lifesitenews--2020-08-11--BREAKING: Joe Biden picks Planned Parenthood ally Kamala Harris as running mate

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August 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Former Vice President Joe Biden has named Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his partner on the Democrat presidential ticket , doubling down on his allegiance with his party ’ s most vehemently pro-abortion elements .
Biden made the announcement Tuesday afternoon , calling Harris a “ fearless fighter for the little guy , and one of the country ’ s finest public servants ” : “ By ‘ little guy ’ you obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” retorted Kristan Hawkins , president of Students for Life of America ( SFLA ) .
As a black woman , Harris satisfies left-wing activists ’ demands for female and minority representation , while the campaign may be counting on her background as a prosecutor to appeal to voters who lean left on policy but aren ’ t on board with the wave of anti-police sentiment promoted by Black Lives Matter .
But on abortion , LGBT issues , and religious freedom , Harris is fully in sync with the far left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of California , Harris played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts ( which violated multiple federal laws , according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel ) .
Most of the footage was taken in California , yet Harris announced she would investigate the Center for Medical Progress ( CMP ) journalists rather than Planned Parenthood , and went on to raid the home of CMP head David Daleiden while accepting the abortion giant ’ s donations for her Senate run .
Numerous pro-life organizations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparent conflict of interest , and Daleiden ’ s attorneys cited leaked emails that showed Harris ’ office coordinating with Planned Parenthood on drafts of legislation that would criminalize undercover investigations like CMP ’ s .
As a Senate candidate , she bragged about forcing religiously-owned companies and pro-life pregnancy centers to violate their consciences .
During Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ’ s confirmation hearings , Harris tried to get him to call the Obergefell ruling that forced states to recognize same-sex “ marriage ” one of the “ great moments in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In December 2018 , she suggested Trump judicial nominee Brian Buescher ’ s membership in the Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus was problematic because of its pro-life , pro-marriage stances .
During her own presidential run , Harris proposed a plan under which states with a “ pattern of violating Roe v. Wade ” would not be able to enforce any new duly enacted pro-life measure “ until [ the Justice Department ] determines it comports with the standards laid out by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade , as applied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hellerstedt , and the Women ’ s Health Protection Act.
” Those conditions would destroy states ’ ability to enact even the mildest of abortion restrictions .
Harris ’ s stance perfectly aligns with that of Biden , who supports “ codifying ” Roe in federal law ; repealing the Hyde Amendment ( which bars direct public funding of most abortions ) ; forcing states to accept Medicare funding for Planned Parenthood ; reversing the Mexico City Policy ( which bars federal funds from supporting abortion overseas ) ; and directing the Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power ” to block virtually all state pro-life laws , including parental notification requirements , ultrasound laws , and waiting periods .
Laurie Rubiner , a former vice president of public policy for Planned Parenthood , said of Harris ’ abortion plans in 2019 to Vox , “ What is different about this is that she ’ s really going on the offense.
” “ That ’ s what we ’ re afraid of and what every American should balk at , ” said Hawkins .
“ Sen .
Kamala Harris has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority available to her to target pro-life Americans , and , in plans announced during her presidential run , she was direct in saying she wanted more power .
Abortion was always going to be an issue in this election , but the stakes just got higher .
The choice for anyone who ... rejects abortion at any point in pregnancy and with taxpayer funds is crystal clear.
” “ Kamala Harris is an extremist who supports abortion on demand through birth , paid for by taxpayers , and even infanticide – an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , including millions of Independents and rank-and-file Democrats , ” added Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser .
“ As attorney general of California , Harris conspired with the abortion industry to launch a politically-motivated shakedown of brave citizen journalists who exposed Planned Parenthood ’ s role in the harvest and sale of aborted baby parts for profit.
” “ The stakes are life and death and the choice is clear .
Pro-life Americans must unite to defeat Biden-Harris .
”

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August 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Former Vice President Joe Biden has named Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his partner on the Democrat presidential ticket, doubling down on his allegiance with his party’s most vehemently pro-abortion elements.
Biden made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, calling Harris a “fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants”:
Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I'm proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020
“By ‘little guy’ you obviously don’t mean the preborn baby,” retorted Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America (SFLA).
As a black woman, Harris satisfies left-wing activists’ demands for female and minority representation, while the campaign may be counting on her background as a prosecutor to appeal to voters who lean left on policy but aren’t on board with the wave of anti-police sentiment promoted by Black Lives Matter. But on abortion, LGBT issues, and religious freedom, Harris is fully in sync with the far left.
During her time as Attorney General of California, Harris played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts (which violated multiple federal laws, according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel). Most of the footage was taken in California, yet Harris announced she would investigate the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) journalists rather than Planned Parenthood, and went on to raid the home of CMP head David Daleiden while accepting the abortion giant’s donations for her Senate run.
Numerous pro-life organizations called on Harris to resign over the apparent conflict of interest, and Daleiden’s attorneys cited leaked emails that showed Harris’ office coordinating with Planned Parenthood on drafts of legislation that would criminalize undercover investigations like CMP’s.
As a Senate candidate, she bragged about forcing religiously-owned companies and pro-life pregnancy centers to violate their consciences. During Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Harris tried to get him to call the Obergefell ruling that forced states to recognize same-sex “marriage” one of the “great moments in the history of the Supreme Court.” In December 2018, she suggested Trump judicial nominee Brian Buescher’s membership in the Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus was problematic because of its pro-life, pro-marriage stances.
During her own presidential run, Harris proposed a plan under which states with a “pattern of violating Roe v. Wade” would not be able to enforce any new duly enacted pro-life measure “until [the Justice Department] determines it comports with the standards laid out by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, as applied in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, and the Women’s Health Protection Act.” Those conditions would destroy states’ ability to enact even the mildest of abortion restrictions.
Harris’s stance perfectly aligns with that of Biden, who supports “codifying” Roe in federal law; repealing the Hyde Amendment (which bars direct public funding of most abortions); forcing states to accept Medicare funding for Planned Parenthood; reversing the Mexico City Policy (which bars federal funds from supporting abortion overseas); and directing the Justice Department to “do everything in its power” to block virtually all state pro-life laws, including parental notification requirements, ultrasound laws, and waiting periods.
Laurie Rubiner, a former vice president of public policy for Planned Parenthood, said of Harris’ abortion plans in 2019 to Vox, “What is different about this is that she’s really going on the offense.”
“That’s what we’re afraid of and what every American should balk at,” said Hawkins. “Sen. Kamala Harris has already proved that she will use any legal authority available to her to target pro-life Americans, and, in plans announced during her presidential run, she was direct in saying she wanted more power. Abortion was always going to be an issue in this election, but the stakes just got higher. The choice for anyone who…rejects abortion at any point in pregnancy and with taxpayer funds is crystal clear.”
“Kamala Harris is an extremist who supports abortion on demand through birth, paid for by taxpayers, and even infanticide – an agenda rejected by the overwhelming majority of Americans, including millions of Independents and rank-and-file Democrats,” added Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser. “As attorney general of California, Harris conspired with the abortion industry to launch a politically-motivated shakedown of brave citizen journalists who exposed Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvest and sale of aborted baby parts for profit.”
“The stakes are life and death and the choice is clear. Pro-life Americans must unite to defeat Biden-Harris.”
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--Court awards pro-life group damages after city refuses to fly flag showing unborn baby

