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The Pope said that 'the Church loses its pastoral nature' when Communion is denied to pro-abortion Catholic politicians and that 'it causes a political problem.'VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has broken his silence on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which grants states the power to outlaw abortion, saying that bishops must be “pastoral” with pro-abortion politicians. In a 90-minute interview with Reuters’ Vatican correspondent Philip Pullella, published Monday, the Pope said that while he respected the court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling which imposed abortion on all 50 states, he cannot “speak...

Why American cannot abide another ideologue as president We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner at the home of friends. The dinner conversation was jocund, ranging from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics. At one point reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative, to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative. I said that neither does Trump view himself as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He then sets about fixing it. He doesn’t see...

The Republican National Committee has pulled from the airways a controversial ad demeaning Senate Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr. The RNC apparently intends to replace the ad. The Senate Republican nominee Bob Corker had asked that the ad be taken down, calling it "tacky." "We felt like it was tasteless and didn't reflect the kind of campaign we were running," said Corker spokesman Todd Womack. The ad, called "Who hasn't," began running Friday. In the ad, a man in sunglasses says of Ford, "So he took money from porn movie producers. Who hasn't?" The ad continues with a bare-shouldered blond...

ATTEMPTING TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM HIS PRO-ABORTION RECORD, FORD DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS “PRO-LIFE” TO THE CTFP EDITORIAL BOARD Citing His Love Of Children, Ford Adamantly Identified Himself As “Pro-Life” In An Interview With The Chattanooga Times Free Press Editorial Board Yesterday. “Democratic U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., a U.S. Senate candidate, characterized himself Wednesday as ‘pro-life’ but said he supports upholding ‘the law of the land’ regarding a woman’s right to an abortion. Explaining what he meant by being ‘pro-life,’ Rep. Ford said: ‘I love children. I love making sure that they get child care. I love making sure they...

The governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed(Fla Const art1 sec1a) Judge Greer has ordered Jeb Bush to not follow the Laws of FLA. (See Notice of Filing Case No. 2D05-1455 (3/24/2005) at http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ ) Bush can not follow the judges order and the Laws of Florida simultaniously. He by definition is iether breaking law or the order. The Rule of Law requires Jeb Bush to Sweep aside the offending Motions through clemency in the Terri Schiavo case. Only then can he obey his oath. Judge Greer can not require Bush to break his oath to the...