Category: Politics
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Cardinal Dolan’s Praise for Trump Interrupts USCCB Pattern of Criticism
Deal W. Hudson April 13, 2017 Cardinal Timothy Dolan, chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has issued a statement that “welcomed the State Department’s April 4 announcement that it will withhold federal funding from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) because UNFPA monies go to Chinese agencies that…
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Some on Left, Right Don’t Get Trump Is Anti-Abortion
Deal W. Hudson April 5, 2017 President Donald Trump’s executive order to defund the United National Family Planning Agency (UNFPA) sends a message to political foes both on the political left and the right. The pro-abortion left will should not be too surprised since President Trump has already cut $400,000,000 in population control funds when he reaffirmed…
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Catholic Bishops Caught in Conflict of Interest Over Immigration
Deal W. Hudson March 30, 2017 Since Donald Trump became president, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has released ten statements regarding immigration. Each of these statements oppose the policies of the new administration regarding travel restrictions, building a security barrier, immigration resettlement, deportation, and sanctuary cities. However, what none of these statements disclose…
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Bishops, Vatican Cardinal Declare War on Trump
Deal W. Hudson February 19, 2017 On February 19, 24 bishops and a cardinal from the Vatican published and signed the “Message from Modesto,” which in practical terms amounts to a declaration of activist war on the new administration of President Donald Trump. This is no exaggeration. The document explicitly calls for “Disrupting oppression and…
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Trump Rejects Portrait of Chaotic White House in Attack on Media
Deal W. Hudson February 16, 2017 (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump rejected portrayals of chaos in his administration and claimed “incredible” progress in his first four weeks in office, lashing out at media organizations he said, “will not tell you the truth.” Trump opened a snap news conference on Thursday with a 25-minute tirade in…
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Catholic Professor Declares ‘Trumpism’ a New Heresy
Out of the stunned disbelief of the Catholic Left at Donald Trump’s victory comes the serious suggestion that Catholic supporters of Trump’s “America First” should be considered heretics. For all you non-Catholics, I will explain that to be declared a heretic means to become ex-communicated, that is, separated from the Church, God, and salvation. In other words,…
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Bishops Losing Their Moral Authority With Trump Rhetoric
Deal W. Hudson February 6, 2017 During the 2016 election, I watched with disbelief, as all but a few Catholic bishops said nothing — in complicit silence — as Hillary Clinton, aggressively pro-abortion, ran for president. All the bishops did was attack Donald Trump on immigration and his promise to build a wall on the Mexican border.…
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