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Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. Pope in Palermo Italy On Sunday, during his pastoral visit to Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island of Sicily, Pope Benedict XVI …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska.

Pope in Palermo

Italy

On Sunday, during his pastoral visit to Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island of Sicily, Pope Benedict XVI raised his voice against evil and organized crime. Palermo is a longtime hotspot of Mafia activity. The Pope invited Sicilian families to instead take courage in the joy and strength found in the "big family" of the Church, a "sign and instrument of unity, peace and true liberty."

Defending the Pope

USA

Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor and civil liberties lawyer, has defended Pope Benedict’s handling of the abuse scandal in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “I think Pope Benedict has probably done more to protect young children since becoming Pope than any previous Pope,” he said. “I don't think it's right for non-Catholics to get deeply involved in the governance of the Church” – he added.

Baja California Defends Marriage

Mexico

By a vote of 18-1, the state legislature of Baja California has approved an amendment to the state constitution. The amendment defines marriage exclusively as the union between one man and one woman. Lawmakers commented that the measure was needed to prevent homosexual activists from imposing recognition of same-sex “marriage” on the state. Juan Manuel Molina of the National Action Party said the amendment is intended “to establish that the union of man and woman is the pillar of society and must not be altered by social experiments.”

Two More Women Have Died

USA

Two more women have died recently in the United States from RU-486, according to the New England Journal of Medicine. This brings the number of mothers killed by the abortifacient into the dozens -- in addition to the hundreds of thousands of unborn children killed by the drug. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2006, over 10% of abortions in the United States were caused by RU-486.
JTLiuzza
Minor point: Baja California is not part of the USA. Rather, it is a Mexican state.
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Thanks for the news, much appreciated.
Holy Cannoli
USA
Alan Dershowitz is a pro-abortionist and likely disagrees with 95% of the Catholic Church's teachings concerning faith and morals.
I question his motivation and remain unimpressed with this so called “defense” of the pope. Furthermore, due to the scandal it would cause, I seriously doubt that the Pope would formally welcome Alan Dershowitz's “defense” anyway.
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USA

Alan Dershowitz is a pro-abortionist and likely disagrees with 95% of the Catholic Church's teachings concerning faith and morals.

I question his motivation and remain unimpressed with this so called “defense” of the pope. Furthermore, due to the scandal it would cause, I seriously doubt that the Pope would formally welcome Alan Dershowitz's “defense” anyway.

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I don't think it's right for non-Catholics to get deeply involved in the governance of the Church – he (Dershowitz) added.

Mr. Dershowitz should tell that to his fellow Jews who have done everything in their power to influence simple-minded ecumenists to modify Catholic liturgy (Good Friday) and to dilute Catholic teaching regarding the conversion of the Jews.

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