Please contact Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, letting him know that you want him to oppose "any future continuing Resolutions that do not contain the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood."
As per Priests for Life, please ask Congressman Fitzpatrick to co-sponsor and support HR 212, 217, 358, & 361. Please thank him for co-sponsoring HR 3.
As per my 2/26/11 email to Senator Robert Casey of the Scranton Diocese, "When I called your office the other day, it was disturbing to hear your young aide spout the supposed benefits of Planned Parenthood's self-serving promotion of contraceptives. Your dad and Dorothy Day would have been appalled. Please do not let the memory of your late, great dad's noble fight in Casey v. Planned Parenthood become muddled with Casey for Planned Parenthood in our own time. Embracing that great heritage of your dad and Dorothy Day, please defund Planned Parenthood. Also, please co-sponsor and support
Your Excellencies:
At a gathering in Englewood this past Tuesday, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg indicated that pro life individuals don't deserve constitutional protections! Lautenberg's words have been posted on YouTube. What sort of response will come from the Catholic communities of New Jersey?
Sincerely,May we expect to see Canon 915 followed in the archdiocese & in the Bucks County vicariate, in particular?
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On 2/15/11, Congressman Fitzpatrick spoke from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives: "The consideration of spending cuts must be careful and deliberate. The budget of every department must be scrutinized while keeping in mind the promises made to my constituents in the Eight District of Pennsylvania and the millions of Americans who showed concern with our growing deficit." To allow continued funding of Planned Parenthood goes against his promises of fiscal and moral
As per Congressman Fitzpatrick's 2/16/11 op-ed in the Intelligencer: "Many members of Congress, myself included, campaigned on reducing spending by $100 billion, which would return federal spending to 2008 pre-stimulus levels. Making these reductions is about more than just keeping a campaign promise; it is fundamental to the health of our economy and the future security of our nation....In order to put our country on a path to sustainable spending, tough choices will have to be made. This week, the heavy lifting begins."
As explained by LifeNews.com, "Some 54 Republicans voted against the measure because they wanted to see the Pence Amendment de-funding Planned Parenthood and the pro-life riders that stop abortion funding in various instances included in the measure." It boggles the mind as to why Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick voted for this Continuing Resolution, instead of standing firm with Mike Pence, Joe Pitts, Chris Smith & the 51 others in that group. All the more disturbing is that this vote is coupled with pro life legislation, which Fitzpatrick has NOT (as of 3/19/11) co-sponsored:
Also, in light of the Obama Administration's disregard for DOMA and federal obscenity laws, what - specifically - will be Congressman Fitzpatrick's response?
We need to ask Congressman Fitzpatrick whether he is still up "for the heavy lifting"? Is he still up to the fight of standing up for Truth?
Whether or not you agree with their methods, the investigative work of very young pro life activists like Lila Rose has opened a window on the heinous practices of Planned Parenthood. In addition to being the nation's # 1 abortion provider, their investigative work has revealed Planned Parenthood staff who are open to aiding human trafficking and the sexual abuse of minors! We have been afforded a unique opportunity and the momentum to insist that no more tax dollars go to this huge and wealthy organization. As per Rep. Mike Pence, "It's time to pick a fight." We need to stand with the next generation and encourage our brothers and sisters, who may be getting intimidated by this prospect....
As per the Susan B. Anthony list, "On March 15, 2011, the House of Representatives passed a three-week Continuing Resolution which failed to defund Planned Parenthood of all taxpayer dollars. Enough is enough. If Congress can't cut off taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood, a willing partner of the exploitation of women and young girls, then how can it be serious about cutting spending anywhere else?"
As explained by LifeNews.com, "Some 54 Republicans voted against the measure because they wanted to see the Pence Amendment de-funding Planned Parenthood and the pro-life riders that stop abortion funding in various instances included in the measure." It is a great disappointment that our own Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick voted for this Continuing Resolution, instead of standing firm with Mike Pence, Joe Pitts, Chris Smith & the 51 others in that group. For many of us, this was an absolutely confusing vote, which just leaves us scratching our heads!
Starting Monday, members of Congress are expected to be in their home districts. Please contact Mike Fitzpatrick, letting him know that you want him to oppose "any future continuing Resolutions that do not contain the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood."
[1] Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) (Photo from Pence's Web site)
(CNSNews.com) - Add another Republican to the list of lawmakers who are refusing to support another short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded.
Enough is enough, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said in a statement issued on Tuesday: "It's time to take a stand for taxpayers and future generations. I will not vote for the short-term Continuing Resolution," he said.
The short-term CR that the House is set to vote on today would avert a government shutdown and give lawmakers more time to negotiate difficult spending cuts. However, the CR under consideration does not include language sponsored by Rep. Pence that would defund Planned Parenthood, nor does it include language promoted by Rep. Steve King (R.-Iowa) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R.-Minn.) that would completely terminate funding for the implementation of the health-care law President Barack Obama signed last March.
