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Boston cardinal condemns MTV, abortion of Down syndrome babies

September 28, 2009

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has urged Catholics to “protect our children from the poisonous message of hedonism, individualism and materialism on MTV and so many other places.” Paying tribute to the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, the cardinal also rued the abortion of babies with birth defects. “Ninety percent of children with Down Syndrome are now being aborted,” he said during a homily at a parish’s 150th anniversary.

 

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Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Athanasius (295-373), Bishop of Alexandria and a great defender of the orthodox faith, throughout his life opposed the Arian heresy. By denying the Godhead of the Word the Arians turned Christ into a mere man, only higher in grace than others in the eyes of…

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