Tuesday, March 16, 2010

My mother never questions the authority of the Devil



Although she prefers to call it the Catholic Church.

Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years says the recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church confirm that "the Devil is at work" inside the Vatican.

The Times newspaper of London reports that Amorth, 85, has handled some 70,000 cases of demonic possession, and says the Vatican is now dealing with "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon."

Times Online: Chief exorcist says Devil is in the Vatican

Unnamed Colorado couple: A couple whose children were expelled from a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, expressed their dismay Monday, but held steadfast to their faith. The Archdiocese of Denver recently defended its decision not to re-enroll the couple's two children in the Sacred Heart of Jesus School next year because their parents are lesbians.

In a written statement, the women, who chose not to reveal their identities, described themselves as normal, hard-working people with a nice house and a dog - and as Catholics.

"When we were allowed to have our children baptized ... we made a promise to raise our children in the Catholic faith," they said. "Perhaps our biggest objection to the school's decision is that we think that it is wrong to punish a child for who the child's parents are. We do not think that this reflects what Jesus would have done."

A Word to the Wise: Health Care Reform will pass the House, possibly as early as today, without a vote being taken on it directly.

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