Catholic News Roundup 03-12

The Gray Lady embraces Bigots
Atheists are indulging in their favorite pastime … anti-Catholic bigotry … in an ad that the New York Times actually published over the weekend … exhibiting hate speech in its call to liberal Catholics to leave the Church and join the ranks of the godless.
Catholic News Agency

Spain Defends Church Rights
Attempts have been rejected in Spain to blackball the Catholic Church … in an effort to keep it from getting involved with education and providing chaplains for the military.
CatholicCulture.org
L'Osservatore Romano


Church Bombing Trend
A suicide bomber attacked a Nigerian Catholic Church yesterday ... leaving at least ten dead and the church building badly damaged.
Associated Press

Father Marcel Marginalized
The Archdiocese of Washington D.C. is removing the faculties of a Maryland priest … after he denied an openly professed lesbian from receiving Holy Communion.
Baltimore Sun
Abbey Roads Blog

UK Bishops Defend Marriage
The coalition government in England is caving to pressure from the aggressive and well-funded same-sex marriage lobby ... but not without a fight from the sceptered isles' Catholic Bishops.
TheBlaze.com