Cardinal Stafford comments on American Election of the most pro-abortion President in recent years - click for link

I encourage and ask prayers for good Cardinal Stafford who had a courage to criticise the election of the new US President. I have read somewhere, long time ago, the number of human casualties in the second World War equaled the number of aborted children.


It is clear we live in Apocalyptic times, we need to reflect on our lives, we need to pray more and change for better ways of life in better conformity to God's will. There is no doubt God loves us but He is also just, even in this life. I have read in the weekly Catholic newspaper, "The Universe" praising hymns for the election of the first black President of the biggest and richest country in the world, that the era of racism is finally at the end, everybody loves President elect, and those words were written by three Catholic commentators in their weekly columns. The pro-choice stance of the new President does not seem to bother them at all. It is amazing the Catholic commentators has only imaginative issue of racism on their minds in the ruling era of political correctness, nothing else bothers them at all. I feel repulse to buy this Catholic weekly again, although I will miss Lord Alton's, who is dedicated pro-life supporter, weekly column there. We must then remember these words of Saint Paul: "For there it will come a time when they will not endure sound doctrine: but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears." "Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, 'rebuke in all patience and doctrine."

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Update from SPUC

It is suggested that a law which Senator Barack Obama would sign if elected president could lead to the closure of Catholic hospitals.
The Freedom of Choice Act would make abortion a right and Mr Michael Moses, the American Catholic bishops' lawyer, says it would not allow conscientious objection. Every medical facility would have to provide abortion, making it impossible for Catholic hospitals to function. Catholic Family News said clergy should warn people about this. [LifeNews, 2 November]

The Scottish government opposes a parliamentarian's proposal to bring in a law next year which would legalise assisted suicide. Ms Nicola Sturgeon MSP, health minister, says it would not be possible to have "sufficient safeguards" but she welcomes the debate begun by Ms Margo MacDonald, independent MSP for Lothians, who has Parkinson's disease. Ms MacDonald says it is inhumane not to have such a law. [Herald, 2 November] A disabled person has warned of eugenic activities resulting from the legalisation of assisted suicide. Dr Alison Morton-Cooper of Dumfries and Galloway says disabled people are "socially negated" and that their suffering could be alleviated if others tried to understand their difficulties. People's fears of becoming disabled played a part in support for such policies. She concludes: "However bad my disability gets, I want to be living when I die, and that depends on the rest of you being enlightened and prepared enough to take that on board." [Herald, 3 November]

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