Lebanese prelate denounces governments supporting both sides of Syrian civil war : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Cultures "Catholic World News":

• Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Rai has charged that the governments who are arming both sides in Syria’s civil war bear a moral responsibility for the bloodshed.
• The Lebanese prelate denounced the “evil work of incitement” being done by states that are providing military support for either the Syrian government or the country’s rebels. Both, he said, are complicit in the “crimes of murder, destruction, aggression and deportation of innocent citizens."

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Lebanese prelate denounces governments supporting both sides of Syrian civil war : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Catholic group calls on Illinois bishops to excommunicate pro-gay ‘marriage’ politicians | LifeSiteNews.com

The following excerpts are from LifeSiteNews.com:

• The Rockford Pro-Life Initiative has called on Francis Cardinal George to excommunicate Governor Pat Quinn for his outspoken support of same-sex “marriage.”
• The call comes as the Illinois state legislature is considering expanding the state definition of marriage to include same-sex couples.  Currently, homosexual civil unions are legal in Illinois, but they are not considered marriages.

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Is ‘American exceptionalism’ a thing of the past? : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• Father James Schall, SJ, makes the argument that “American exceptionalism” could be a thing of the past, because the unique character of the American republic was based on virtue which has now been abandoned.

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Is ‘American exceptionalism’ a thing of the past? : News Headlines - Catholic Culture