Saturday Link Love: Bishops, Hospitals, and Liberals

Saturday Link Love is a new feature where I collect and post links to various articles I’ve come upon over the past week. Feel free to share any interesting articles you’ve come along as well! The more the merrier!

This week I’m experimenting with including a sentence from each article. Let me know whether or not you think I should do this going forward!

Note: Inclusion in this list does not imply agreement.

Children

Edge of the Abyss, on Sydney Morning Herald

If the hallucinations dominate Jani’s every waking moment, then I will share Jani with them.”

Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says, on The Guardian

“The news comes just days after the abuse commission forced one of two abuse survivors who had personally been appointed by Pope Francis to leave the committee following a vote of no confidence.”

Women

Having It All Kinda Sucks, on HuffPost

“I’m leaning so far in I’m falling flat on my face.”

Abortion ban linked to dangerous miscarriages at Catholic hospital, report claims, on The Guardian

“This story is just one example of how a single Catholic hospital risked the health of five different women in a span of 17 months, according to a new report leaked to the Guardian.”

Race

“Would we even be here if Julian Acox was white?”, on Salon

While watching a recorded interview with Vickie, Julian’s (white) girlfriend and the mother of his child, I was appalled to hear a detective tell Vickie “this is the best thing to ever happen” to her, because Julian would be out of her life after he had been convicted.”

Politics

Dominionism Is the New Religious Freedom, on Political Research Associates.

“A great transformation in American politics and religion, once pooh poohed by established interests . . . is now accepted as uncontroverted fact.”

Liberals Are Heading Down the Path of Fox News. It’s Time to Knock It Off. on Mother Jones

“I’m not really very excited about writing stuff like this.”

Academia

The Perils of Moonlighting in Midday, on Vitae

“I hope to continue to maintain my double life, without having to hide it in the shadows.”