SASKATOON , Saskatchewan , August 11 , 2020 ( Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms ) — The Justice Centre commented on the decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal released yesterday in the case of Prince Albert Right to Life Association v. City of Prince Albert .
This case concerns the City ’ s refusal to allow a pro-life flag to fly on its courtesy flagpole in 2017 , while allowing numerous other political , religious , social and cultural groups to fly their flags on the courtesy flagpole .
In its decision , the Court of Appeal upheld an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its misconduct in handling PARLA ’ s application to fly its flag , but declined to issue a declaration that the City violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the unique circumstances of the case .
For years , the City of Prince Albert , Saskatchewan maintained a courtesy flagpole in Memorial Square at City Hall and permitted groups or organizations to fly the flag “ to help increase public awareness of their programs and activities.
” A wide variety of groups were permitted to fly their commemorative flags on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations to LGBTQ Pride .
The Prince Albert Right to Life Association ( PARLA ) is a non-profit organization , comprised of Prince Albert and area residents , which seeks to promote the sanctity of life at all stages of development .
PARLA ’ s work includes hosting events such as “ Celebrate Life Week ” and “ Life Chain ” , as well as providing aid to women and families with unplanned pregnancies .
As explained in the filed affidavit of Valerie Hettrick , PARLA had been permitted to raise a flag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pole for “ Celebrate Life Week ” for the past 20 years .
Since 2007 , PARLA used the same pink and white flag with a logo of “ Umbert the Unborn ” , a cartoon fetus .
The phrases “ Celebrate Life Week ” and “ Please Let Me Live ” also appear on the flag .
Despite allowing numerous other groups to fly their flag on the pole in 2017 , the City refused to allow PARLA to fly its flag .
The City failed to give PARLA any reasons for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement to the media that PARLA ’ s flag , used since 2007 , would never again fly at City Hall .
On behalf of PARLA , the Justice Centre filed a court application against the City of Prince Albert for its refusal to fly PARLA ’ s flag .
The court application sought a declaration that the decision to refuse to raise PARLA ’ s flag violated the group ’ s freedom of expression , protected by section 2 ( b ) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .
Prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed its policy to end the practice of allowing access to a courtesy flagpole .
The Court of Queen ’ s Bench heard the application on September 25 , 2018 in Prince Albert .
In its decision , the Court rebuked the City for its “ mishandling of the application tendered by PARLA , ” noting : “ It is evident that the City did not follow its own Policy or proceed in a procedurally fair manner.
” The Court ordered $ 6,000 in costs against the City of Prince Albert .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ application , concluding that since the City no longer gave community groups access to the flagpole , a decision in the case would have no practical effect .
The Justice Centre filed a narrow appeal to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on behalf of PARLA on the basis that the lower court should have issued a declaration that the City violated PARLA ’ s Charter freedom of expression .
The City cross-appealed against the court order that it pay PARLA $ 6,000.00 in costs .
The hearing took place in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Court of Appeal declined to issue a declaration that the City violated the Charter , but affirmed the award of costs against the City stating at paragraph 93 of its decision : “ PARLA , after making the application , was stonewalled by the City until it became impossible to fly the flag as had been done in past years .
Members of the community are entitled to better treatment than this from public officials.
” The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court ’ s ruling that , since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community groups to use the flagpole , the matter could not be referred back to the City to reconsider its decision and a declaration of a Charter infringement in such circumstances would ultimately be meaningless .
“ Charter freedoms need to be defended or they will be lost , ” states Marty Moore , Justice Centre staff lawyer .
“ When a municipality violates citizens ’ rights , the Charter tasks our courts with the responsibility of vindicating citizens ’ rights and providing a just and appropriate remedy for the violation , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We appreciate the Court ’ s recognition that our clients were ‘ stonewalled by the City until it became impossible to fly the flag ’ , but believe it is necessary for courts to expressly uphold citizens ’ Charter rights against unreasonable infringement by government , ” continues Moore .
Published with permission from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms .

For years, the City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan maintained a 'courtesy flagpole' for different viewpoints — except, it turned out, the pro-life viewpoint.
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, August 11, 2020 (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms) — The Justice Centre commented on the decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal released yesterday in the case of Prince Albert Right to Life Association v. City of Prince Albert. This case concerns the City’s refusal to allow a pro-life flag to fly on its courtesy flagpole in 2017, while allowing numerous other political, religious, social and cultural groups to fly their flags on the courtesy flagpole.
In its decision, the Court of Appeal upheld an award of costs against the City for its misconduct in handling PARLA’s application to fly its flag, but declined to issue a declaration that the City violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the unique circumstances of the case.
For years, the City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan maintained a courtesy flagpole in Memorial Square at City Hall and permitted groups or organizations to fly the flag “to help increase public awareness of their programs and activities.”
A wide variety of groups were permitted to fly their commemorative flags on the pole, from cultural and seniors’ organizations to LGBTQ Pride.
The Prince Albert Right to Life Association (PARLA) is a non-profit organization, comprised of Prince Albert and area residents, which seeks to promote the sanctity of life at all stages of development. PARLA’s work includes hosting events such as “Celebrate Life Week” and “Life Chain”, as well as providing aid to women and families with unplanned pregnancies.
As explained in the filed affidavit of Valerie Hettrick, PARLA had been permitted to raise a flag on the City’s courtesy flag pole for “Celebrate Life Week” for the past 20 years. Since 2007, PARLA used the same pink and white flag with a logo of “Umbert the Unborn”, a cartoon fetus. The phrases “Celebrate Life Week” and “Please Let Me Live” also appear on the flag.
Despite allowing numerous other groups to fly their flag on the pole in 2017, the City refused to allow PARLA to fly its flag. The City failed to give PARLA any reasons for its refusal, but rather gave a statement to the media that PARLA’s flag, used since 2007, would never again fly at City Hall.
On behalf of PARLA, the Justice Centre filed a court application against the City of Prince Albert for its refusal to fly PARLA’s flag. The court application sought a declaration that the decision to refuse to raise PARLA’s flag violated the group’s freedom of expression, protected by section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Prior to the court hearing, the City changed its policy to end the practice of allowing access to a courtesy flagpole.
The Court of Queen’s Bench heard the application on September 25, 2018 in Prince Albert. In its decision, the Court rebuked the City for its “mishandling of the application tendered by PARLA,” noting: “It is evident that the City did not follow its own Policy or proceed in a procedurally fair manner.” The Court ordered $6,000 in costs against the City of Prince Albert. The lower court however dismissed PARLA’s application, concluding that since the City no longer gave community groups access to the flagpole, a decision in the case would have no practical effect.
The Justice Centre filed a narrow appeal to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on behalf of PARLA on the basis that the lower court should have issued a declaration that the City violated PARLA’s Charter freedom of expression. The City cross-appealed against the court order that it pay PARLA $6,000.00 in costs.
The hearing took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.
The Court of Appeal declined to issue a declaration that the City violated the Charter, but affirmed the award of costs against the City stating at paragraph 93 of its decision: “PARLA, after making the application, was stonewalled by the City until it became impossible to fly the flag as had been done in past years. Members of the community are entitled to better treatment than this from public officials.” The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s ruling that, since the City had entirely rescinded its policy allowing community groups to use the flagpole, the matter could not be referred back to the City to reconsider its decision and a declaration of a Charter infringement in such circumstances would ultimately be meaningless.
“Charter freedoms need to be defended or they will be lost,” states Marty Moore, Justice Centre staff lawyer. “When a municipality violates citizens’ rights, the Charter tasks our courts with the responsibility of vindicating citizens’ rights and providing a just and appropriate remedy for the violation, which may be a court declaration.”
“We appreciate the Court’s recognition that our clients were ‘stonewalled by the City until it became impossible to fly the flag’, but believe it is necessary for courts to expressly uphold citizens’ Charter rights against unreasonable infringement by government,” continues Moore.
Published with permission from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--Catholic priest praises same-sex couples raising children as ‘holy families’

