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As promised earlier this week, Fr. Tom Doyle graciously accepted my invitation to be interviewed for CLOG [Canon Lawyers Obstructing Gremlins] concerning the Dallas policy. In what follows, Fr. Doyle provides some excellent insights into the whole situation, and I thank him for the time and effort he put into keeping St. Blog's informed. What follows is the text of the interview, my questions in italics and Fr. Doyle's responses: As a canonist, how and when did you first become aware of the severity of clerical sexual misconduct against children? I was working at the nunciature in 1985 and handled...

Osama bin Laden to address Muslims soon: Spokesman AP Cairo, June 21 Statements on a website attributed to Al-Qaeda's spokesman claim that Osama bin Laden will soon make a televised addressed to the Muslim world. The remarks, purportedly made by Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, appeared on an Arabic-language website that issues daily updates on the war in Afghanistan. "We assure Muslims that Sheik Osama bin Laden is in good health, and all that has been reported about his sickness or his being injured in Tora Bora is completely false. The sheik will address the (Muslim) community soon in a televised interview,"...

Opponents of church-state separation are increasingly using the Ten Commandments as a tool to promote government-sponsored religion. From city councils to Congress, Religious Right activists and allied public officials are pushing the display of the Decalogue schools, courthouses and other public buildings. Supporters of the First Amendment have several reasons for opposing these efforts. 1. The U.S. Constitution mandates the separation of church and state. The First Amendment forbids government to meddle in matters of religion. Promotion of religious ideals is the job of America's houses of worship. Government display of the Commandments or any other religious code violates a...

©2002 IranMania & AFPPhoto/Behrouz MehriForeign ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi.TEHRAN, June 22 (AFP) - Iran on Saturday denied US allegations that members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network were in the country, IRNA reported."The Islamic Republic of Iran has deported all foreign nationls linked to or suspected of having had links to al-Qaeda, and this policy has been implemented with seriousness," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi was quoted as saying."Iran has acted in a very clear manner in its fight against terrorism and undocumented claims by US offcials will not scar Iran's positive past (in this respect)," he said."Asefi deemed...

You are invited to the Mike Cox for Attorney General Campaign Headquarters Grand Opening Thursday, June 27th 6:30 to 8:30 29427 Six Mile Road Livonia (on the corner of Six Mile and Middlebelt Roads) “President Bush has made us all very proud. It is an honor to have worked on his campaign and I truly enjoyed working with you at the Bush Victory Centers in Western Wayne and Oakland Counties. I look forward to seeing everyone again.” -Mike Cox Food and Beverages will be provided. See you there!

Dems back off Romney residency challenge by David R. Guarino Saturday, June 22, 2002 Democrats furiously backtracked from their residency challenge to Republican Mitt Romney yesterday, changing a critical radio ad and saying for the first time they don't expect to win the case. Scurrying in the wake of a new Boston Herald poll showing voters overwhelmingly back Romney, Democratic Party Chairman Phil Johnston rewrote an ad to say the challenge is ``not about residency, it's about honesty.'' Johnston admitted he doesn't expect the state Ballot Law Commission to knock Romney off the ballot and sources at the state party...

Here's a big news flash y'all will probably never hear from the establishment news: The LA Times and Washington Post settled their lawsuit against the Free Republic web site. Now, for readers who do not happen to know about the Free Republic web site(1), all I can say is go look. What you will find there is the modern "Liberty Tree." That is, folks post news articles and commentary on the site and invite others to comment. Well, here's the rub: Most of the many thousands of people visiting Free Republic daily are rather conservative. Much of the published news...

Nope. It’s not the Norwegians. I've gotten a lot of traction out of my seemingly banal observation that it is highly improbable that the United States will ever become a Nazi-like or otherwise totalitarian nation. For some reason, this is the sort of obvious statement which strikes lots of folks as shocking or controversial, even though it's only slightly less of a "Well, duh" assertion than saying, "The oceans will not turn into diet Mr. Pibb in our lifetimes." The feedback on my syndicated columns and G-File on the allegedly outlandish claim that America is a reliably good nation has...

Saturday, June 22, 2002 Tamuz 12, 5762 w w w . h a a r e t z d a i l y . c o m Believe it or not The events began to unfold on the morning of June 5, 2002: Almost nine months after the terror attack on New York's World Trade Towers, the United States launched an attack on the strongholds of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Thus began the war scenario in the simulation game conducted by the School of Government and Policy at Tel Aviv University, headed by Prof. Zeev Maoz. But from that point...

www.suntimes.com Back to regular viewhttp://www.suntimes.com/output/greeley/cst-edt-greel21.html Zero tolerance also should apply to bishops June 21, 2002BY ANDREW GREELEY American Catholics are not likely to be convinced that the reforms the bishops voted for in Dallas last week mean anything unless there are resignations in the hierarchy. Surveys by both Gallup and the Wall Street Journal indicate that Catholics want the pope to remove bishops who have reassigned pedophile priests to parish work. The position is logical: If there is to be zero tolerance for offending priests, then there should be zero tolerance for offending bishops. There apparently weren't enough votes for...