The CR will fund the government through Friday. The CR the House will vote on today would keep the government funded for another three weeks.
Pence noted that things don't change in Washington "until they have to."
“With a $14 trillion national debt and a $1.65 trillion deficit, our federal government is facing a fiscal crisis of unprecedented proportions." Pence also noted that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has denounced proposed Republican budget cuts as "mean-spirited, reckless and irresponsible."
"Is it reckless and irresponsible to ask for $61 billion in cuts when the national debt is 230 times that amount?" Pence asked.
“By giving liberals in the Senate another three weeks of negotiations, we will only delay a confrontation that must come. I say, ‘Let it come now. It's time to take a stand.’"
Pence conceded that nobody wants a government shutdown, "but unless we take a stand, we will shut down the future for our children and grandchildren."
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by Father Frank Pavone LifeNews.com 3/15/11 7:26 PM
An 11-year old girl who is a supporter of Priests for Life sent me the following email very recently: “My mother and I are taking a bus and will be coming to the March for Life. My teacher said that I will receive zeroes on any work that I miss and it can’t be made up. I told her missing a day at school in order to stand up for life is more important and I’m willing to suffer the consequences.”
That’s what the pro-life movement needs most – people who say, “I’m willing to suffer the consequences.”
The children living and growing in the womb right now endure a great risk without having chosen it. They live in a place that has become more dangerous than any battlefield or terrorist target, and their lives hang in the balance at every moment. They did not choose this risk; someone else chose it for them.
We who defend these children have to choose to accept a share in that risk. That is solidarity. We bear willingly the risk that they bear unwillingly. Many ask what they need to do to stop abortion. But most know the answer already. They see the next step they can take, but are just trying to muster up the courage to do it. Risk is involved, and there’s no way around it. We’re afraid to speak and to act.
Perhaps it’s because our pastor is not supportive, or we might get in trouble at our job; perhaps it’s because family and friends may not like our pro-life stance, or because it may lose business or votes; perhaps we fear it will impact our health. We make a continuous calculus in our minds and hearts, and often end up in paralyzed inaction.
We are always told of reasons why we can’t speak up against abortion. If we speak in Church, we’re told it’s too political; if we speak in the political arena, we’re told it’s too religious. If we speak in the media we’re told it’s too disturbing; in the educational realm, it’s too disruptive. On the public streets, it’s too distressing for children; in the business world it’s too controversial, in the family it’s too divisive, and in social settings it’s just impolite. So if abortion is wrong, where do we go to say so?
The answer is that we have to stop looking for a risk-free place to fight abortion, and speak up in all those arenas! There is a calculus in the heavens that says, “Greater love than this nobody has, than to lay down his life for his friends.” If we want to protect the unborn, then let’s be willing to give our lives for them. Let’s stop counting the cost for ourselves if we speak up and start counting the cost for them if we are silent. The pro-life movement does not need a lot of people; it needs people who are willing to take a lot of risk.
LifeNews.com Note: Father Frank Pavone is the national director of Priests for Life.
This Sunday evening, the Bells and two of their children will be on EWTN with Father Groeschel.
I would certainly hope that Senator Casey has enough awareness to NOT present himself for Holy Communion. If that is NOT the case, will Canon 915 be followed in the Scranton Diocese (as well as in the other dioceses of Pennsylvania)?Thank you,
Becket starred Richard Burton, at the peak of his film career, as well as Peter O'Toole. It received 12 Academy Award nominations & the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. As per a 2007 review (which originally appeared on Amazon.com), "While the Catholic Encyclopedia agrees [with the USCCB review] on much of the details, there are several noteworthy differences:
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Sincerely,
The Honorable Robert Casey
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Casey,
As per your biography, you "graduated from The College of the Holy Cross in 1982 and spent the following year teaching fifth grade and coaching eighth grade basketball in inner city Philadelphia for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps." That very same year, the young woman who became my wife volunteered full time in Center City for Mercy Corps, working with formerly homeless women. Spending much time in Philly's small, social circle of full time Catholic volunteers, it's highly likely that you and we crossed paths and/or knew people in common.
In that small circle of idealists of a quarter century ago, we spoke fondly of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker; Dorothy had died in 1980. While we recognized Dorothy as a great champion of impoverished people, few of us were aware of her disdain for manipulative, wrongheaded efforts that disrespected their human dignity.
When I called your office the other day, it was disturbing to hear your young aide spout the supposed benefits of Planned Parenthood's self-serving promotion of contraceptives. Your dad and Dorothy Day would have been appalled. Please do not let the memory of your late, great dad's noble fight in Casey v. Planned Parenthood become muddled with Casey for Planned Parenthood in our own time. Embracing that great heritage of your dad and Dorothy Day, please defund Planned Parenthood. Also, please co-sponsor and support
Sincerely,
Please speak with your pastor, to ensure that your parish - be it in a bulletin or a directory - does not have such ads.
