Politics

September 26, 2019

Pope Francis Doesn’t Understand Islam, by William Kilpatrick

By William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine - A good example is the Abu Dhabi Declaration on “Human Fraternity” signed by Pope Francis and Amhad Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, in February… Of particular concern is the statement that “the pluralism and the diversity of religions… are willed by God.” That’s quite a concession for Francis to make, as it contradicts Christ’s claim that “I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but by me.” (Jn. 14:6). As Swiss bishop Marian Eleganti puts it, “the unique and universal mediation of Jesus Christ is eclipsed in the Abu Dhabi Declaration.”

September 26, 2019

Trump to UN: No Global Right to Abortion, by David Nussman

By David Nussman, Church Militant - (Pres. Trump) spoke at one point about the right to life, condemning forces at the United Nations that promote a radical pro-abortion agenda… "Americans will also never tire of defending innocent life," Trump told international leaders. "We are aware that many United Nations projects have attempted to assert a global right to taxpayer-funded abortion-on-demand, right up until the moment of delivery."… He continued, "Global bureaucrats have absolutely no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that wish to protect innocent life. Like many nations here today, we in America believe that every child, born and unborn, is a sacred gift from God."

September 26, 2019

CNA: Does Vatican’s Decision on Jesuit Prep School Undermine Indianapolis’ Archbishop?

By J.D. Flynn, CNA - In June, Archbishop Thompson announced that Brebeuf could no longer call itself Catholic after two years of talks between the school and the archdiocese broke down. The issue began when the archdiocese became aware that a teacher had entered into a same-sex “marriage,” and requested that the school not renew the teacher’s contract.

September 26, 2019

The Real Threat of the Demos’ ‘Universal Background Checks’, by Mark Alexander

By Mark Alexander, Patriot Post - Predictably, Democrats are using those rare but high-profile attacks as a pretext for new gun-control laws. In response, Trump declared he would work with Democrats to see if there was common ground on Demo legislation for background checks, which might have an incremental impact on accessibility to firearms by those who will either harm themselves or others. However, upon studying the Demos’ other more symbolic and sinister proposals — “red flag” laws and “assault weapon” bans — the administration declared them DOA.