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Vatican Coverage Misses Holy See’s Political Clout

By Sheila Gibbons ● Commentary ● August 25, 2004

After the Vatican released its anti-feminist letter, news organizations covered the dismayed and scoffing public reaction. But our commentator could find very few who linked it to the Holy See’s comprehensive campaign to limit women’s life choices.

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Bishops’ Attack on Pols Harms All U.S. Women

By Lynn Paltrow ● Uncategorized ● July 14, 2004

Lynn Paltrow writes that the Catholic bishops’ politically timed assault on pro-choice politicians turned the nation’s attention away from the devastating effects of the church’s beliefs being incorporated into the nation’s laws.

New Biblezine for Young Women Markets Beliefs

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Uncategorized ● July 11, 2004

Popular Christian magazines are notable exceptions to the mass marketing of women as sex objects. On the other hand, detractors don’t like how they handle issues such as rape. “Becoming,” which hits the newsstands this month, is a case in point.

Catholic Women Ordained; Taliban Kills Two Women

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● July 3, 2004

Women’s Basketball Gains; Gay Cleric Put on Trial

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● March 20, 2004

Pro-Choice Clergy Raising Moral, Religious Voice

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● March 18, 2004

Pro-choice religious leaders are seeking to enter in the abortion debate with views different from the Catholic hierarchy and fundamentalist leaders. Through books and forums, these leaders are bolstering the moral argument for reproductive rights.

In Age of AIDS, Condom Wars Take Deadly Toll

By Caryl Rivers ● Uncategorized ● December 10, 2003

The Vatican’s anti-contraception campaign–which has an ally in the White House–has just been blocked by a New York court. In places such as Kenya–where HIV is rampant and the Catholic Church has sponsored condom burnings–the effect is ruinous.

Church Lawyer Aids Abused; Military Eyes Are Blind

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● November 29, 2003

Catholic Church Limits Use of Altar Girls

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● September 27, 2003

Catholic Presses Women’s Claim on Priesthood

By Joan Oleck ● Arts & Culture ● June 29, 2003

As the Catholic Church struggles with its sex-abuse scandal, German theologian Ida Raming–who received what authorities called an illicit ordination last year–calls her excommunication fraudulent and presses the cause of women in the priesthood.