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A reader dropped me an e-mail about this. Evidently, it happened on November 10. But I had to really hunt to find news about it on the diocesan website. There was nothing on the Diocese of Phoenix Facebook page, either. I finally found a link to the Catholic Sun, and was able to search its [...]
Earlier reports were incorrect. UPDATE: The diocese today released a statement: Contrary to reports in the media, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center has not been stripped of its Catholic status. The hospital is in the process of renewing its status and ensuring its compliance with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. This [...]
I imagine this news will stir up some debate around the diocese: The Rev. John Lankeit, rector of the cathedral, said he made the decision in hopes of promoting the priesthood for males and other religious vocations, such as becoming a nun, for females. Made up primarily of fifth- through eighth-graders the altar-server corps in [...]
Anyone who’s been following the still-unfolding story in Phoenix should take time to read this compelling and revealing posting by Grant Gallicho at dotCommonweal: Last summer, Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix asked Catholic Healthcare West to provide a moral analysis of the case that started this controversy. So CHW secured the services of the moral theologian M. [...]
Following up on yesterday’s big news out of Phoenix, a leading Catholic health group has come to the hospital’s defense, after the local bishop stripped the facility of its designation as “Catholic”: Contradicting a local bishop responsible for determining compliance with Roman Catholic healthcare ethics, Catholic Health Association President and CEO Sister Carol Keehan is [...]
Details, from the wires: A Phoenix hospital has been stripped of its ability to call itself Catholic because of a surgery that ended a woman’s pregnancy to save her life. Bishop Thomas Olmsted announced the decision to remove St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center’s Catholic status at a news conference Tuesday. Olmsted says “the equal [...]
You probably remember the controversy that erupted earlier this year when a nun approved an abortion at a Phoenix Catholic hospital. The story isn’t over. Details, from USA TODAY: The Catholic bishop of Phoenix will strip St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center of its Catholic status on Friday if the hospital’s parent company, Catholic Healthcare [...]
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