Giving pause to the pregnant
The Government's decision to fund pregnancy counselling with input from Catholic agencies is controversial, writes Elisabeth Wynhausen.
THOUGH their opinions could not be more divergent on an issue of supreme importance to both of them, Devora Lieberman, the national president of Family Planning Australia, says she can't help feeling sorry for Health Minister Tony Abbott.
"It's a difficult position for the minister. He's a devout Catholic who as health minister ... funds 70,000 to 90,000 abortions a year," says Lieberman.
Though Abbott, for his part, has said he will not let his convictions interfere with the job, the health minister has hardly made a secret of his burning desire to reduce the number of abortions in Australia.
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Vatican, Polish bishops reflect on crisis
The Church in Poland has demonstrated the courage and fidelity needed to overcome the crisis caused by the forced resignation of Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus, according to the Vatican Secretary of State.
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