Interesting Recent Reportings On Bishops, Abuse And Abortion

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Tuesday April 07, 2009 · 1:08 PM PDT

2009/04/07 · 13:08

There have been several interesting reports concerning RCC bishops, episcopal bishops, and their attitudes concerning sex and reproductive justice.

I will post excerpts from three of them.

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Monday March 30, 2009 · 2:01 PM PDT

2009/03/30 · 14:01

In 1960, JFK made a presidential candidate member of the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) electable because he said he would NOT take his marching orders from the Pope, but from the Constitution of the United States of America. Now, a group of American bishops is seeking to make a nonCatholic United States President take his marching orders from the Pope, as well as attempting to force RCC members of the US Congress and many state houses to do the same.

Are the American bishops seeking to take us back to the 1920s when a Catholic WAS unelectable as US president?

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Friday March 20, 2009 · 2:52 AM PDT

2009/03/20 · 02:52

One of the Pro-Life's side's favorite bumpersticker sayings is "Adoption is a better option." And perhaps their second favorite currently is "Abortion hurts women!" This patent lie, in fact, attained their latest US Supreme Court victory.

For many years, those of us with extensive experience in both delivering babies and providing abortion care, and sometimes arranging adoptions, have known both these bumper sticker are blatent lies designed to delay or if possible, eliminate abortion as an option for some women and frighten others.

I recently read an essay from a women who has had an abortion and given up a baby for adoption. A portion of her story lays below the fold:

william f harrison

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Tuesday March 17, 2009 · 11:31 PM PDT

2009/03/17 · 23:31

Single, pregnant and panicked
Why so many smart women botch their birth control

The majority of unplanned pregnancies and abortions occur among women in their 20s, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy in Washington, D.C.

A friend sent this yesterday. I can't tell my personal story about having an unwanted, disaster pregnancy because I have never had one or been involved with one. Although because of a friend's lie about a girl I was dating at 16, I thought for most of one day that I might have been.

The most uncomfortable day of my life to that point.

william f harrison

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Thursday March 12, 2009 · 4:20 AM PDT

2009/03/12 · 04:20

A story in the St. Louis Post Dispatch 3/6/09 said that many RCC bishops favored closing over 6oo RC hospitals should the FOCA law pass and be signed by President Obama.

You know those 40 Days For Life folks who are supposed to be praying and fasting 24/7 for 40 days to end abortion? Well, I think I will join them in praying and fasting for the next year or so, or however long it takes for the FOCA bill to pass and President Obama to sign it into law.

Oh, and BTW, what is the FOCA bill? you might ask. Answer: a bill to over ride most state laws passed in the years since Roe v. Wade that make it more and more difficult for women and families to get safe, legal abortion care in an affordable and timely manner near their home.

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Thursday March 05, 2009 · 3:44 PM PST

2009/03/05 · 15:44

Vatican Orders Review of Women's Religious Orders
Source: The Associated Press

02/02/2009 10:20 am

The Vatican has begun a first-ever comprehensive study of women's religious orders in the United States, four decades into a steep decline in the number of Roman Catholic sisters and nuns in the country.

The study, ordered by a Vatican congregation in December and announced Friday in Washington, will examine ''the quality of the life'' of 59,000 members in more than 400 Catholic women's religious institutes, said Sister Eva-Maria Ackerman, a spokeswoman for the study, which is called an apostolic visitation.

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Sunday March 01, 2009 · 3:33 PM PST

2009/03/01 · 15:33

It seems that President Obama is about to announce his choice as the next Secretary of HHS: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Oh, my! Do you suppose that the crazy Roman Catholic hierarchy and fundi protestant folks who oppose actual sex education for our children and birth control and stem cell research and safe legal abortion care will begin to speak out about these things? What a shock this is!

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william f harrison

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Friday February 27, 2009 · 9:41 AM PST

2009/02/27 · 09:41

The winter/spring 40 Days For Life campaign, now on day 3, so far has been pretty much a bust in my home town. One of the organizers told me a few weeks ago, after we had exchanged many emails in which she constantly told me that I feared the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) because I feared their "truth," and that she was praying for me constantly, said that she thought I was... not one of Satan's demons, or possessed by one, but Satan HIMSELF!

(Apparently without my even knowing it, since I don't believe in me, Satan.) :-)

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william f harrison

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Sunday December 21, 2008 · 11:27 PM PST

2008/12/21 · 23:27

I read much more slowly today than I did before my personal events of Feb, 2004. Then I suffered a head injury that caused me to spendseveral weeks in a silent coma, tetering between living and dying. And reduced my once amzing ability to read and remember severl books a week to a ploding- and- rereading- what- I- had- just- read- but- forgot- I- had- read pace. It has taken me most of these day and into the late evening after we have completed our social activites, Friday, Saturday and Sunday to read the 252 pages of Obama's masterpiece that I have read so far.

Many years ago, I read Ben Franklyn's autobiography. If our democracy endures the slaughter that this administration has performed on our nation's reputation, our economy, our standing the world of nations, even our military strength, our constitution, our national values, and if Obama can bring our country back from the brink of the garbage dump of failed empires, I think this book is ordained to become one of the world's masterpieces

william f harrison

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Sunday November 30, 2008 · 12:57 PM PST

2008/11/30 · 12:57

I realize that although I missed my children's childhood and youth and swore not to miss my grandchildrens', it turns out that I am missing much more of their growing up than I intended. I am going to continue my work with MSFC and teaching students in my office so long as I continue to practice, and will continue to raise my voice localy, I am going to let others take up the cudgle that I have used for these last 24 years. So while I will continue to read, and sometimes even comment on NAFbytes and Daily Kos, I am going to be much less visable and vocal here. As the politicians say when they have been caught with their pants down or their hands out for bribes, I intend to spend more time with my family.

Yesterday afternoon, my little granddaughters told me that they never got to see me anymore and they missed me. And I realized how selfish I have become with my time online and away from them. So goodbye, NAFbytes and DKos. I am going to become a lurker. (if I can.)

william f harrison

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Wednesday November 26, 2008 · 2:36 PM PST

2008/11/26 · 14:36

Apparently President elect Barack Obama, a strong supporter of reproductive rights in America has chosen several strong supporters of reproductive rights as staff and cabinet members.

Antiabortion zealots accuse Obama of already breaking his pledge to bring change to Washington because he has said that he wants to find common ground with those with whom he has disagreed in the past.

He has said that his desire is to reduce the need for so many abortions by reducing the numbers of unplanned pregnancies. He never agreed to abandon his core principals, and those who expect this are foolish.

There are a few on the Pro-Life Republican side who have been willing not only to work with Sen Obama as he comes closer to assuming the role of POTUS, but have even endorsed him. But these are those who are really willing to work with him to provide better health care, more accessable Birth Control options and child care for working mothers. These are not the antiabortion religious zealots that have so often dictated the GOP agenda for the last 28 years.

william f harrison

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 6:17 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 06:17

This will be a short diary.

I supported Hillary in the primary almost as aggressively as you did Obama. After the incredible job you and Obama did in not only electing him as our next president, you and he have restored my faith in our nation, our democracy, our elections and our citizens.

I am ashamed that in my state we voted for McCain and passed a law against allowing gays and unmarried hetero couples to adopt and foster parent children.

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