA pointed out .
The Norfolk black Mass comes two months after a similar sacrilegious event at Houston ’ s Brash brewery in November .
About 200 Catholics and at least one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Houston metro area and the American Society for the Defense of Tradition , Family and Property ( TFP ) prayed the rosary outside the brewery in the afternoon , while a smaller group stayed on to midnight to make reparation and pray as the black Mass took place .
The organizing Satanic Temple of Houston proclaimed on Facebook afterward that the “ consecrated host was defiled , destroyed , and swept into the trash where it belongs.
” In August , seven priests and about 150 lay people prayed outside a heavy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mass simulation , which Satanic Temple of Ottawa organizers said did not involve using a consecrated Host , while Archbishop Terrence Prendergast , who condemned the ritual as “ vile ” and “ hateful , ” led a vigil in the nearby cathedral .
Exorcists warn that there is significant spiritual peril in attending such a blasphemous ritual , even one that does not involve desecration of a sacred Host .
Monsignor Patrick Brankin , an exorcist in the diocese of Tulsa , Oklahoma , told Aleteia in commenting on the black Mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a real strong possibility ” that those attending , “ especially if they ’ re in the state of sin , ” would “ walk out possessed.
” That was echoed by Fr .
Ripperger .
Because Satan does exist , it doesn ’ t matter if those attending the black Mass “ actually believe if he ’ s real or not , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
“ If they do the particular ritual which will actually invoke him , he will possibly , God permitting , show up , or it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level independent ” of what the Satanists believe or don ’ t believe .

The Norfolk black Mass comes two months after a similar sacrilegious event in Houston in November.
NORFOLK, January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Catholics in Virginia have organized a Holy Hour and Rosary Rally of Reparation in response to a Satanic “black Mass” scheduled to take place at a Norfolk punk rock/goth bar on Saturday.
Catholic News Agency reports that St. Benedict’s Parish in Chesapeake will host the holy hour, while the rosary vigil, organized by America Needs Fatima, will be held eight miles away outside the Pourhouse bar during Satanic Norfolk’s black mass and “un-baptism” ritual on January 25.
“We’re holding the Holy Hour at our parish to combat the attacks on the Holy Mother Church and the Holy Mass,” a St. Benedict Parish employee told CNA.
“This is our way of fighting back,” she said.
The Catholic response to the sacrilegious ritual was announced on the Facebook page for Eucharistia, “a eucharistic procession through the Hampton Roads area of southern Virginia,” CNA reported.
The Diocese of Richmond is also encouraging Catholics to pray and be diligent in protecting the Eucharist, director of communications Deborah Cox told CNA.
“We support the efforts of Father Eric Ayers, who is the dean of the Norfolk Deanery, and our other local pastors who are offering prayers, a Holy Hour(s) of Adoration and rosaries at our parishes as a result of this private, Norfolk business holding such an event,” Cox said in a statement to CNA.
“We ask for all the faithful in the area to pray for the conversion of hearts of the individuals holding such an event and to continue to be attentive at safeguarding the Holy Eucharist.”
The black Mass is a blasphemous mockery of Catholic liturgy during which “one adores and exalts Satan,” and “the words and external signs of the Eucharistic liturgy are used, but always in a contrary sense, in order to manifest opposition to God,” former Vatican chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth wrote in An Exorcist Explains the Demonic.
The Satanic ritual typically involves the desecration of a consecrated Host, which the Catholic Church teaches is the literal body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ.
Satanic Norfolk says it has obtained consecrated Hosts, according to a Facebook post hosted by Kate Cobas that invites people to “[j]oin us as we boldly cast off lingering indoctrination of past religious beliefs.”
“Consecrated communion wafers were kindly donated for this blasphemous event,” the post said. Cobas also tweeted that she gave “a few consecrated communion wafers to the dog,” who “spat them out.”
It is not clear where she claims to have obtained the consecrated Hosts.
In 2014, when registered sex offender Adam Daniels said he had a consecrated Host to desecrate at a black Mass at the Oklahoma Civic Center, Archbishop Paul Coakley obtained a restraining order against him on the grounds the Host had been stolen. The Satanic group’s attorney then returned the Host to a Catholic priest.
However, whether Daniels actually returned the Host can’t be certain, because Satanists by definition can’t be trusted, exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview.
“What they say is unreliable to begin with, because their father is the father of lies, Satan,” he said.
The Norfolk black Mass will include an “unbaptism” ritual, according to another Facebook page, and be followed by performances by “some ferocious, badass black metal bands.”
The Catholic Church teaches that “baptism is permanent and can not be reversed,” CNA pointed out.
The Norfolk black Mass comes two months after a similar sacrilegious event at Houston’s Brash brewery in November.
About 200 Catholics and at least one priest from more than five parishes in the Houston metro area and the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) prayed the rosary outside the brewery in the afternoon, while a smaller group stayed on to midnight to make reparation and pray as the black Mass took place.
The organizing Satanic Temple of Houston proclaimed on Facebook afterward that the “consecrated host was defiled, destroyed, and swept into the trash where it belongs.”
In August, seven priests and about 150 lay people prayed outside a heavy metal bar in Ottawa during a black Mass simulation, which Satanic Temple of Ottawa organizers said did not involve using a consecrated Host, while Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, who condemned the ritual as “vile” and “hateful,” led a vigil in the nearby cathedral.
Exorcists warn that there is significant spiritual peril in attending such a blasphemous ritual, even one that does not involve desecration of a sacred Host.
Monsignor Patrick Brankin, an exorcist in the diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, told Aleteia in commenting on the black Mass in Oklahoma that there would be “a real strong possibility” that those attending, “especially if they’re in the state of sin,” would “walk out possessed.”
That was echoed by Fr. Ripperger.
Because Satan does exist, it doesn’t matter if those attending the black Mass “actually believe if he’s real or not,” he told LifeSiteNews.
“If they do the particular ritual which will actually invoke him, he will possibly, God permitting, show up, or it will have an effect on the spiritual level independent” of what the Satanists believe or don’t believe.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-24--US still gives millions to American pro-abort groups that work internationally: New plan would stop

