Politics

November 16, 2019

Pope Francis Proposes Adding ‘Ecological Sin’ Against ‘Common Home’ to Catechism, by Dorothy Cummings McLean

By Dorothy Cummings McLean, LifeSiteNews - Pope Francis said today that he is thinking about adding the “‘ecological sin’ against our common home” to the Catechism of the Catholic Church… "We have to introduce―we are thinking about it―to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the sin against ecology, the 'ecological sin' against our common home, because a duty is at stake," Pope Francis told his hearers. The Argentinian pontiff made the remark in a speech he gave today to the 20th World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law in Rome… Top Catholic thinkers, however, told LifeSiteNews that it’s impossible for man to sin against inanimate objects such as the earth or the environment, but only against God and those created in His image… “There is no possible sin against planet Earth,” Dr. Peter Kwasniewski said.

November 15, 2019

Trump Admin Tells UN: US Will Not Support Abortion, Unborn Babies Have “Inherent Value” by Micaiah Bilger

By Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews - The Trump administration reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the rights of women in and outside of the womb this week at an international population summit… The Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development 2025, which is happening in Kenya this week, largely is a meeting of abortion activists and pro-abortion political leaders, according to the Heritage Foundation… Pushing back against the pro-abortion agenda, Valerie Huber, the United States special representative for global women’s health, told the summit that America will not support abortion.

November 15, 2019

When Did Ukraine Become a ‘Critical Ally’? by Patrick J. Buchanan

By Patrick J. Buchanan, CNSNews - On hearing the State Department's George Kent and William Taylor describe President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine, The New York Times summarized and solemnly endorsed their testimony: "What clearly concerned both witnesses wasn't simply the abuse of power by the President, but the harm it inflicted on Ukraine, a critical ally, under constant assault by Russian forces."

November 15, 2019

U.S. Bishops’ Conference Turned Virulently Anti-Trump — and Nobody Objected, by Doug Mainwaring

By Doug Mainwaring, LifeSiteNews - The U.S. bishops conference became overtly political and pitted the pro-life credentials of President Trump against those of Pope Francis when the topic turned to the sustained influx of those seeking asylum at the nation’s southern border… During a presentation to the USCCB’s Fall General Assembly concerning the work of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), executive director Anna Marie Gallagher made unabashed political comments, twice pointing a finger at the Trump administration and also speaking of U.S. border patrol agents in derisive terms…Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky seized the moment to not only add his criticism of President Trump but to express his disapproval of the previous day’s vote by the bishops to continue to recognize abortion as the nation’s preeminent life issue.