MILWAUKEE , Wisconsin , August 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A Catholic priest who openly admits that he ’ s “ gay ” is praising same-sex couples raising children as “ holy families.
” He demanded that Catholic show respect for “ LGBTQ families as communities of love.
” Fr .
Bryan Massingale , in an August 6 , 2020 article that appeared in U.S. Catholic , also told Catholic parishes that to have “ credibility as the church of Jesus Christ ” means to offer “ extravagant welcome ” to “ LGBTQ Catholics.
” Massingale is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led by Archbishop Jerome Listecki , and is a professor at Fordham University in New York .
Massingale writes regularly for U.S. Catholic Magazine , as well as for well-known dissident publication National Catholic Reporter .
“ Speaking of love : Respect LGBTQ families as communities of love who struggle to love as any other family does , ” Massingale wrote in his most recent article .
“ Many among us are raising children who provide both delight and challenge.
” “ These families are also ‘ holy families ’ —imperfectly yet truly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he claimed , thereby comparing people in objectively sinful relationships to the Holy Family of Jesus , Mary , and Joseph .
“ Even if you disapprove of or do not understand the love that binds a couple together , respect this ‘ domestic church ’ as an incubator of faith and love , ” Massingale continued .
Not surprisingly , pro-homosexual Jesuit priest Fr .
James Martin praised Massingale for his article .
“ This article is a great resource for pastors and parishioners hoping to take the first steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Martin tweeted .
“ Basing itself on Sacred Scripture , which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity , tradition has always declared that ‘ homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.
’ They are contrary to the natural law .
They close the sexual act to the gift of life .
They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity .
Under no circumstances can they be approved , ” states the Catechism of the Catholic Church .
The Catechism is equally clear on what constitutes a family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman united in marriage , together with their children , form a family .
This institution is prior to any recognition by public authority , which has an obligation to recognize it.
” The term “ domestic church ” is merely another word for family , the Catechism adds .
Massingale , however , is unfazed by Catholic doctrine .
In 2019 , he began one of his talks with the words , “ I come to this conversation as a black , gay priest and theologian .
I am informed not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and my study of the Church ’ s ethical beliefs , but also by the traditions of black freedom struggles in the US , struggles which , at their core , are matters of the soul and the spirit.
” “ Our knowledge about human sexuality is dynamic and evolving , ” Massingale wrote in his recent article .
“ We are discovering that human sexuality is more complex than we ever realized .
So we have to commit ourselves and our parishes to ongoing education about human sexuality.
” “ Some Catholics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discoveries may unsettle previous certainties , ” he admitted .
“ Here we need to recall a fundamental Catholic conviction : Reason and faith are not contradictory.
” For Massingale , this essentially means that faith has to adapt to the newest sexual trends .
Massingale did not acknowledge that moral truths of the faith , for instance pertaining to marriage and sexuality , do not change or adapt to various times and places .
The theology professor also discouraged faithful Catholics from attempting to tell the truth to people attracted to members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what if parishes or ministers decide that , in conscience , they can not adapt such a pastoral orientation ?
” he asked , referring to his proposal of essentially embracing homosexuality and gender ideology as part of Church teaching .
“ They should be upfront and say that this is not the place for us , ” he responded .
“ I realize that some might object , believing that LGBTQ Catholics need ‘ the truth ’ to save their souls , ” he added .
“ I invite such persons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such zealous counsel , many LGBTQ Catholics have endured dark depression , abandoned religion altogether , engaged in self-harm , and tragically even taken their lives .
Are these really risks worth taking out of the belief that you are the appointed agent to save a soul ?
” He did not acknowledge that the same risk is also there if they aren ’ t told the truth .
LifeSiteNews reached out to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee , asking for comment on Massingale ’ s most recent article .
The Archdiocese did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in The Revealer , Massingale attended Saint Francis Seminary in Milwaukee from 1979 until 1983 .
At the time , practicing homosexual Archbishop Rembert Weakland led the archdiocese .
Weakland was eventually found to have mishandled allegations of sexual abuse , shredding reports about guilty priests and allowing those priests to stay active in parish ministry .
During his time at the seminary , Massingale “ began to deal with questions of his sexual identity and how to unite his faith , race , sexuality , and aspirations for social justice , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ I realized at some deep place that I wasn ’ t even consciously aware of that I didn ’ t see how God could be imaged as black or as gay , and certainly not both simultaneously.
” “ That ’ s when it first dawned on me : The problem is not from God ’ s side of the equation .
The problem is with the Church , ” he added , failing to mention that the problem might also be with sinful human beings .
“ Prior to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was gay only with close friends , his spiritual director , and the seminary psychologist , ” The Revealer stated .
“ In the early 2000s , when same-sex marriage was still not a legal option in most states , Massingale went against the guidance given by the Wisconsin Catholic Conference of Bishops and argued that a person could support same-sex marriage and still be a good Catholic .
”