US still gives millions to American pro-abort groups that work internationally: New plan would stop it

WASHINGTON , D.C. , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Eighteen U.S. senators and 41 representatives have proposed to the State Department ’ s Secretary Mike Pompeo a plan to close a loophole in current American foreign policy that allows U.S. abortion organizations to receive taxpayer dollars .
In a letter to Pompeo on the eve of the 2020 March for Life , the members of Congress outlined a proposal to strengthen the Mexico City Policy , which is now called Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance .
The current policy bans global health assistance dollars to foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or promote abortions .
One of President Donald Trump ’ s first actions when he took office was to reinstate and strengthen the Mexico City Policy .
The members of Congress are asking Pompeo to expand Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance to close a loophole in that policy : currently , NGOs that are incorporated in the U.S. may commit and promote abortions abroad .
The only pro-abortion NGOs banned from receiving foreign aid are international ones .
American NGOs would have to certify that they don ’ t commit abortions — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortions within federally funded programs , including via counseling or referrals , in order to receive U.S. taxdollars for overseas projects .
Their federally funded programs would also have to be physically and financially separated from abortion activities , similar to how health providers receiving Title X federal family planning funds must be domestically , thanks to a rule enacted by the Trump administration .
According to the letter , in fiscal year 2018 , U.S. taxpayers gave $ 123.2 million to Population Services International , which works to “ supply medications and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehensive medical abortion care [ sic ] .
” Pathfinder International , which collaborates with governments “ to ensure quality comprehensive abortion services , ” received $ 85.7 million ; $ 52.2 went to PATH , which promotes abortion in Nepal .
The pro-abortion Population Council received $ 15.8 million .
Ten point three million dollars went to Engender Health , which works to ensure that “ women and girls ” have “ access ” to “ [ a ] ge- and context-specific sexual and reproductive health-related decision-making power inclusive of use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an abortion.
” Engender Health has been working to advance abortion in Ethiopia , according to the letter .
Womancare Global International manufactures a device called the Manual Vacuum Aspirator , which is used to suck babies from their mothers ’ bodies during abortions .
The organization received $ 2.2 million .
“ Currently , nothing prevents these and other U.S. NGOs from integrating abortion-related activities into taxpayer-funded global health programs , ” the letter explained .
“ President Trump and Secretary Pompeo have already demonstrated their willingness to step up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home with protections put in place for Title X funding , ” said Sen. Mike Lee ( R-Utah ) .
“ We encourage the administration to hold domestic NGOs to the same standard in foreign assistance they are held to in Title X funding .
Domestic NGOs should have to maintain physical and financial separation from abortion-related activities within federally funded programs.
” “ As it stands , the United States is the largest provider of global health funding , and it ’ s imperative that federal funds for health care are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of human life , ” Rep. Virginia Foxx ( R-N.C. ) said .
“ Our position is clear : domestic NGOs must adhere to the same accountability measures outlined in Title X as they would if they received federal foreign assistance , ” Foxx explained .
“ If they choose to actively subvert these rules and engage in activities that support the termination of human life , their eligibility for taxpayer dollars should be forfeited.
” Notably , among the signers was Sen. Kelly Loeffler ( R-Ga. ) , who was appointed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate when Sen. Johnny Isakson retired .
Pro-lifers had initially raised concerns about her connections to the abortion industry : she sits on the board of the hospital system that is associated with Georgia ’ s largest abortionist training program and co-owns a WNBA team that donated to Planned Parenthood .
Upon her acceptance of the appointment , Loeffler said she supports Georgia ’ s heartbeat bill and is “ unapologetically pro-life .
”

