Monday, October 31, 2011

Illegal immigrant convicted of felony murder in car crash that killed Benedictine nun in Va.

By Associated Press

MANASSAS, Va. — A judge on Monday found a Bolivian immigrant guilty of murder for causing a crash while driving drunk that killed a Benedictine nun and severely injured two others last year.

The case against Carlos Martinelly Montano, 24, drew national attention partly because of the sympathetic victims — three elderly nuns — but mostly because of Martinelly’s immigration status. Federal authorities say Martinelly was an illegal immigrant who had been convicted of drunken driving twice previously but was never deported...

Nurses Say Hospital Gave Them Choice: Assist Abortions or Lose Job

By Todd Starnes

(Fox News Radio) Lorna Jose Mendoza has been given a choice. She can either assist in an abortion this week at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, or she could refuse and risk losing her job.

Mendoza is one of a dozen nurses who filed suit today against the hospital – accusing them of violating federal and state law by forcing them to assist in abortions against their religious and moral objections.

“The hospital told the nurses they have no regard for their religious beliefs,” said Matthew Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund. “They were going to be assigned these abortions or they would be terminated.”

Bowman said the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, on behalf of the nurses who “possess strongly held religious and moral beliefs that she may not participate in the process of an abortion that causes the death of a preborn child.”

A spokesman for the hospital told Fox News they were not aware of the lawsuit and would not be able to provide comment.

Bowman told Fox News that the hospital had been performing abortions for decades without forcing nurses to violate their religious beliefs. But that changed a few weeks ago.

“The hospital passed a policy and put one of the nurses who did abortions in a supervisory position and started forcing nurses to assist in abortions out of the blue,” Bowman said. “It’s in complete violation of federal and state law – that says you can’t force people to assist abortions.”

Bowman said hospital officials agreed to meet with the nurses to discuss the matter, but when the nurses arrived with an attorney the meeting was abruptly cancelled.

“The hospital told the nurses they have no regard for their religious beliefs,” he said. “They were going to be assigned to these abortions or they would be terminated.”

Bowman said the hospital has displayed “an extreme level of arrogance” and is calling on the court to pull the plug of $60 million in federal funding until the hospital agrees to stop forcing nurses to assist in abortions.

Conservative site on Romney: 'Enemies of the constitution ... are not welcome here'

By Ben Smith

(Politico) Free Republic founder Jim Robinson has a message for supporters of Mitt Romney: go away.

In an email to POLITICO this afternoon, Robinson admitted that the site routinely blocks Romney supporters from posting -- and offered no apologies for the practice:

Free Republic is a pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, pro-small government, pro-constitution, pro-liberty site. Governor Romney is none of the above. His record is that of an abortionist, gay rights pushing, gun grabbing, global warming advocating, big government, mandate loving, constitution trampling, flip-flopping liberal progressive with no core values. That and the fact that he is the chief architect and advocate for ObamaCare disqualifies him for any consideration whatsoever on Free Republic as a potential nominee for the presidency. ...

Liberal progressives and other enemies of the constitution and or of Liberty itself are not welcome here. Accounts registered here by liberal progressives and other assorted trolls, malcontents and disruptors will be removed on sight or at the convenience of the site administrators.

The site came under fire from Ross Abraham, a blogger for Mitt Romney Central, who wrote today that Free Republic is just one of several sites (along with RedState, he says) on the right-wing Internet that are pretty much off limits to Mitt Romney's supporters...

Gingrich: Anti-Christian Spring Is Coming

AP

By Joy Lin, Fox News

Charges of anti-Muslim discrimination at Catholic University in D.C. has presidential candidate Newt Gingrich up in arms.

"I look at the things that are going on in this country that make no sense to me," he said to a crowd of about 250 South Carolinians gathered at a pig roast fundraiser organized by the Myrtle Beach Tea Party. "We now have a lawsuit apparently by some Muslim students at Catholic University who are offended being at a Catholic university. Now my first answer to them is 'Fine, don't go to a Catholic university.'"

His comments drew applause. Gingrich was referring to allegations that Catholic University of America is illegally discriminating against Muslim students by "denying them access to benefits that other student groups enjoy," and, in particular, not providing space for daily prayers so that they have to pray in classrooms or campus chapels where they are surrounded by Catholic symbols. The charges are currently being reviewed by the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights.

Number of Permanent Catholic Deacons by Country and Number of Catholics by Country

The number of Catholic deacons by country, and below that, the number of Catholics by country.

