KofC Leader: Encyclical Should Prompt Ethics Review

A papal encyclical on social issues and the economy will always prompt interpretations centered on existing ideologies. The head of the Knights of Columbus said Catholics should avoid this with "Caritas in Veritate" and instead expect to be challenged by it, especially in their approach to business ethics. Read More

Details Still Lacking at Latest Health Care Forum

Emotions ran high at President Obama's recent town hall meeting on his plan for health care reform, as a cancer patient and Obama volunteer shared her struggle with obtaining health insurance. However, details of the plan were few, and Republicans criticized Obama for pre-picking questions and audience members. Read More

Cardinal Rigali Protests Move to Fund DC Abortions

Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chair of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities for the USCCB, wrote a letter to the Congress Tuesday protesting the inclusion of funding for abortion in the recent 2010 budget for the District of Columbia. "No lawmaker or Administration can support such a policy change and still claim to support 'reducing abortions,'" he noted. Read More

Report: Legionaries Visitation to Begin This Month

The Vatican-ordered investigation of the Legionaries of Christ will begin in July, with Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput leading the visitation to the order's American and Canadian institutions. The visit was prompted by revelations that the order's founder (pictured) had led a double life and fathered a child. Read More

Court Refuses to Allow DC Vote on Gay Marriage

The D.C. superior court dismissed a motion on Tuesday filed by Bishop Harry Jackson's Stand 4 Marriage D.C. coalition. The motion was seeking a referendum to be held on a new statute in D.C. recognizing same sex unions performed outside the District. Congress is expected to let the new law stand. Read More

YouTube Reinstates Eucharistic Desecration Videos

YouTube reinstated 33 “Eucharistic desecration” videos, as well as the video poster’s account, after briefly taking both down yesterday.

No explanation was given by YouTube either time; when viewers tried to watch the videos yesterday, they received a message saying they had been removed “due to terms of use violation.”

Bloggers like University of Minnesota professor Paul Myers decried YouTube’s decision as caving into Catholics, whom he called “natural censors and cowards.”

The account suspension and videos’ removal, though, only seemed to last for a few hours on Wednesday. As of today, everything has been restored to the website, and the user’s profile page has received numerous, congratulatory comments on being reinstated.

Catholic organization American Needs Fatima issued a press release yesterday when the videos were down, saying the organization’s petition counted more than 18,000 emails sent to YouTube in protest of the videos.

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