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Eighteen U.S. senators and 41 representatives have proposed to the State Department’s Secretary Mike Pompeo a plan to close a loophole in current American foreign policy that allows U.S. abortion organizations to receive taxpayer dollars.
In a letter to Pompeo on the eve of the 2020 March for Life, the members of Congress outlined a proposal to strengthen the Mexico City Policy, which is now called Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance. The current policy bans global health assistance dollars to foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that commit or promote abortions.
One of President Donald Trump’s first actions when he took office was to reinstate and strengthen the Mexico City Policy.
The members of Congress are asking Pompeo to expand Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance to close a loophole in that policy: currently, NGOs that are incorporated in the U.S. may commit and promote abortions abroad. The only pro-abortion NGOs banned from receiving foreign aid are international ones.
American NGOs would have to certify that they don’t commit abortions — using any funding source — or promote abortions within federally funded programs, including via counseling or referrals, in order to receive U.S. taxdollars for overseas projects. Their federally funded programs would also have to be physically and financially separated from abortion activities, similar to how health providers receiving Title X federal family planning funds must be domestically, thanks to a rule enacted by the Trump administration.
According to the letter, in fiscal year 2018, U.S. taxpayers gave $123.2 million to Population Services International, which works to “supply medications and train providers to give women safe, comprehensive medical abortion care [sic].” Pathfinder International, which collaborates with governments “to ensure quality comprehensive abortion services,” received $85.7 million; $52.2 went to PATH, which promotes abortion in Nepal.
The pro-abortion Population Council received $15.8 million. Ten point three million dollars went to Engender Health, which works to ensure that “women and girls” have “access” to “[a]ge- and context-specific sexual and reproductive health-related decision-making power inclusive of use of contraception, having children, going for an abortion.” Engender Health has been working to advance abortion in Ethiopia, according to the letter.
Womancare Global International manufactures a device called the Manual Vacuum Aspirator, which is used to suck babies from their mothers’ bodies during abortions. The organization received $2.2 million.
“Currently, nothing prevents these and other U.S. NGOs from integrating abortion-related activities into taxpayer-funded global health programs,” the letter explained.
“President Trump and Secretary Pompeo have already demonstrated their willingness to step up to the plate in defense of innocent life here at home with protections put in place for Title X funding,” said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). “We encourage the administration to hold domestic NGOs to the same standard in foreign assistance they are held to in Title X funding. Domestic NGOs should have to maintain physical and financial separation from abortion-related activities within federally funded programs.”
“As it stands, the United States is the largest provider of global health funding, and it’s imperative that federal funds for health care are used to preserve and protect the sanctity of human life,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said.
“Our position is clear: domestic NGOs must adhere to the same accountability measures outlined in Title X as they would if they received federal foreign assistance,” Foxx explained. “If they choose to actively subvert these rules and engage in activities that support the termination of human life, their eligibility for taxpayer dollars should be forfeited.”
Notably, among the signers was Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to the U.S. Senate when Sen. Johnny Isakson retired. Pro-lifers had initially raised concerns about her connections to the abortion industry: she sits on the board of the hospital system that is associated with Georgia’s largest abortionist training program and co-owns a WNBA team that donated to Planned Parenthood.
Upon her acceptance of the appointment, Loeffler said she supports Georgia’s heartbeat bill and is “unapologetically pro-life.”
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lifesitenews--2020-01-23--Male cage fighter who claims to be ‘female’ and destroys women hailed as ‘bravest athlete in history

Male cage fighter who claims to be ‘female’ and destroys women hailed as ‘bravest athlete in history’