1. Number of Permanent Deacons by Country

From NationMaster.com:

Showing latest available data.
Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     United States: 13,462 
# 2     Italy: 2,594 
# 3     Germany: 2,365 
# 4     France: 1,684 
# 5     Brazil: 1,241 
# 6     Canada: 907 
# 7     Chile: 603 
# 8     Belgium: 559 
# 9     Argentina: 555 
# 10     United Kingdom: 535 
# 11     Austria: 508 
# 12     Puerto Rico: 407 
# 13     Netherlands: 290 
# 14     Dominican Republic: 252 
# 15     Colombia: 219 
# 16     South Africa: 213 
# 17     Spain: 203 
# 18     Switzerland: 148 
# 19     Portugal: 143 
# 20     Czech Republic: 142 
# 21     Paraguay: 123 
# 22     Venezuela: 106 
# 23     Bolivia: 70 
# 24     Panama: 69 
# 25     Ecuador: 66 
# 26     Uruguay: 65 
# 27     Cuba: 52 
# 28     Peru: 51 
# 29     Hungary: 50 
# 30     Australia: 49 
# 31     Namibia: 46 
# 32     Nicaragua: 29 
# 33     Slovakia: 21 
# 34     Cameroon: 18 
= 35     Sweden: 14 
= 35     Indonesia: 14 
# 37     Reunion: 13 
= 38     Syria: 12 
= 38     Zimbabwe: 12 
= 38     Ukraine: 12 
= 41     Slovenia:
= 41     Papua New Guinea:
= 43     Philippines:
= 43     Japan:
= 43     India:
= 46     Guatemala:
= 46     Luxembourg:
= 48     Iraq:
= 48     Nigeria:
= 50     Sudan:
= 50     China:
= 52     Ghana:
= 52     New Zealand:
= 52     Romania:
= 52     Norway:
= 52     Yemen:
= 52     El Salvador:
= 58     Finland:
= 58     Russia:
= 58     Liberia:
= 58     Poland:
= 58     Rwanda:
= 58     Pakistan:
= 58     Greece:
= 58     Madagascar:
= 58     Equatorial Guinea:
= 58     Zambia:
= 68     Costa Rica:
= 68     Seychelles:
= 68     Honduras:
= 68     Malaysia:
= 68     Taiwan:
= 68     Monaco:
= 68     Ireland:
= 68     Moldova:
= 68     Angola:
= 68     Liechtenstein:
= 68     Uganda:
= 68     Lithuania:
= 68     Ethiopia:
= 68     Latvia:
= 68     Denmark:
= 68     Kuwait:
= 68     Botswana:
= 68     Kenya:
= 68     Algeria:
= 68     Croatia:
= 68     Tanzania:
= 68     Senegal:
= 68     Burkina Faso:
Total: 28,057  
Weighted average: 311.7  



Catholic Permanent Deacons by Country - Percentage Chart



2. Number of Catholics by Country


Showing latest available data.

Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     Brazil: 147,386,000 
# 2     Philippines: 73,605,000 
# 3     United States: 63,188,000 
# 4     Italy: 57,689,000 
# 5     France: 45,345,000 
# 6     Spain: 39,002,000 
# 7     Colombia: 38,626,000 
# 8     Poland: 34,573,000 
# 9     Argentina: 33,389,000 
# 10     Peru: 27,372,000 
# 11     Germany: 26,694,000 
# 12     Venezuela: 24,717,000 
# 13     Nigeria: 16,853,000 
# 14     India: 16,758,000 
# 15     Canada: 13,016,000 
# 16     Ecuador: 12,183,000 
# 17     Chile: 11,606,000 
# 18     Uganda: 10,397,000 
# 19     Tanzania: 10,313,000 
# 20     Guatemala: 9,551,000 
# 21     Angola: 9,519,000 
# 22     Portugal: 9,343,000 
# 23     Belgium: 7,845,000 
# 24     Dominican Republic: 7,667,000 
# 25     Bolivia: 7,353,000 
# 26     Kenya: 7,141,000 
# 27     Indonesia: 6,359,000 
# 28     Hungary: 6,264,000 
# 29     Cuba: 6,205,000 
# 30     Austria: 5,837,000 
# 31     Paraguay: 5,346,000 
# 32     Honduras: 5,334,000 
# 33     Australia: 5,153,000 
# 34     Ukraine: 5,141,000 
# 35     Nicaragua: 5,019,000 
# 36     Netherlands: 4,984,000 
# 37     El Salvador: 4,971,000 
# 38     United Kingdom: 4,669,000 
# 39     Madagascar: 4,432,000 
# 40     Costa Rica: 4,253,000 
# 41     Cameroon: 4,235,000 
# 42     Korea, South: 4,204,000 
# 43     Mozambique: 4,187,000 
# 44     Burundi: 4,084,000 
# 45     Ireland: 4,063,000 
# 46     Czech Republic: 4,002,000 
# 47     Rwanda: 3,865,000 
# 48     Croatia: 3,837,000 
# 49     Sudan: 3,833,000 
# 50     Switzerland: 3,140,000 
# 51     South Africa: 3,081,000 
# 52     Zambia: 3,037,000 
# 53     China: 2,967,000 
# 54     Lithuania: 2,879,000 
# 55     Malawi: 2,802,000 
# 56     Puerto Rico: 2,744,000 
# 57     Slovakia: 2,731,000 
# 58     Ghana: 2,348,000 
# 59     Uruguay: 2,310,000 
# 60     Romania: 2,001,000 
# 61     Panama: 1,790,000 
# 62     Slovenia: 1,642,000 
# 63     Papua New Guinea: 1,620,000 
# 64     Benin: 1,561,000 
# 65     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 1,555,000 
# 66     Burkina Faso: 1,445,000 
# 67     Sri Lanka: 1,348,000 
# 68     Yemen: 1,300,000 
# 69     Togo: 1,297,000 
# 70     Pakistan: 1,251,000 
# 71     Zimbabwe: 1,110,000 
# 72     Belarus: 1,037,000 
# 73     Lesotho: 904,000 
# 74     Gabon: 873,000 
# 75     Central African Republic: 807,000 
# 76     Russia: 786,000 
# 77     East Timor: 767,000 
# 78     Malaysia: 766,000 
# 79     Chad: 602,000 
# 80     Burma: 599,000 
# 81     Reunion: 595,000 
# 82     Senegal: 524,000 
# 83     Japan: 505,000 
# 84     Albania: 493,000 
# 85     New Zealand: 470,000 
# 86     Ethiopia: 462,000 
# 87     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 457,000 
# 88     Cape Verde: 452,000 
# 89     Iraq: 427,000 
# 90     Latvia: 414,000 
# 91     Equatorial Guinea: 387,000 
# 92     Luxembourg: 380,000 
# 93     Malta: 366,000 
# 94     Syria: 365,000 
# 95     Namibia: 358,000 
# 96     Taiwan: 305,000 
# 97     Mauritius: 277,000 
# 98     Thailand: 273,000 
# 99     Bangladesh: 263,000 
# 100     Mali: 214,000 
# 101     Guinea: 177,000 
# 102     Singapore: 155,000 
# 103     Kuwait: 154,000 
# 104     Liberia: 149,000 
# 105     Sierra Leone: 148,000 
# 106     Sweden: 144,000 
# 107     Guinea-Bissau: 141,000 
# 108     Eritrea: 136,000 
# 109     Solomon Islands: 87,000 
# 110     Bulgaria: 80,000 
# 111     Botswana: 78,000 
# 112     Libya: 75,000 
# 113     Seychelles: 69,000 
# 114     Swaziland: 53,000 
# 115     Norway: 52,000 
# 116     Greece: 51,000 
# 117     Kazakhstan: 37,000 
= 118     Laos: 35,000 
= 118     Denmark: 35,000 
# 120     Gambia, The: 33,000 
# 121     Monaco: 29,000 
# 122     Liechtenstein: 25,000 
= 123     Gibraltar: 23,000 
= 123     Morocco: 23,000 
# 125     Tunisia: 22,000 
# 126     Moldova: 20,000 
# 127     Cambodia: 19,000 
# 128     Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 15,000 
# 129     Niger: 11,000 
# 130     Cyprus: 10,000 
= 131     Finland: 7,000 
= 131     Djibouti: 7,000 
= 133     Nepal: 6,000 
= 133     Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 6,000 
= 135     Iceland: 5,000 
= 135     Estonia: 5,000 
# 137     Mauritania: 4,000 
= 138     Uzbekistan: 3,000 
= 138     Algeria: 3,000 
# 140     Comoros: 2,000 
Total: 934,629,000  
Weighted average: 6,675,921.4  


Number of Catholics by Country - Percentage Chart

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