Links for 09/14/15 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The right to die issue is a strong symbol for both sides, much like the abortion issue was for feminists. In either case, mercy killings and patient suicides will continue. The question here is whether it should be a criminal offense or not? The Archbishop mentions the poor, but the poor are covered by Medicaid and can linger as long as they wish. This is a middle class fight for the educated, oddly with one side not too far away from insisting it is only God's right to take life (God the Ogre) or that there is no God to worry about. Those many who are believers but whom the suffering is too much are caught in the middle and the fear by the Church is that the government sanction will enable them to decide on mercy, as I am sure there are those who would say that God would not too much mind them ending their suffering. Indeed, without God the Ogre, that is probably the rational conclusion.
Scott Walker dissing unions is not news. He does not seem to care much about Catholic teaching on the subject, although I am sure the bishops love him on abortion and gay marriage. He is still second tier, however. The Catholic union candidate is still the secular Jew from Vermont.
I never look at videos in German unless its on a funny commercial show. Still, bravo to the folks back home for taking in refugees. Now if they would only shake loose a few Luftwaffe squadrons to go after ISIL (if they already haven't).
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