LOS ANGELES , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― One of the founders of an online magazine about LGBT athletes is calling a male mixed martial arts ( MMA ) fighter who claims to be female “ the bravest athlete in history ” for destroying real women in the fighting cage .
On January 14 , Cyd Zeigler Jr. wrote in the online Outsports that he had titled the final chapter of his book on LGBT athletes “ Fallon Fox Is The Bravest Athlete In History ” and that this remained true for him four years later .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Canada 's Post Millennial took issue yesterday with the idea that it is brave for biological males to fight biological females and underscored the damage that Fox , 44 , had done to one female opponent : “ But to Outsports , a male-bodied person beating a female bodied person unconscious constitutes bravery , ” Emmons added ( watch the fight here . )
Zeigler argued in his piece that broken bones and concussions are all part of the sport .
“ One of the lasting moments from Fox ’ s career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by anti-trans forces to paint her as a criminal assailant , ” Zeigler wrote .
“ During ( his ) fight against Tamikka Brents , Brents suffered a broken orbital and a concussion , ” he continued .
“ Broken bones and concussions are not uncommon in MMA.
” He believes that the subsequent headline “ Transgender MMA Fighter Breaks Skull of Her Female Opponent ” was part of a campaign by people who object to transgender athletes in women ’ s sports to blame “ Fox being trans ” for Brents ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been informed her opponent was a biological male .
In a post-fight interview , the woman told an interviewer , “ I 've never felt so overpowered ever in my life . ''
“ I ’ ve fought a lot of women and have never felt the strength that I felt in a fight as I did that night , ” she continued .
“ I can ’ t answer whether it ’ s because ( Fox ) was born a man or not , because I ’ m not a doctor .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve never felt so overpowered ever in my life , and I am an abnormally strong female in my own right .
” The choice of Fallon Fox as the bravest athlete in history is a curious one , given the number of candidates for that title .
To offer only one example , to this day Scotland honors the memory of one of her favorite sporting sons , Olympic gold-medal winning runner Eric Liddell .
In a dramatic decision portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire , the Presbyterian Liddell refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race he was deemed most likely to win , the 100 meters , because it was held on a Sunday .
Instead , he competed in the 400 meters and won .
However , Liddell ’ s insistence on keeping the Scottish Sabbath in Paris while resisting pressure from the British Olympic Committee was not the only evidence of his moral courage .
Liddell , the son of Scottish missionaries to China , became a missionary there himself and refused to abandon his post even when invasion by Japan was imminent and Britons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Liddell was arrested by the Japanese and sent to Weihsien Internment Camp , where he continued his ministry .
Weakened by overwork and the poor conditions for prisoners in the camp , Liddell died there in 1945 at age 43 .
Liddell might not have been the bravest athlete in history , but he is certainly a better contender for the title than Fallon Fox .

LOS ANGELES, January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― One of the founders of an online magazine about LGBT athletes is calling a male mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who claims to be female “the bravest athlete in history” for destroying real women in the fighting cage.
On January 14, Cyd Zeigler Jr. wrote in the online Outsports that he had titled the final chapter of his book on LGBT athletes “Fallon Fox Is The Bravest Athlete In History” and that this remained true for him four years later. The sportswriter was unclear about his reasons for Canada's Post Millennial took issue yesterday with the idea that it is brave for biological males to fight biological females and underscored the damage that Fox, 44, had done to one female opponent:
Fox, a male to female transgender athlete, destroyed Erika Newsome in a Coral Gables, FL, MMA fight during which she “secured a grip on Newsome’s head … With her hands gripping the back of Newsome’s skull, she delivered a massive knee, bringing her leg up while pulling her opponent’s head down. The blow landed on Newsome’s chin and dropped her, unconscious, face-first on the mat.” That was Newsome’s last pro fight.
“But to Outsports, a male-bodied person beating a female bodied person unconscious constitutes bravery,” Emmons added (watch the fight here.)
Zeigler argued in his piece that broken bones and concussions are all part of the sport.
“One of the lasting moments from Fox’s career is a fight that has been twisted by anti-trans forces to paint her as a criminal assailant,” Zeigler wrote.
“During (his) fight against Tamikka Brents, Brents suffered a broken orbital and a concussion,” he continued.
“Broken bones and concussions are not uncommon in MMA.”
He believes that the subsequent headline “Transgender MMA Fighter Breaks Skull of Her Female Opponent” was part of a campaign by people who object to transgender athletes in women’s sports to blame “Fox being trans” for Brents’ injuries..
Emmons reported that Brents had not been informed her opponent was a biological male. In a post-fight interview, the woman told an interviewer, “I've never felt so overpowered ever in my life.”
“I’ve fought a lot of women and have never felt the strength that I felt in a fight as I did that night,” she continued.
“I can’t answer whether it’s because (Fox) was born a man or not, because I’m not a doctor. I can only say, I’ve never felt so overpowered ever in my life, and I am an abnormally strong female in my own right. ”
The choice of Fallon Fox as the bravest athlete in history is a curious one, given the number of candidates for that title. To offer only one example, to this day Scotland honors the memory of one of her favorite sporting sons, Olympic gold-medal winning runner Eric Liddell. In a dramatic decision portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, the Presbyterian Liddell refused to compete in the 1924 Summer Olympic race he was deemed most likely to win, the 100 meters, because it was held on a Sunday. Instead, he competed in the 400 meters and won.
However, Liddell’s insistence on keeping the Scottish Sabbath in Paris while resisting pressure from the British Olympic Committee was not the only evidence of his moral courage. Liddell, the son of Scottish missionaries to China, became a missionary there himself and refused to abandon his post even when invasion by Japan was imminent and Britons were advised to leave. In 1943, Liddell was arrested by the Japanese and sent to Weihsien Internment Camp, where he continued his ministry. Weakened by overwork and the poor conditions for prisoners in the camp, Liddell died there in 1945 at age 43.
Liddell might not have been the bravest athlete in history, but he is certainly a better contender for the title than Fallon Fox.
Follow Dorothy Dorothy Cummings McLean is a Canadian journalist, essayist, and novelist. She earned an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Toronto and an M.Div./S.T.B. from Toronto’s Regis College. She was a columnist for the Toronto Catholic Register for nine years and has contributed to Catholic World Report. Her first book, Seraphic Singles, was published by Novalis (2010) in Canada, Liguori in the USA, and Homo Dei in Poland. Her second, Ceremony of Innocence, was published by Ignatius Press (2013). Dorothy lives near Edinburgh, Scotland with her husband.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-23--New ad: Democrats are the ‘party of abortion,’ Trump ‘most pro-life president in h

