Jeanie Hannaman

March 27, 2023

Fr. Gerald E. Murray: Another ‘Revolution’ in the Church

By Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Catholic Thing - Piqué then asked: “So now will one woman or all women vote?”... Pope Francis responded: “Everyone who is a participant in the synod is going to vote. He or she who is a guest or an observer is not going to vote. Whoever participates in the synod has the right to a vote. Be it a man or a woman. All, all. This word ‘all’ is key for me.” So now lay men and women will be voting members of the Synod of Bishops, on an equal footing with the bishops. With this revamping, the Synod of Bishops has ceased to exist, and a new de facto entity has come into existence, the Synod of Bishops and Laity.

March 27, 2023

How Planned Parenthood Peddles Porn in Red States, by Scott Yenor and Anna K. Miller

By Scott Yenor and Anna K. Miller, American Conservative - School libraries and grade school classrooms have become battlefields in America’s culture war. School districts from Broward County in Florida to West Ada School District outside of Boise, Idaho, have stocked pornographic books promoting transgenderism and gay sex. Curricula are curated to get kindergarteners to question their genders and third graders to think about anal sex.

March 27, 2023

Finally, Some Good News For American Families, by Russell Shaw

By Russell Shaw, Catholic Exchange - So what’s the good news?... March 7 saw the establishment of a Congressional Family Caucus to protect and promote the interests of the natural family. In a letter to fellow legislator, co-chair Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois explained the new entity in refreshingly uncompromising terms: “The natural family, a man and a woman committed for life to each other and to their children, was ordained by God as the foundation of our society. The natural family is essential for a nation to prosper because the family is the root of self-government, service, community, and personal responsibility.”

March 27, 2023

State Bills Could Strip Catholic Churches’ Right to Protect Members ‘Sealed Confessions’, by Kate Anderson

By Kate Anderson, The Stream, Daily Caller News Foundation - Two bills proposed by state elected officials would remove the Catholic Church’s right to the “seal of confession” protecting priests’ right to refuse to provide private information divulged during confessionals, and Catholic advocates warn it could be a slippery slope when it comes to protections for religious freedom... Delaware HB 74 and Vermont Sen. Bill 16 were introduced earlier this year by Democratic Rep. Eric Morrison and Democratic Sen. Richard Sears, respectively, to prevent child abuse, according to the bills’ texts.