So an archbishop says remarried Catholics should live like siblings

Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput says remarried Catholics can receive Communion only if they abstain from sex and live like brothers and sisters. Chaput issued guidelines earlier this month that said “Undertaking to live as brother and sister is necessary for the divorced and civilly remarried to receive reconciliation in the Sacrament of Penance, which could then open …

Dear Speaker Ryan (and endorser of Donald Drumpf):

Here’s what it’s like to live in poverty, from an expert witness. From Tianna Gaines-Turner (pictured), of Philadelphia, who writes in an open letter to Speaker Paul Ryan: I did my best to share my story and those of others in my community, and then I had the opportunity to meet you.  As you reached …

Reproducing a cruel prison

An art installation/maze in downtown Philadelphia explores the cruelty and racism of America’s prison system. The piece is from Sam Durant. Here’s more on the artist. From Hypallergic: The US prison system is one of the world’s great shames. A quarter of the world’s prisoners are being detained in a country that represents only 5% of the …

Anti-abortion activists are using public record laws to pry into private medical records

Well, this is new, from ProPublica. From that link: Abortion opponents insist their tactics are generally not aimed at identifying women who have abortions but to uncover incidents involving patients who may have been harmed by poor care or underage girls who may have been sexually abused. They say they are trying to prevent situations …