New ad: Democrats are the ‘party of abortion,’ Trump ‘most pro-life president in history’

WASHINGTON , D.C. , January 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – On the eve of the 2020 March for Life , the super PAC of the pro-life political group the Susan B. Anthony ( SBA ) List released a searing ad highlighting the Democrat party ’ s abortion extremism and President Donald Trump ’ s pro-life record .
The ad praises Trump , who tomorrow will be the first U.S. president ever to attend the March for Life , as “ the most pro-life president in history.
” The ad describes Democrats as the “ party of abortion ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extreme than ever.
” It features clips of the current front runners for the Democrat presidential nomination and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) saying Democrats must “ take back the presidency and pack the Supreme Court.
” In another clip SBA List highlighted , former South Bend , Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg floats the idea of “ 15 instead of nine ” Supreme Court Justices .
Mallory Quigley , national spokeswoman for SBA List , pointed out that “ every last Democrat candidate for president supports abortion on demand , up until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by taxpayers.
” Quigley argues that the pro-abortion policies of the potential Democrat nominees won ’ t help their chances of becoming president .
“ They want to end the longstanding , bipartisan Hyde Amendment and oppose compassionate measures to protect babies born-alive after failed abortions , ” Quigley said .
“ Their abortion radicalism isn ’ t only reprehensible , [ it ] is a major liability for them at the ballot box.
” “ Through Election Day , our team will work to expose Democrats ’ support for extreme pro-abortion policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ method will ensure we reach the voters who can provide President Trump and pro-life Senate candidates the winning margin on Election Day.
” The new ad is part of a wide ranging 2020 campaign including door-to-door canvassing , voter contact mail , phone calls , and digital ads .
The SBA List reports that their canvassers will make four million visits to voters overall before Election Day in crucial battleground states .
The ad comes from SBA List ’ s Women Speak Out PAC .
SBA List , the political powerhouse of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 52 million to re-elect Trump and pro-life senators .