Fr. Bryan Massingale also said that being a Catholic parish means offering ‘extravagant welcome’ to ‘LGBTQ persons’
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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, August 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic priest who openly admits that he’s “gay” is praising same-sex couples raising children as “holy families.” He demanded that Catholic show respect for “LGBTQ families as communities of love.”
Fr. Bryan Massingale, in an August 6, 2020 article that appeared in U.S. Catholic, also told Catholic parishes that to have “credibility as the church of Jesus Christ” means to offer “extravagant welcome” to “LGBTQ Catholics.”
Massingale is a priest in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, led by Archbishop Jerome Listecki, and is a professor at Fordham University in New York. Massingale writes regularly for U.S. Catholic Magazine, as well as for well-known dissident publication National Catholic Reporter.
“Speaking of love: Respect LGBTQ families as communities of love who struggle to love as any other family does,” Massingale wrote in his most recent article. “Many among us are raising children who provide both delight and challenge.”
“These families are also ‘holy families’—imperfectly yet truly holy—like every other family in a parish,” he claimed, thereby comparing people in objectively sinful relationships to the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
“Even if you disapprove of or do not understand the love that binds a couple together, respect this ‘domestic church’ as an incubator of faith and love,” Massingale continued.
Not surprisingly, pro-homosexual Jesuit priest Fr. James Martin praised Massingale for his article. “This article is a great resource for pastors and parishioners hoping to take the first steps in reaching out to #LGBTQ Catholics,” Martin tweeted.
This article is a great resource for pastors and parishioners hoping to take the first steps in reaching out to #LGBTQ Catholics. Fr. Bryan Massingale is a professor of theology at @FordhamNYC https://t.co/ZsTk1SqeQZ — James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) August 6, 2020
The Catholic Church condemns homosexual acts.
“Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.’ They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved,” states the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Catechism is equally clear on what constitutes a family, stating, “A man and a woman united in marriage, together with their children, form a family. This institution is prior to any recognition by public authority, which has an obligation to recognize it.”
The term “domestic church” is merely another word for family, the Catechism adds.
Massingale, however, is unfazed by Catholic doctrine.
In 2019, he began one of his talks with the words, “I come to this conversation as a black, gay priest and theologian. I am informed not only by my sexuality, my faith, and my study of the Church’s ethical beliefs, but also by the traditions of black freedom struggles in the US, struggles which, at their core, are matters of the soul and the spirit.”
“Our knowledge about human sexuality is dynamic and evolving,” Massingale wrote in his recent article. “We are discovering that human sexuality is more complex than we ever realized. So we have to commit ourselves and our parishes to ongoing education about human sexuality.”
“Some Catholics may feel uneasy, concerned that new discoveries may unsettle previous certainties,” he admitted. “Here we need to recall a fundamental Catholic conviction: Reason and faith are not contradictory.”
For Massingale, this essentially means that faith has to adapt to the newest sexual trends. Massingale did not acknowledge that moral truths of the faith, for instance pertaining to marriage and sexuality, do not change or adapt to various times and places.
The theology professor also discouraged faithful Catholics from attempting to tell the truth to people attracted to members of the same sex.
“Finally, what if parishes or ministers decide that, in conscience, they cannot adapt such a pastoral orientation?” he asked, referring to his proposal of essentially embracing homosexuality and gender ideology as part of Church teaching.
“They should be upfront and say that this is not the place for us,” he responded.
“I realize that some might object, believing that LGBTQ Catholics need ‘the truth’ to save their souls,” he added. “I invite such persons to consider this painful truth: After such zealous counsel, many LGBTQ Catholics have endured dark depression, abandoned religion altogether, engaged in self-harm, and tragically even taken their lives. Are these really risks worth taking out of the belief that you are the appointed agent to save a soul?”
He did not acknowledge that the same risk is also there if they aren’t told the truth.
LifeSiteNews reached out to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, asking for comment on Massingale’s most recent article. The Archdiocese did not respond.
According to a recent profile in The Revealer, Massingale attended Saint Francis Seminary in Milwaukee from 1979 until 1983.
At the time, practicing homosexual Archbishop Rembert Weakland led the archdiocese. Weakland was eventually found to have mishandled allegations of sexual abuse, shredding reports about guilty priests and allowing those priests to stay active in parish ministry.
During his time at the seminary, Massingale “began to deal with questions of his sexual identity and how to unite his faith, race, sexuality, and aspirations for social justice,” The Revealer wrote.
The priest said, “I realized at some deep place that I wasn’t even consciously aware of that I didn’t see how God could be imaged as black or as gay, and certainly not both simultaneously.”
“That’s when it first dawned on me: The problem is not from God’s side of the equation. The problem is with the Church,” he added, failing to mention that the problem might also be with sinful human beings.
“Prior to his ordination, he had shared that he was gay only with close friends, his spiritual director, and the seminary psychologist,” The Revealer stated.
“In the early 2000s, when same-sex marriage was still not a legal option in most states, Massingale went against the guidance given by the Wisconsin Catholic Conference of Bishops and argued that a person could support same-sex marriage and still be a good Catholic.”
Contact information for respectful communications:
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3501 S Lake Dr.
P. O. Box 070912
Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912
Email: [email protected].
Phone at 414-769-3300
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--Hasbro pulls girls’ doll after mom’s viral video shows secret private parts’ button making sex sound

Hasbro pulls girls’ doll after mom’s viral video shows secret private parts’ button making sex sounds

August 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – U.S. toymaker Hasbro has pulled a doll made for girls after a viral video made by a furious mom revealed the doll to have a secret button between the legs that when pushed made sexual-like sounds such as giggling and gasping .
The video has been seen nearly 2.5 million times combined via Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram .
A petition calling for the manufacturer to remove the dolls from store shelves and internet retailers has quickly garnered nearly a half-million signatures .
The doll at the center of the social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy ” doll , based on the popular animated movie franchise .
A concerned mom , Jamie Cornaby , recorded a 3-minute-long explanatory video after her 2-year-old daughter received one of the dolls as a birthday present .
“ Ok , I wanted to do a quick video , because I find this disturbing and I find it 's something that needs to be shared .
As you all know , stuff that 's been going on in the world about the sex trafficking [ of ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our kids faces to kind of groom them and make them kind of a little bit more oblivious to things that are really happening , ” she said .
Continued the mom : “ You touch her tummy , and she makes little singing sounds and she 's super cute .
Well , I was showing her to my husband and I heard some other sounds that I 'd never heard before .
And if you look down here ––I figured a video was the way–– so I just touched her tummy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minute .
But down here is a button , right here on her privates , and if you push those , she makes these sounds .
Like a gasping sound.
” “ And I know some of you might not , like , think this is a big deal , but especially since I 've had kids : This is wrong.
” Cornaby related that nothing was said of the button between the legs on the box .
“ Nothing .
It 's just , it 's just there .
And it makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privates .
And to me , it 's just like sexual sounds and it 's so disturbing.
” Hasbro has attempted to explain away the troubling location of the button , telling multiple media outlets that the button was “ designed to react when the doll was seated , but we recognize the placement of the sensor may be perceived as inappropriate . ''
A petition to remove the doll from stores was signed by hundreds of thousands .
“ Our society is conditioning our children to think pedophilia is ok , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major retailers ––Target , Walmart , amazon , Dollar General , and Family Dollar Stores .
This Trolls World Tour doll named Poppy has a button on her private area under her skirt .
When you push this button on the doll 's private she gasps and giggles .
This is not okay for a child 's toy !
This toy needs to be removed from our stores.
” What will this toy make our innocent , impressionable children think ?
That it ’ s fun when someone touches your private area ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It ’ s not ok !
It ’ s not fun !
It ’ s damaging and has long term [ e ] ffects on a child ’ s mental/physical health !
As word of the doll with an ill-advised button placement circulated on social media , more red flags were raised about the doll ’ s appearance , its packaging , and purpose .
“ Here is a hypothetical equivalent product for boys , ” offered Parker at the beginning of a series of follow up Tweets .
His Tweet showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s crotch circled .
“ Now imagine a button right here on an action figure for boys that made sounds like , ‘ mmmmm , ’ or ‘ ahhhhh , ’ but the package didn ’ t say anything about it , ” he said .
“ Hasbro , why would you put out a doll with a genital button ?
And why would you also not say anything about it on the packaging ?
” asked Parker of the toy manufacturing giant .
Parker noted an eerie correlation between the colors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clothing : “ The doll 's hair & skirt resemble the Trans & Minor-Attracted Person Flags , respectively , ” he pointed out , providing illustrations of both the “ Trans ” and “ Minor-Attracted Person ” flags .
“ Then there 's the Rainbow packaging , ” he added .
“ Between this , the button 's location & sounds , & the lack of info about it on the packaging , it 's hard to call any of this a coincidence , ” he added .
Fact-checking site Lead Stories claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , attributing the social media whirlwind to hyper-vigilant moms .
“ There is no evidence , beyond the fears of some mothers , that the button is part of a secret strategy by the toymaker to prep kids for sex trafficking , ” asserted Lead Stories .
Hasbro has said that it will discontinue production of the doll and Walmart has already deleted it from its website .

