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Church, state and immigration
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awelborn
A brief NYTimes note: In December, after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a tough border security bill that, among other things, would make it a crime to assist illegal immigrants, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops assailed it as extremely punitive and called on its flock to oppose it. Church officials have sent…
Church and State in Scotland
By
awelborn
Catholic Church in Scotland throws down the gauntlet in the wake of a court decision for a teacher sacked for being non-RC McGrath estimated the current proportion of RC primary school teachers who were actively practising as "90, 95, 98%. It’s a highly significant proportion." He revealed that some non-RC teachers had been appointed by…
Drawing a line
By
awelborn
A rather interesting column from the Times (UK) on the decision confronting a High Court in Ireland on what to do with some frozen embryos. It’s more honest than most treatments of the issue you’ll find here, although not every word the writer says will be to everyone’s liking – she insists that because pregancy…
Ah, to Assisi
By
awelborn
Check out the Roaming Roman’s absolutely wonderful photographs and trip report.
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