'Every last Democrat candidate for president supports abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, paid for by taxpayers.'
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – On the eve of the 2020 March for Life, the super PAC of the pro-life political group the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List released a searing ad highlighting the Democrat party’s abortion extremism and President Donald Trump’s pro-life record.
The ad praises Trump, who tomorrow will be the first U.S. president ever to attend the March for Life, as “the most pro-life president in history.”
Who will you choose in November? President @realDonaldTrump, the most pro-life president in history?… …or the party of DEATH? Watch our NEW 2020 election ad now: Press release for more info ➡ https://t.co/ZVfO4bM2Nz#MAPLA #KAG #WhyWeMarch pic.twitter.com/w0OWfIfBIb — Susan B. Anthony List (@SBAList) January 23, 2020
The ad describes Democrats as the “party of abortion” and says they have become “more extreme than ever.” It features clips of the current front runners for the Democrat presidential nomination and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) saying Democrats must “take back the presidency and pack the Supreme Court.”
In another clip SBA List highlighted, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg floats the idea of “15 instead of nine” Supreme Court Justices.
Mallory Quigley, national spokeswoman for SBA List, pointed out that “every last Democrat candidate for president supports abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, paid for by taxpayers.”
Quigley argues that the pro-abortion policies of the potential Democrat nominees won’t help their chances of becoming president. “They want to end the longstanding, bipartisan Hyde Amendment and oppose compassionate measures to protect babies born-alive after failed abortions,” Quigley said. “Their abortion radicalism isn’t only reprehensible, [it] is a major liability for them at the ballot box.”
“Through Election Day, our team will work to expose Democrats’ support for extreme pro-abortion policies. Our focused, battle-tested voter outreach method will ensure we reach the voters who can provide President Trump and pro-life Senate candidates the winning margin on Election Day.”
The new ad is part of a wide ranging 2020 campaign including door-to-door canvassing, voter contact mail, phone calls, and digital ads. The SBA List reports that their canvassers will make four million visits to voters overall before Election Day in crucial battleground states.
The ad comes from SBA List’s Women Speak Out PAC. SBA List, the political powerhouse of the pro-life movement, is spending over $52 million to re-elect Trump and pro-life senators.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-24--Time-lapse video shows massive turnout for 2020 March for Life

WASHINGTON , D.C. , January 24 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A time-lapse video of the 2020 March for @ @ @ @ @ of pro-lifers that poured into the nation 's capital to protest abortion on January 24 @ @ @ @ @ accurate count of so large a crowd is a harrowing prospect , but to get @ @ @ @ @ for Life of America has put together a 58-second time-lapse video of the March from @ @ @ @ @ all of LifeSite 's coverage of the March for Life 2020 here .

How big was the crowd at the 2020 March for Life? Just watch.
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A time-lapse video of the 2020 March for Life shows the enormous crowd of pro-lifers that poured into the nation's capital to protest abortion on January 24, 2020.
Getting an accurate count of so large a crowd is a harrowing prospect, but to get a sense of it Students for Life of America has put together a 58-second time-lapse video of the March from beginning to end.
See all of LifeSite's coverage of the March for Life 2020 here.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-24--Democrat Louisiana senator urges pro-lifers to unite to ‘fight for life’

WASHINGTON , D.C. , January 24 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Louisiana Democrat state Sen. Katrina Jackson urged attendees at the March for Life to put aside partisan differences and unite in the fight to protect babies and mothers from abortion .
The 42-year-old African-American lawyer who has described abortion as a “ modern-day genocide ” also asserted that pro-life advocates are gaining ground .
“ I tell people all the time that this decade will mark the major fight for life , ” Jackson told the hundreds of thousands of cheering pro-lifers who packed the Washington Mall for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
“ Because at this time we ’ re about to turn the situation around .
I see the bands and the chains dropping off of Roe v Wade , I see people and babies born everywhere , I see us celebrating us life like never before , ” she said .
“ This is the decade that in unity we will fight for life.
” Jackson pointed to her state as an exemplar of bipartisan efforts to defend children in the womb .
Democrat Gov .
John Bel Edwards signed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that had been passed by bipartisan majorities in both chambers of the Louisiana legislature , including 17 Democrats in the House and seven in the Senate , one of these being Jackson .
Jackson also sponsored the Love Life Amendment that would put a referendum on Louisiana ’ s 2020 ballot to amend the state constitution to declare no constitutional right to abortion that was passed by the Senate in May , including votes from nine Democrats while five opposed .
Moreover , the Supreme Court is set to hear a pivotal case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unsafe Abortion Protection Act .
The bill mandates basic health and safety standards for abortion facilities , notably that abortionists have admitting privileges at hospitals within a 30-mile radius of their facilities .
It came into effect in 2014 , but since then the abortion industry has obstructed its implementation by ongoing litigation .
In February , the Supreme Court ruled Louisiana could not enforce the law pending a future ruling on the merits of the case .
“ Louisiana is the number one pro-life state and you know why ?
Because in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected are pro-lifers , ” Jackson said to enthusiastic cheers from the crowd .
“ Every day that I walk into the state capitol , I am greeted by pro-lifers , regardless of who they are : black , white , Republican , Democrat , male or female , ” she added .
“ Because we know that in unity we must fight for life , in unity we must fight like we ’ ve never fought before.
” “ So Louisiana in this nation is fighting in unity for life , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people know everywhere that the fight for life doesn ’ t have a partisan stance to it , but that we love babies , ” Jackson said .
“ So every day that we get up , we fight ( for life ) , and every day that we pray , we pray ( for life ) and every day that we talk to our friends and our families , we fight ( for life ) , ” she said .
“ Because life is the most important thing.
” Jackson has decried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities , telling NBC , `` I think it mitigates our race ’ s voting power , it hurts our race ’ s power in the census .
I really consider it to be modern-day genocide.
” In 2019 , Americans United for Life rated Louisiana third in the nation among states as most favorable to unborn human life .
In 2018 , abortions fell to their lowest level in a decade in Louisiana .