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August 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – U.S. toymaker Hasbro has pulled a doll made for girls after a viral video made by a furious mom revealed the doll to have a secret button between the legs that when pushed made sexual-like sounds such as giggling and gasping.
The video has been seen nearly 2.5 million times combined via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. A petition calling for the manufacturer to remove the dolls from store shelves and internet retailers has quickly garnered nearly a half-million signatures.
The doll at the center of the social media firestorm is Hasbro’s “Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy” doll, based on the popular animated movie franchise.
A concerned mom, Jamie Cornaby, recorded a 3-minute-long explanatory video after her 2-year-old daughter received one of the dolls as a birthday present.
“Ok, I wanted to do a quick video, because I find this disturbing and I find it's something that needs to be shared. As you all know, stuff that's been going on in the world about the sex trafficking [of] kids and things that are thrown in our kids faces to kind of groom them and make them kind of a little bit more oblivious to things that are really happening,” she said.
Continued the mom: “You touch her tummy, and she makes little singing sounds and she's super cute. Well, I was showing her to my husband and I heard some other sounds that I'd never heard before. And if you look down here ––I figured a video was the way–– so I just touched her tummy and she's going to sing for a minute. But down here is a button, right here on her privates, and if you push those, she makes these sounds. Like a gasping sound.”
“And I know some of you might not, like, think this is a big deal, but especially since I've had kids: This is wrong.”
Cornaby related that nothing was said of the button between the legs on the box.
“Nothing. It's just, it's just there. And it makes a gasping sound when you touch her privates. And to me, it's just like sexual sounds and it's so disturbing.”
Hasbro has attempted to explain away the troubling location of the button, telling multiple media outlets that the button was “designed to react when the doll was seated, but we recognize the placement of the sensor may be perceived as inappropriate.”
A petition to remove the doll from stores was signed by hundreds of thousands.
“Our society is conditioning our children to think pedophilia is ok,” begins the petition, aimed at five major retailers ––Target, Walmart, amazon, Dollar General, and Family Dollar Stores.
The petition continues:
This Trolls World Tour doll named Poppy has a button on her private area under her skirt. When you push this button on the doll's private she gasps and giggles. This is not okay for a child's toy! This toy needs to be removed from our stores.” What will this toy make our innocent, impressionable children think? That it’s fun when someone touches your private area? That pedophilia and child molestation are ok? It’s not ok! It’s not fun! It’s damaging and has long term [e]ffects on a child’s mental/physical health!
As word of the doll with an ill-advised button placement circulated on social media, more red flags were raised about the doll’s appearance, its packaging, and purpose.
“Is Hasbro normalizing grooming & facilitating child abuse?” asked former Senate candidate Sam Parker in a Tweet.
Parker didn’t stop there.
“Here is a hypothetical equivalent product for boys,” offered Parker at the beginning of a series of follow up Tweets. His Tweet showed a Power Ranger with the action figure’s crotch circled.
“Now imagine a button right here on an action figure for boys that made sounds like, ‘mmmmm,’ or ‘ahhhhh,’ but the package didn’t say anything about it,” he said.
“Hasbro, why would you put out a doll with a genital button? And why would you also not say anything about it on the packaging?” asked Parker of the toy manufacturing giant.
“Looks doubly bad,” he declared.
Parker noted an eerie correlation between the colors of the doll’s hair and clothing:
“The doll's hair & skirt resemble the Trans & Minor-Attracted Person Flags, respectively,” he pointed out, providing illustrations of both the “Trans” and “Minor-Attracted Person” flags.
“Then there's the Rainbow packaging,” he added.
“Between this, the button's location & sounds, & the lack of info about it on the packaging, it's hard to call any of this a coincidence,” he added.
The doll's hair & skirt resemble the Trans & Minor-Attracted Person Flags, respectively. Then there's the Rainbow packaging (#LGBTQ). Between this, the button's location & sounds, & the lack of info about it on the packaging, it's hard to call any of this a coincidence.@Hasbro pic.twitter.com/WevktfGgJx — Sam Parker ���� (@SamParkerSenate) August 5, 2020
Fact-checking site Lead Stories claims it has debunked the criticisms and warnings, attributing the social media whirlwind to hyper-vigilant moms.
“There is no evidence, beyond the fears of some mothers, that the button is part of a secret strategy by the toymaker to prep kids for sex trafficking,” asserted Lead Stories.
Hasbro has said that it will discontinue production of the doll and Walmart has already deleted it from its website.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

August 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
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(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--Mother’s death triggers calls for state investigation of Alabama abortion center

TUSCALOOSA , Alabama , August 11 , 2020 ( Operation Rescue ) — When a woman was helped out of the West Alabama Women ’ s Center ( WAWC ) abortion facility in Tuscaloosa , Alabama , on May 7 , 2020 , pro-life activists on the scene suspected something had gone very wrong with an abortion .
Later , clinic workers informed a local pro-life activist that the unidentified woman had in fact died .
That launched efforts by a coalition of pro-life groups , including Operation Rescue , CEC for Life , Life Legal Defense Foundation , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this incident .
The pro-life groups discovered that the clinic never called 911 for help , even though witnesses said the woman looked unwell , struggled to walk , and needed the support of another person to make it the few feet from the facility to the parking lot and into a private vehicle .
Complaints were filed with the Alabama Department of Public Health , which oversees abortion facilities in Alabama , and the Board of Medical Examiners , which has jurisdiction over physicians .
The Alabama Department of Public Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman ’ s death , claiming it is outside their jurisdiction since someone other than an ambulance crew drove her to the hospital where she died later that same day .
The abortionist at the time was Louis Payne , 81 , who conveniently retired at the end of July .
A medical board investigation is underway into his actions that may have contributed to the woman ’ s death , but because of Payne ’ s retirement , its outcome will have no effect on the abortion facility or its staff .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Utah abortionist Leah Torres , who was recently fired from a previous job after posting controversial remarks while trolling pro-life activists on Twitter .
The WAWC made headlines in May 2020 , when the Yellowhammer Fund purchased it from long-time owner Gloria Gray .
The Yellowhammer Fund was a small organization founded in 2016 , to provide financial assistance to women seeking abortions in Alabama .
All that changed when the state passed the Alabama Human Life Protection Act last year , which would have essentially ended the vast majority of abortions had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order .
Suddenly , those who favored abortions , including several celebrities , started donating to the Yellowhammer Fund , and through the use of social media , encouraged others to do so .
According to one news report , the fund went from having less than $ 5,000 in the bank to having over $ 2 million .
Soon , Amanda Reyes , a LGBTQ activist and former abortion clinic escort who served as the fund ’ s founder and director , came under fire from Alabama abortion businesses and supporters who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent .
Reyes , who had no experience running an abortion facility , took over administration of the WAWC — reportedly on the same day in May when one of their first patients died .
Now enter the Alabama Department of Health .
It has allowed the WAWC to continue operating under the old facility license issued during Gray ’ s ownership , in violation of Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 420-5-1 , which requires the issuance of a new license upon change of ownership .
The clinic was not inspected since Reyes took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 2019 — 19 months ago .
The lack of an inspection and the ADPH ’ s reluctance to follow their own licensing laws has left pro-life activists disappointed and angry at the ADPH ’ s reluctance to follow their own rules .
Fr .
Terry Gensemer , director of CEC For Life , comments , “ ADPH ’ s refusal to investigate this clinic is unconscionable .
To our knowledge , this clinic has not been inspected in over a year ; it has also recently changed ownership , hired a doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patient seen leaving their clinic died shortly after .
According to its own regulations , and just plain decency and respect for a woman ’ s death , an inspection is the very least ADPH could do.
” Ellie Hermann , a registered nurse who often stands outside of WAWC to offer women life-affirming alternatives , reports , “ One or two women per month are rushed from here to DCH Regional Medical , usually in passenger cars driven by employees of the clinic .
Imagine just being dropped off at the curb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or groggy from medication — how can the ADPH pretend that kind of care deserves a license ?
” Ashley Wright , a representative for the Alabama chapters of Students for Life of America , comments , “ The abortion industry targets millennials with an astounding 46 percent of abortions committed on college age women .
SFLA , including the group at University of Alabama , works to make the safety of women a priority and to ensure that women can have their baby and get their education .
SFLA is calling for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Center in Tuscaloosa , following the tragic loss of life reported.
” The woman that died underwent an autopsy .
The autopsy report has been requested and is expected soon .
That should answer more questions about the woman ’ s death just hours after leaving the WAWC on May 7 .
“ We have reported on abortion-related maternal deaths far too often .
Each one represents an avoidable double tragedy — the loss of a mother and the loss of a baby .
This has a ripple effect of grief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community , ” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman .
“ Abortion is not safe , no matter what the Abortion Cartel says , and the state ignoring patient deaths only makes abortion businesses more dangerous , because they become emboldened with the understanding that there will never be consequences , even when a woman dies .
Those attitudes are unacceptable and must change to prevent endangering human lives.
” Alabama State Senator Gerald Allen will join the pro-life coalition of state and national groups for a press conference on Saturday , August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside the West Alabama Women ’ s Center to call for an immediate investigation into the woman ’ s death and the reportedly substandard clinic conditions that have existed since Reyes has assumed control of the abortion facility .
Operation Rescue will continue its own investigation and will report updates as they become available .

