Today On CMR – June 30, 2007

A Moment of Silence for Muslim Mickey Mouse
——Jihad Mickey bites the dust.

Motu Proprio: Truth Is Crazier Than Fiction
——Belfast Telegraph article is just over the top.

Putin vs. Santa
——St. Nick vows to stop Russian Power grab.

I’m Not Dead! Oh, Don’t Be Such A Baby
——With a wife like this, who needs enemies?

Motu Proprio Signals a New ‘Dark Ages’
——Patrick joins the Ordinary Ministers of the Media.

96 Percent of Americans Have Sex by 20 Years Old and other Cultural Disasters
——As a father of four (and one on the way) this story scares the hell out of me.

News & Opinion

China’s official Catholic church won’t distribute pope’s letter to Chinese faithful
BEIJING: China’s government-backed Catholic church said Saturday it had no immediate plans to read out or otherwise distribute a letter from the pope to the country’s faithful.

Document: LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI
TO THE BISHOPS, PRIESTS, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND LAY FAITHFUL OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

The Conscience of Our Age
Interview With Father Vincent Twomey

Tell the Truth Boldly, Urges Pontiff
Papal reflections on Life of St. John the Baptist

51 New Archbishops to Receive Pallium
——Metropolitan archbishops who will receive the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI at a ceremony in the Vatican basilica on June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Humor – How the Green-ch Sold Global Warming
——Dr. Seuss takes on Al Gore.