‘In unity we must fight like we’ve never fought before,’ she said at the Washington D.C. March for Life.
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Louisiana Democrat state Sen. Katrina Jackson urged attendees at the March for Life to put aside partisan differences and unite in the fight to protect babies and mothers from abortion.
The 42-year-old African-American lawyer who has described abortion as a “modern-day genocide” also asserted that pro-life advocates are gaining ground.
“I tell people all the time that this decade will mark the major fight for life,” Jackson told the hundreds of thousands of cheering pro-lifers who packed the Washington Mall for the 47th annual March for Life on Friday.
“Because at this time we’re about to turn the situation around. I see the bands and the chains dropping off of Roe v Wade, I see people and babies born everywhere, I see us celebrating us life like never before,” she said.
“This is the decade that in unity we will fight for life.”
Jackson pointed to her state as an exemplar of bipartisan efforts to defend children in the womb.
Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a fetal heartbeat bill into law in May that had been passed by bipartisan majorities in both chambers of the Louisiana legislature, including 17 Democrats in the House and seven in the Senate, one of these being Jackson.
Jackson also sponsored the Love Life Amendment that would put a referendum on Louisiana’s 2020 ballot to amend the state constitution to declare no constitutional right to abortion that was passed by the Senate in May, including votes from nine Democrats while five opposed.
Moreover, the Supreme Court is set to hear a pivotal case in March on the Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act.
The bill mandates basic health and safety standards for abortion facilities, notably that abortionists have admitting privileges at hospitals within a 30-mile radius of their facilities. It came into effect in 2014, but since then the abortion industry has obstructed its implementation by ongoing litigation.
In February, the Supreme Court ruled Louisiana could not enforce the law pending a future ruling on the merits of the case.
“Louisiana is the number one pro-life state and you know why? Because in Louisiana the majority of Democrats who are elected are pro-lifers,” Jackson said to enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.
“Every day that I walk into the state capitol, I am greeted by pro-lifers, regardless of who they are: black, white, Republican, Democrat, male or female,” she added. “Because we know that in unity we must fight for life, in unity we must fight like we’ve never fought before.”
“So Louisiana in this nation is fighting in unity for life, because it’s so important to let people know everywhere that the fight for life doesn’t have a partisan stance to it, but that we love babies,” Jackson said.
“So every day that we get up, we fight (for life), and every day that we pray, we pray (for life) and every day that we talk to our friends and our families, we fight (for life),” she said.
“Because life is the most important thing.”
Jackson has decried the disproportionate effect of abortion on black communities, telling NBC, “I think it mitigates our race’s voting power, it hurts our race’s power in the census. I really consider it to be modern-day genocide.”
In 2019, Americans United for Life rated Louisiana third in the nation among states as most favorable to unborn human life. In 2018, abortions fell to their lowest level in a decade in Louisiana.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-24--Cardinal Burke at March for Life Mass: ‘Remain faithful soldiers of Christ,’ ‘neve

Cardinal Burke at March for Life Mass: ‘Remain faithful soldiers of Christ,’ ‘never give way to discouragement’