The facility never called 911 for help, even though witnesses said the woman looked unwell, struggled to walk, and needed support to walk a few steps.
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, August 11, 2020 (Operation Rescue) — When a woman was helped out of the West Alabama Women’s Center (WAWC) abortion facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on May 7, 2020, pro-life activists on the scene suspected something had gone very wrong with an abortion.
Later, clinic workers informed a local pro-life activist that the unidentified woman had in fact died.
That launched efforts by a coalition of pro-life groups, including Operation Rescue, CEC for Life, Life Legal Defense Foundation, and other Alabama pro-life groups to learn more about this incident.
The pro-life groups discovered that the clinic never called 911 for help, even though witnesses said the woman looked unwell, struggled to walk, and needed the support of another person to make it the few feet from the facility to the parking lot and into a private vehicle.
Response to complaints
Complaints were filed with the Alabama Department of Public Health, which oversees abortion facilities in Alabama, and the Board of Medical Examiners, which has jurisdiction over physicians.
The Alabama Department of Public Health responded that it will not investigate this woman’s death, claiming it is outside their jurisdiction since someone other than an ambulance crew drove her to the hospital where she died later that same day.
The abortionist at the time was Louis Payne, 81, who conveniently retired at the end of July. A medical board investigation is underway into his actions that may have contributed to the woman’s death, but because of Payne’s retirement, its outcome will have no effect on the abortion facility or its staff.
Payne was replaced just days ago by Utah abortionist Leah Torres, who was recently fired from a previous job after posting controversial remarks while trolling pro-life activists on Twitter.
Sale of WAWC
The WAWC made headlines in May 2020, when the Yellowhammer Fund purchased it from long-time owner Gloria Gray.
The Yellowhammer Fund was a small organization founded in 2016, to provide financial assistance to women seeking abortions in Alabama. All that changed when the state passed the Alabama Human Life Protection Act last year, which would have essentially ended the vast majority of abortions had it not been blocked by a court order. Suddenly, those who favored abortions, including several celebrities, started donating to the Yellowhammer Fund, and through the use of social media, encouraged others to do so.
According to one news report, the fund went from having less than $5,000 in the bank to having over $2 million. Soon, Amanda Reyes, a LGBTQ activist and former abortion clinic escort who served as the fund’s founder and director, came under fire from Alabama abortion businesses and supporters who questioned the way the money was being spent.
Photo: truthout.org
Reyes, who had no experience running an abortion facility, took over administration of the WAWC — reportedly on the same day in May when one of their first patients died.
Licensing regulations not followed
Now enter the Alabama Department of Health.
It has allowed the WAWC to continue operating under the old facility license issued during Gray’s ownership, in violation of Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 420-5-1, which requires the issuance of a new license upon change of ownership.
The clinic was not inspected since Reyes took control. It was last inspected in January 2019 — 19 months ago. The lack of an inspection and the ADPH’s reluctance to follow their own licensing laws has left pro-life activists disappointed and angry at the ADPH’s reluctance to follow their own rules.
Fr. Terry Gensemer, director of CEC For Life, comments, “ADPH’s refusal to investigate this clinic is unconscionable. To our knowledge, this clinic has not been inspected in over a year; it has also recently changed ownership, hired a doctor with a questionable reputation, and a patient seen leaving their clinic died shortly after. According to its own regulations, and just plain decency and respect for a woman’s death, an inspection is the very least ADPH could do.”
Ellie Hermann, a registered nurse who often stands outside of WAWC to offer women life-affirming alternatives, reports, “One or two women per month are rushed from here to DCH Regional Medical, usually in passenger cars driven by employees of the clinic. Imagine just being dropped off at the curb in an unstable condition, possibly hemorrhaging or groggy from medication — how can the ADPH pretend that kind of care deserves a license?”
Ashley Wright, a representative for the Alabama chapters of Students for Life of America, comments, “The abortion industry targets millennials with an astounding 46 percent of abortions committed on college age women. SFLA, including the group at University of Alabama, works to make the safety of women a priority and to ensure that women can have their baby and get their education. SFLA is calling for a full investigation of West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, following the tragic loss of life reported.”
Autopsy Report anticipated
The woman that died underwent an autopsy. The autopsy report has been requested and is expected soon. That should answer more questions about the woman’s death just hours after leaving the WAWC on May 7.
“We have reported on abortion-related maternal deaths far too often. Each one represents an avoidable double tragedy — the loss of a mother and the loss of a baby. This has a ripple effect of grief on the family, friends, and community,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “Abortion is not safe, no matter what the Abortion Cartel says, and the state ignoring patient deaths only makes abortion businesses more dangerous, because they become emboldened with the understanding that there will never be consequences, even when a woman dies. Those attitudes are unacceptable and must change to prevent endangering human lives.”
Press Conference
Alabama State Senator Gerald Allen will join the pro-life coalition of state and national groups for a press conference on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. outside the West Alabama Women’s Center to call for an immediate investigation into the woman’s death and the reportedly substandard clinic conditions that have existed since Reyes has assumed control of the abortion facility.
Operation Rescue will continue its own investigation and will report updates as they become available.
Read today’s Press Release and press conference announcement.
Published with permission from Operation Rescue.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--Catholic civil rights group: Black Lives Matter endangers blacks

