Catholic priest donated $1000 to gay ‘marriage,’ diocese mum | LifeSiteNews.com

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• DULUTH, Minnesota, September 4, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Catholic priest’s donation to support redefining marriage in Minnesota has been revealed, deepening a rift between a conservative Catholic hierarchy and more liberal subordinates in the blue state over gay ‘marriage.’
• The Duluth News Tribune reported Sunday that Rev. Peter Lambert of St. Louis Catholic Church in Floodwood had donated $1,000 to Minnesotans United for Families, the group fighting a constitutional marriage amendment, in March.
• The Diocese of Duluth, where Lambert is stationed, has donated $50,000 to support the traditional marriage amendment. Duluth Diocese spokesman Kyle Eller told the Tribune that Lambert didn’t intend the donation to be a public statement.
• “It was my understanding that Father Lambert wasn’t aware that the contribution would be made public, and it wasn’t intended to be a public statement,” said Eller, who declined further comment.
• The diocese didn’t immediately respond to an email from LifeSiteNews.com requesting comment Tuesday.

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Democrats may rue invitation to Cardinal Dolan, says Robert George : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

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• The Democratic Party may regret inviting Cardinal Timothy Dolan to lead the closing prayer at the Charlotte convention, Princeton’s Robert George writes in the Wall Street Journal.
• Democratic leaders may have felt they had no choice to invite Cardinal Dolan, George reasons. “Still giving the cardinal the microphone at the convention has its price.” 

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Melkite Patriarch pleads for negotiations to end violence in Syria : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

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• "For Syria, reconciliation is the only anchor of salvation,” said Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregory III Laham, in an open letter calling for an international campaign to end the current civil warfare.

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