Bomb-shaken EU summit agrees illegal-immigrant blueprint by Robert MacPhersonSEVILLE, Spain, June 22 (AFP) - European leaders were poised to agree on Saturday measures to turn back a tide of illegal immigrants, without going so far as to slap sanctions on the poor countries from which they come.Wrapping up a two-day summit in Seville that was shaken by bomb attacks in other parts of Spain, the leaders were also to reffirm that the European Union's planned 2004 enlargement into eastern Europe was firmly on track."This common aim can be realized within the timeframe envisaged only if each candidate country adopts...

Please note that this is a user submitted article, and has not been commissioned by IranMania. It is 'user opinion'. IranMania does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of submitted articles. By: R. Ebrahimi During a trip I met a female American tourist. It was the time of hostage taking of Western tourists in the Philippines by members of Islamist commando Abu-Sayaf. This young lady asked me if I was feeling responsible… I didn’t understand what she wanted to insinuate. Responsible for what and for whom? She then explained to me: “as a Muslim, you should feel responsible for what...

Statements of Archbishop of Canterbury During Visit to Rome VATICAN CITY, JUNE 21, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Archbishop George Carey of Canterbury, primate of the Anglican Communion, called John Paul II the "spiritual leader of the whole of Christianity." The leader of 70 million Anglican faithful made his assessment over Vatican Radio today after a papal audience. The Briton´s visit was charged with melancholy, because the 103rd archbishop of Canterbury plans to retire Oct. 31. Dr. Carey, 66, said his visit had a "highly personal" character "to express my gratitude to the Holy Father for the friendship we have been able to...

Castro’s latest "no-alternative referendum” scheme pretends to lie once more about the legitimacy and approval of his totalitarian regime, making it "untouchable" within the text of that rag euphemistically called the "Cuban Constitution of 1976." I say "euphemistically" because that "constitution” deprives any citizen of all liberties and human rights when any citizen expresses any disagreement with the dictums of the revolution (Castro), as well as deprives all citizens of their parental rights concerning the education of their children. Castro’s 1976 "constitution” is the antithesis of the Constitution of the United States. Castro was so sure that no one would...

Rabbi vows to resume patrols in wake of fuel tanker warning NEW YORK (AP) _ A Brooklyn rabbi vowed Friday to launch gun-toting patrols around Jewish neighborhoods after a new terror warning about possible fuel-tanker attacks. Earlier this week, Rabbi Yakove Lloyd had scuttled his plan to deploy armed groups to guard against terror attacks. But he said he is renewing his controversial initiative, starting Sunday. Lloyd said he revived the patrol plan after the FBI issued a warning to police officials to be on the lookout for terrorists who might use fuel tanker trucks to attack Jewish schools and...

The cost of the federal government is quickly getting way out of hand. More and more, Americans are starting to think that the government feels our money is their money and it is government that shall decide for us how much of it we may personally use. Fact is, if our tax burden continues to increase, government may be pricing itself right out of business. Already, it has become easy to work and trade "off the books" in many areas around the country. From time to time, Congress makes noises like it is lowering taxes. Overall, however, that is far...

State Senate approves new 'Son of Sam' law By Don Thompson ASSOCIATED PRESSJune 21, 2002 SACRAMENTO - The Senate yesterday approved a new version of the "Son of Sam" law struck down by the state Supreme Court in February, sending it to the Assembly. The bill attempts to sidestep the high court's ruling that California's previous ban on felons' profiting from their criminal actions with books or movies is a violation of their free speech rights. Those profits would have gone to the victims instead, under the 1983 law. The new legislation allows victims to sue criminals for monetary damages...

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Bill Clinton's new dog, a successor to the late, lamented Buddy, has joined the former president in Chappaqua. The arrival of Seamus, a chocolate Labrador retriever like Buddy, was a Father's Day surprise courtesy of Clinton's wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said the senator's spokesman, Jim Kennedy. "He was surprised with the dog when he woke up on Father's Day," Kennedy said. "The dog helped wake him up." Buddy, Clinton's White House dog, was killed by a car in Chappaqua in January. The ex-president said the accident was "by far the worst thing" to happen to him...

Fortunately for ex-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, crisis management happens to be a perennially hot topic among business leaders. And because no crisis in the city he headed was larger than the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Giuliani's life in the private sector is as public as ever. By his own admission, the former mayor expects to make $8 million in speaking fees this year, commanding, by one estimate, about $100,000 per speech, and perhaps twice that if it's a foreign engagement. Canada Stefl, president of Corona del Mar, Calif.-based KEY Speakers Bureau, said corporate-function organizers with particularly deep pockets often look for...

YOKOSUKA, June 22, Kyodo - A salvage vessel left Yokosuka port, southwest of Tokyo, on Saturday for the East China Sea to raise an unidentified ship that sank there after a shoot-out with Japan Coast Guard (JCG) patrol boats in December. The 657-ton Shintatsu Maru, owned by a private salvage firm, carries an unmanned submersible vessel. The JCG commissioned the operations to the private salvage company and the entire operation is expected to take at least a month to complete. On Tuesday evening, the vessel will join the 498-ton Shinyo Maru, another salvage ship, loaded with a manned submersible, in...