NEW YORK , August 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Bill Donohue , president of the Catholic League , has identified the Black Lives Matter movement as a threat “ to the health and safety of black Americans today.
” “ One of the greatest threats to the health and safety of black Americans today is not the police .
It is Black Lives Matter .
The facts are incontrovertible , ” Donohue said in a statement released Monday .
He referred to a recent Gallup poll , according to which 81 percent of black Americans want the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not less .
Donohue focused his criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement on the most vocal organization claiming to represent the interest of black Americans , the Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) Global Network Foundation .
“ On the website of Black Lives Matter there is a petition calling for ‘ a national defunding of police.
’ While others are also calling to defund the police , Black Lives Matter is front and center , ” Donohue said .
He pointed out that one of BLM Global Network Foundation ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has called for getting rid of not only police , but also the prison system — a goal echoed by the organization ’ s Chicago chapter .
“ We say # DefundThePolice and # DefundDepOfCorrections because they work in tandem , ” Black Lives Matter Chicago wrote on Twitter .
“ The rise of mass incarceration occurred alongside the rise of militarized and mass policing .
They must be abolished as a system .
# DefundTheCarceralSystem.
” Donohue emphasized he wasn ’ t simply blaming misguided black people for advancing these objectives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this absurd stage is because of the white ‘ allies ’ of Black Lives Matter , ” he explained .
“ To be specific , legions of young affluent white men and women have been intellectually seduced by their ideologically corrupt professors , ” Donohue continued .
“ They sincerely believe that the cops are the enemy and the prisons are evil .
They need a reality check.
” PETITION : Support priest who was suspended for calling out the Black Lives Matter organization !
Sign the petition here .
Donohue spelled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if police and the prison system were abolished .
“ Black Lives Matter officials will be unaffected , as will their white allies ; they live in comfortable neighborhoods , ” the Catholic League ’ s president admitted .
However , “ [ i ] t will be innocent black men , women and children who will pay the price for their insanity .
It doesn ’ t get any more perverse than this .
Indeed , the Klan could not improve on their agenda.
” While Donohue did not comment on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda , most Catholic critics have focused on two points in the organization ’ s mission statement .
Outspoken Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas on Twitter linked to the movement ’ s website and commented , “ Please educate yourself on this !
” He pointed out that Black Lives Matter ’ s statement of belief mentions two points “ that are contrary to FAITH ... # 1 opposing the nuclear family ( where is dad ? )
and # 2 opposing God ’ s plan for sex as a union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matter , according to its own website , wants to “ disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘ villages ’ that collectively care for one another , especially our children , to the degree that mothers , parents , and children are comfortable.
” The term “ villages ” likely refers to Hillary Clinton ’ s book It Takes a Village , the title of which was based on the African proverb “ It takes a village to raise a child.
” Clinton argued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successful childrearing .
Catholic senator Rick Santorum eventually wrote a rebuttal titled It Takes a Family .
In addition to wanting to “ disrupt ” the traditional family , Black Lives Matter fosters “ a queer‐affirming network .
When we gather , we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking , or rather , the belief that all in the world are heterosexual ( unless s/he or they disclose otherwise ) .
” The website ’ s section on “ What We Believe ” mentions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead , ” the movement stresses .
“ We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk , especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence.
” The term “ cisgender ” is intended to denote a person who considers himself a member of his own true biological sex .
The Black Lives Matter movement claims that liberation movements for black people “ in this country have created room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black heterosexual , cisgender men — leaving women , queer and transgender people , and others either out of the movement or in the background to move the work forward with little or no recognition.
” Alicia Garza , one of the founders , openly admits to being a homosexual .
She claims that her “ leadership and work challenge the misconception that only cisgender Black men encounter police and state violence.
” Accordingly , in order to “ truly understand how devastating and widespread this type of violence is in Black America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lens of race , gender , sexual orientation , and gender identity.
” For a while , the umbrella group that provides tax-exempt financial status to the Black Lives Matter organization , one of the group ’ s “ projects , ” had a convicted terrorist on its board .
BLM Global Network Foundation has since changed its provider for fiscal sponsorship .
It is now part of Tides Center , which in turn is part of Tides Nexus , “ a collection of related left-of-center grantmaking , fiscal sponsorship , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California , ” according to Influence Watch .
Donors to the Tides Center include “ the W.K .
Kellogg Foundation , the Ford Foundation , the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , and George Soros ’ s Open Society Foundations , ” Influence Watch found .
Tides Nexus , the parent organization , spent more than $ 517 million on left-wing causes in 2018 .

The Catholic League: ‘One of the greatest threats to the health and safety of black Americans today is not the police. It is Black Lives Matter.’
NEW YORK, August 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, has identified the Black Lives Matter movement as a threat “to the health and safety of black Americans today.”
“One of the greatest threats to the health and safety of black Americans today is not the police. It is Black Lives Matter. The facts are incontrovertible,” Donohue said in a statement released Monday.
He referred to a recent Gallup poll, according to which 81 percent of black Americans want the same or more police presence in their area, not less.
Donohue focused his criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement on the most vocal organization claiming to represent the interest of black Americans, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Global Network Foundation.
“On the website of Black Lives Matter there is a petition calling for ‘a national defunding of police.’ While others are also calling to defund the police, Black Lives Matter is front and center,” Donohue said.
He pointed out that one of BLM Global Network Foundation’s three co-founders in a recent interview has called for getting rid of not only police, but also the prison system — a goal echoed by the organization’s Chicago chapter.
“We say #DefundThePolice and #DefundDepOfCorrections because they work in tandem,” Black Lives Matter Chicago wrote on Twitter. “The rise of mass incarceration occurred alongside the rise of militarized and mass policing. They must be abolished as a system. #DefundTheCarceralSystem.”
We say #DefundThePolice and #DefundDepOfCorrections because they work in tandem. The rise of mass incarceration occurred alongside the rise of militarized and mass policing. They must be abolished as a system. #DefundTheCarceralSystem pic.twitter.com/fGlUqqItGB — BLMChicago (@BLMChi) June 13, 2020
Donohue emphasized he wasn’t simply blaming misguided black people for advancing these objectives. “One reason why we have gotten to this absurd stage is because of the white ‘allies’ of Black Lives Matter,” he explained.
“To be specific, legions of young affluent white men and women have been intellectually seduced by their ideologically corrupt professors,” Donohue continued. “They sincerely believe that the cops are the enemy and the prisons are evil. They need a reality check.”
PETITION: Support priest who was suspended for calling out the Black Lives Matter organization! Sign the petition here.
Donohue spelled out the disastrous consequences for regular Americans, if police and the prison system were abolished.
“Black Lives Matter officials will be unaffected, as will their white allies; they live in comfortable neighborhoods,” the Catholic League’s president admitted. However, “[i]t will be innocent black men, women and children who will pay the price for their insanity. It doesn’t get any more perverse than this. Indeed, the Klan could not improve on their agenda.”
While Donohue did not comment on BLM Global Network Foundation’s anti-family agenda, most Catholic critics have focused on two points in the organization’s mission statement.
Outspoken Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas on Twitter linked to the movement’s website and commented, “Please educate yourself on this!”
He pointed out that Black Lives Matter’s statement of belief mentions two points “that are contrary to FAITH…#1 opposing the nuclear family (where is dad?) and #2 opposing God’s plan for sex as a union of male & female.”
“This agenda is DANGEROUS!” Strickland concluded.
Please educate yourself on this! Toward the end of this statement 2 points are made that are contrary to FAITH…#1 opposing the nuclear family (where is dad?) and #2 opposing God’s plan for sex as a union of male & female. This agenda is DANGEROUS! https://t.co/pkR4p034vg — Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) July 4, 2020
Black Lives Matter, according to its own website, wants to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘villages’ that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.”
The term “villages” likely refers to Hillary Clinton’s book It Takes a Village, the title of which was based on the African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child.” Clinton argued for society’s shared responsibility for successful childrearing. Catholic senator Rick Santorum eventually wrote a rebuttal titled It Takes a Family.
In addition to wanting to “disrupt” the traditional family, Black Lives Matter fosters “a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).”
The website’s section on “What We Believe” mentions transgenderism in several other places. “We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead,” the movement stresses. “We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk, especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence.”
The term “cisgender” is intended to denote a person who considers himself a member of his own true biological sex.
The Black Lives Matter movement claims that liberation movements for black people “in this country have created room, space, and leadership mostly for Black heterosexual, cisgender men — leaving women, queer and transgender people, and others either out of the movement or in the background to move the work forward with little or no recognition.”
Alicia Garza, one of the founders, openly admits to being a homosexual. She claims that her “leadership and work challenge the misconception that only cisgender Black men encounter police and state violence.” Accordingly, in order to “truly understand how devastating and widespread this type of violence is in Black America, we must view this epidemic through a lens of race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.”
For a while, the umbrella group that provides tax-exempt financial status to the Black Lives Matter organization, one of the group’s “projects,” had a convicted terrorist on its board. BLM Global Network Foundation has since changed its provider for fiscal sponsorship. It is now part of Tides Center, which in turn is part of Tides Nexus, “a collection of related left-of-center grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and advocacy nonprofits headquartered in San Francisco, California,” according to Influence Watch.
Donors to the Tides Center include “the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and George Soros’s Open Society Foundations,” Influence Watch found. Tides Nexus, the parent organization, spent more than $517 million on left-wing causes in 2018.
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lifesitenews--2020-08-11--US priest: Socialism is antithetical to the Gospel

