Faith of the Fathers

Monday, October 08, 2012

The following excerpts are from LifeNews.com:

The US state of Massachusetts is to hold a referendum on the legalisation of assisted suicide next month at the time of the presidential election.
On 6 November Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote on Question 2, ‘Prescribing Medication to End Life.’ This is an important vote given the influence and prominence of Massachusetts itself.
As well as being the subject of a famous hit by the Bee Gees (!) Massachusetts, a small state on the US Eastern seaboard, has played a significant historical, cultural, and commercial role in American history.

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Massachusetts: Doctors and Disabled Oppose Assisted Suicide Measure | LifeNews.com

The following excerpts are from LifeNews.com:

A new video produced by a state pro-life group educates the public on the dangers of healthcare rationing in President Obama’s healthcare law.
The Center for Medical Ethics at Louisiana Right to Life launched a new website and video today, www.YourLifeatRisk.com. The website features a video that brings to light the truth about the new healthcare law known as Obamacare and it explores what healthcare rationing is and how it could affect your healthcare as well as your family’s healthcare.

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New Video Exposes Health Care Rationing in Obamacare | LifeNews.com

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

Former Irish President Mary McAleese has said that Cardinal Bernard Law angrily rebuked her for supporting women’s ordination while she was visiting Boston in 1998.

The following excerpts are from National Catholic Register (ncregister.com):

ASSISI, ITALY-The Italian city of Assisi, that was the home of St. Francis, became from 1943 to 1944, a shelter for thousands of refugees displaced by World War II. Italian Scholar Francesco Santucci has researched and recounted the Catholic effort to protect Jewish refugees. Yesterday Part I told the story of Assisi’s wartime bishop, Guiseppi Nicolini, and his priest secretary, Father Aldo Brunacci, who together masterminded the network of hiding places for Jewish families in the city’s convents, monasteries and private homes—including the bishop’s palace. Part II recounts the strategy that prevented Assisi from suffering any military damage despite its location in an embattled region.