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  • N.Y. Catholics: Dems Trying to Bankrupt Church

    03/01/2009 12:42:10 PM PST · by Richard Poe · 115 replies · 2,725+ views
    NewsMax.com ^ | February 28, 2009 | Richard Lawrence Poe
    Democrats have declared war on the Catholic Church, with new laws that threaten to bankrupt Catholic schools, hospitals, charities and parishes. Thus far, the worst attacks have come in New York. “We’ve taken a lot of hits this year,” Dennis Poust, spokesman for the New York State Catholic Conference, tells Newsmax. “Outside the government, the Catholic Church is the largest provider of health, human services and education in [New York]. But some legislators are so driven by malice that they’re willing to see our charities and schools go under.” Keep reading at NewsMax.com »
  • NEW YORK BISHOP RESIGNS

    06/11/2002 11:05:28 AM PDT · by NYer · 153 replies · 615+ views
    AP Wire | June 11,2002
    NEW YORK (AP) _ A high-ranking priest in the Archdiocese of New York resigned his positions as church pastor and auxiliary bishop after admitting to several affairs with women, the archdiocese announced Tuesday. Bishop James F. McCarthy, pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Shrub Oak in Westchester County, admitted to the affairs after they were brought to the attention of archdiocesan officials in a letter that arrived Saturday. ``I take this opportunity to express my personal care and concern for all involved in this situation, in particular any women and their families who may have been hurt, and...