August 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — One of the best known stories in the Bible is the incident of Jesus feeding a huge crowd with only five loaves of bread and two fish .
This miraculous demonstration of love and creative power has been represented in everything from stained glass windows to Hollywood special effects .
It ’ s also a favorite bit of Christian imagery for atheists to debunk in their endless attempts to prove that religion is false .
“ There ’ s nothing miraculous about it , ” naysayers will insist .
“ Obviously , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a need of the moment .
Those who had packed food for their day in the country listening to Jesus speak shared it with those who hadn ’ t brought along anything to eat .
It may have been a nice moment of human kindness , but there was nothing supernatural about it.
” This is the sort of materialist view dismissed by Pope Pius X in his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis ( 1907 ) , in which he condemned such interpretations as a heresy he called “ Modernism.
” The story is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is essentially a spiritual version of socialism .
People who hold to that idea will say , “ See ?
Jesus wants us to share everything we have with those less fortunate than ourselves , just as the folks in the story shared their food .
That ’ s why government should provide for everyone ’ s needs.
” Coming to such conclusions requires one to make some wild leaps in logic .
But due to widespread confusion about the true nature of compassion , people often make them .
Setting aside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if people did share their food , this would have been a matter of charity .
They would have been acting voluntarily to help fellow human beings .
No government was taking their goods in order to redistribute them , which is the way socialism works .
Christian charity is the antithesis of socialism .
We gain merit when we take what ’ s ours and offer it , out of compassion , to someone in need .
There is absolutely no merit in advocating that government redistribute what it acquires through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are the only ways government can acquire wealth ) .
PETITION : Support pastors fighting against oppressive state mandates !
Sign the petition here .
The Bible tells us ( Genesis 3 ) , “ You will earn your food by the sweat of your brow.
” St. Paul specifically makes the point ( 2 Thessalonians 3 ) that “ [ h ] e who does no work should not eat.
” It says these things because God wishes us to work .
He calls upon us to be productive , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands and our minds .
And he wants us to understand that we are most gratified by the things we accomplish for ourselves , that these give meaning to life .
Yet , certain ideas , whose roots are in socialism — such as free college tuition , government-provided health care , a guaranteed minimum income ( not dependent on work ) , and others — have gained wide acceptance , especially among the young .
Such ideas are presented as expressions of compassion .
The argument is made that adopting them is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of social justice , which is the only compassion socialism recognizes .
Moreover , such benefits can only be provided by society as a whole , which is to say , by government .
Thus , private charitable acts , admirable as they might be , actually contradict social justice and so impede its accomplishment .
They may be meritorious in the eyes of God , but they do nothing to advance collective social action .
Therefore , they are inherently anti-social .
Thus , socialism robs life of its meaning .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antithetical to the Gospel .
Socialism ’ s fruits can be seen in such countries as Cuba , Nicaragua , and Venezuela .
These were all once thriving Catholic nations .
Now they ’ re struggling ( in the case of Venezuela , actually starving ) , bereft of freedom and hope .
Their tragic destruction should serve as a warning to us in this time , when socialist ideas and policies are being promoted aggressively ( even violently ) by various groups .
We must speak the truth , especially to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can start by clearly conveying the lessons of the Gospel .
Those five loaves and two fish were symbols of Christ ’ s true compassion , not the false compassion of socialism .
That was the real miracle .
A priest of the Diocese of Camden , New Jersey , Rev .
Michael P. Orsi currently serves as parochial vicar at St. Agnes Parish in Naples , Florida .
He is host of “ Action for Life TV , ” a weekly cable television series devoted to pro-life issues , and his writings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His TV show episodes can be viewed online here .

Often socialists use the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes to show that Our Lord was a socialist. But in fact, Christian charity is the antithesis of socialism.
August 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — One of the best known stories in the Bible is the incident of Jesus feeding a huge crowd with only five loaves of bread and two fish. This miraculous demonstration of love and creative power has been represented in everything from stained glass windows to Hollywood special effects.
It’s also a favorite bit of Christian imagery for atheists to debunk in their endless attempts to prove that religion is false.
“There’s nothing miraculous about it,” naysayers will insist. “Obviously, what happened was that people responded to a need of the moment. Those who had packed food for their day in the country listening to Jesus speak shared it with those who hadn’t brought along anything to eat. It may have been a nice moment of human kindness, but there was nothing supernatural about it.”
This is the sort of materialist view dismissed by Pope Pius X in his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907), in which he condemned such interpretations as a heresy he called “Modernism.”
The story is also frequently offered as evidence that Christianity is essentially a spiritual version of socialism. People who hold to that idea will say, “See? Jesus wants us to share everything we have with those less fortunate than ourselves, just as the folks in the story shared their food. That’s why government should provide for everyone’s needs.”
Coming to such conclusions requires one to make some wild leaps in logic. But due to widespread confusion about the true nature of compassion, people often make them.
Setting aside the miraculous element of Jesus’s act, if people did share their food, this would have been a matter of charity. They would have been acting voluntarily to help fellow human beings. No government was taking their goods in order to redistribute them, which is the way socialism works.
Christian charity is the antithesis of socialism. We gain merit when we take what’s ours and offer it, out of compassion, to someone in need. There is absolutely no merit in advocating that government redistribute what it acquires through taxes, confiscation, or collectivization (which are the only ways government can acquire wealth).
PETITION: Support pastors fighting against oppressive state mandates! Sign the petition here.
The Bible tells us (Genesis 3), “You will earn your food by the sweat of your brow.” St. Paul specifically makes the point (2 Thessalonians 3) that “[h]e who does no work should not eat.”
It says these things because God wishes us to work. He calls upon us to be productive, to make the world better by using our hands and our minds. And he wants us to understand that we are most gratified by the things we accomplish for ourselves, that these give meaning to life.
Yet, certain ideas, whose roots are in socialism — such as free college tuition, government-provided health care, a guaranteed minimum income (not dependent on work), and others — have gained wide acceptance, especially among the young.
Such ideas are presented as expressions of compassion. The argument is made that adopting them is a matter of basic human entitlement, of social justice, which is the only compassion socialism recognizes.
Moreover, such benefits can only be provided by society as a whole, which is to say, by government. Thus, private charitable acts, admirable as they might be, actually contradict social justice and so impede its accomplishment.
They may be meritorious in the eyes of God, but they do nothing to advance collective social action. Therefore, they are inherently anti-social.
Thus, socialism robs life of its meaning. That’s why it’s ultimately antithetical to the Gospel.
Socialism’s fruits can be seen in such countries as Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. These were all once thriving Catholic nations. Now they’re struggling (in the case of Venezuela, actually starving), bereft of freedom and hope.
Their tragic destruction should serve as a warning to us in this time, when socialist ideas and policies are being promoted aggressively (even violently) by various groups. We must speak the truth, especially to our young people. As believers, we can start by clearly conveying the lessons of the Gospel.
Those five loaves and two fish were symbols of Christ’s true compassion, not the false compassion of socialism. That was the real miracle.
A priest of the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, Rev. Michael P. Orsi currently serves as parochial vicar at St. Agnes Parish in Naples, Florida. He is host of “Action for Life TV,” a weekly cable television series devoted to pro-life issues, and his writings appear in numerous publications and online journals. His TV show episodes can be viewed online here.
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