WASHINGTON , D.C. , January 24 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― Cardinal Raymond Burke told Catholics attending Mass before the March for Life never to give up the fight for life .
Cardinal Burke made his remarks in a short but stirring homily during the Traditional Latin Mass he celebrated this morning at Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church .
“ Sometimes we can grow weary in the battle for the restoration of respect for human life , ” Burke observed .
“ Sometimes we are tempted to say that our pro-life efforts are useless , ” he continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should recall the words St. Paul wrote to St. Timothy : ‘ But as for you , man of God , shun all this ; aim at righteousness , godliness , faith , love , steadfastness , gentleness .
Fight the good fight of the faith ; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses .
I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
’ [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The cardinal added , “ We must never give way to discouragement .
Our only concern should be to remain faithful soldiers of Christ , and with Christ , in advancing the Gospel of Life.
” In the homily Burke noted that today is the Feast of Saint Timothy .
He recalled that the saint had faced many challenges as a bishop , remaining “ faithful , finally embracing a martyr ’ s death in order to be true to Our Lord and to the flock the Lord had entrusted to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarks with several intercessions .
He prayed for “ those who are under the threat of abortion ” and those who are the “ agents of procured abortion … especially that they , once they have understood the most grave evil of their deeds , also may understand even more the immeasurable mercy and love of God for them in Jesus Christ , inviting them to repent of their sins and make reparation by a life dedicated to the restoration of the respect for the inviolable dignity for every human life without boundary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the legal protections for the right to life will be restored to all , and in a most special way for the innocent and defenseless unborn.
” He asked also that “ the laws of our nation may once again have their formation in the natural and moral law written by God on every human heart , a natural law which , by its first precept , teaches us to safeguard and promote all life.
” The cardinal mentioned in particular the “ unjust provision ” of the Supreme Court decision of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayed would be repealed .
He asked in particular the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title Our Lady of Guadalupe , patroness of the Americas .
“ As Our Lady of Guadalupe was the star of the first evangelization of our continent , so may she be for us today the star of the new evangelization , above all of the teachings and living of the Gospel of Life , ” Burke said .
At the conclusion of his homily , the cardinal reminded his congregation that they must carry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus ’ “ true disciples.
” “ We put nothing before the love of Christ , ” Burke added , recalling the words of the Lord : “ So therefore , whoever of you does not renounce all that he has can not be my disciple ” [ Luke 14:33 ] .
“ We are to give all to Christ and thereby give our all to our brothers and sisters , especially our innocent and defenseless unborn brothers and sisters , ” he said .
Cardinal Burke appeared in the full church at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blogger Monsignor Charles Pope .
Tomorrow , Cardinal Burke will deliver the invocation at the National Pro-Life Summit ( formerly the Students for Life of America conference ) .

Burke expressed his hope that 'the laws of our nation may once again have their formation in the natural and moral law written by God on every human heart, a natural law which, by its first precept, teaches us to safeguard and promote all life.'
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Cardinal Raymond Burke told Catholics attending Mass before the March for Life never to give up the fight for life.
Cardinal Burke made his remarks in a short but stirring homily during the Traditional Latin Mass he celebrated this morning at Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church.
“Sometimes we can grow weary in the battle for the restoration of respect for human life,” Burke observed.
“Sometimes we are tempted to say that our pro-life efforts are useless,” he continued.
“It is then that we should recall the words St. Paul wrote to St. Timothy: ‘But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ [1 Timothy 6:11-12, 14].”
The cardinal added, “We must never give way to discouragement. Our only concern should be to remain faithful soldiers of Christ, and with Christ, in advancing the Gospel of Life.”
In the homily Burke noted that today is the Feast of Saint Timothy. He recalled that the saint had faced many challenges as a bishop, remaining “faithful, finally embracing a martyr’s death in order to be true to Our Lord and to the flock the Lord had entrusted to his pastoral care.”
The cardinal prefaced these remarks with several intercessions. He prayed for “those who are under the threat of abortion” and those who are the “agents of procured abortion … especially that they, once they have understood the most grave evil of their deeds, also may understand even more the immeasurable mercy and love of God for them in Jesus Christ, inviting them to repent of their sins and make reparation by a life dedicated to the restoration of the respect for the inviolable dignity for every human life without boundary or exception.”
Burke prayed also that “the legal protections for the right to life will be restored to all, and in a most special way for the innocent and defenseless unborn.” He asked also that “the laws of our nation may once again have their formation in the natural and moral law written by God on every human heart, a natural law which, by its first precept, teaches us to safeguard and promote all life.”
The cardinal mentioned in particular the “unjust provision” of the Supreme Court decision of January 22, 1973, which he prayed would be repealed. He asked in particular the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas.
“As Our Lady of Guadalupe was the star of the first evangelization of our continent, so may she be for us today the star of the new evangelization, above all of the teachings and living of the Gospel of Life,” Burke said.
At the conclusion of his homily, the cardinal reminded his congregation that they must carry the cross daily in order to be Jesus’ “true disciples.”
“We put nothing before the love of Christ,” Burke added, recalling the words of the Lord: “So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple” [Luke 14:33].
“We are to give all to Christ and thereby give our all to our brothers and sisters, especially our innocent and defenseless unborn brothers and sisters,” he said.
The Mass was organized by the Institute of Christ the King, on behalf of its young adult initiative “Sursum Corda,” and hosted at the parish of popular blogger Msgr. Charles Pope.
Tomorrow, Cardinal Burke will deliver the invocation at the National Pro-Life Summit (formerly the Students for Life of America conference).
Anthony Murdoch contributed to this report.
Correction: The article has been update to indicate that the Mass was organized by the Institute of Christ the King.
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