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June 7, 2019

Survivors of the Sexual Revolution the Media Will Ignore During Gay Pride Month, by Jennifer R. Morse

By Jennifer Roback Morse, Daily Signal - June has been declared “Pride Month,” and we’re supposed to celebrate those “coming out” and living a “gay” life… June 12 will mark the third anniversary of the Pulse gay nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 dead. Some will no doubt connect those two things to claim America hates people who have same-sex attraction and to make new demands for affirmation of homosexuality… But that’s not the only lesson one could draw from these events. The media will not tell you this, but in the aftermath of the Pulse massacre, some survivors began to give their lives to Jesus Christ.

June 7, 2019

Archbishop J. F. Naumann: U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Strongly Commends Trump Administration for Discontinuing Fetal Tissue Research at NIH

By Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will discontinue research conducted within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) involving the use of human fetal tissue from elective abortion and it will ensure that efforts to develop ethical alternatives are funded and accelerated. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, Chairman of the U.S.C.C.B. Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued the following statement strongly commending the Trump Administration for this important pro-life action.

June 7, 2019

As Last Missouri Abortion Facility Fights to Stay Open, Ex-Workers Cite a Wider Problem, by Lauretta Brown

By Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register - A judge in St. Louis is deciding whether to issue an injunction allowing the last abortion facility in the state to remain open, amid the state health department’s refusal to renew its license due to concerns that include patient safety, failed surgical abortions and failure to obtain informed consent… And while Planned Parenthood argues that the state is targeting abortion access, some former abortion clinic workers say that the case is indicative of a larger problem that the organization has with meeting medical standards.

June 7, 2019

Homosexual Bishop Lived Lavishly, Spent Millions on Personal Expenses, by Bruce Walker

By Bruce Walker, Church Militant - After writing the checks, Bransfield was reimbursed by the diocese with a sum more than the original gift to cover taxes, a practice known as "grossing up." Likewise, the diocese's finance director, Michael Deemer, used the "grossing up" method to hide Bransfield's exorbitant personal expenses by increasing his salary by the same amount… William Lori, the Baltimore archbishop assigned by the Vatican to oversee the Bransfield investigation, appears as one of the beneficiaries of Bransfield's generosity with diocesan funds, according to a draft version of the report. At his behest, Lori and the other 10 clerics identified in the draft are omitted from the final report.