Did you ever wonder why the "compassionate humanitarians" desperately want kids chopped into pieces?

1. Hospital stands tall in battle with Catholic bishop

   The battle between a Phoenix hospital and a Catholic bishop over termination of a pregnancy that saved a mother's life illuminates rival religious approaches. One focuses on dogma and punishment of sinners. The other exalts compassion for the needy, mercy for sinners and inclusiveness. [Hee-hee. That's a bit much.]
   

   [Seattle Times]
   

   • A bishop, a nun, a hospital and a holy war - National Catholic Reporter
   • Tussling Over Jesus - New York Times
2. St. Joseph Church in Phoenix shows support for Bishop Olmsted

   St. Joseph Catholic Church in northeast Phoenix will conduct a pro-life event on Sunday. A church publicist said the parish wished to show support for Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted for his ouster of St. Joseph's Hospital from the church, and it coincides with pro-life activities throughout the country on Sunday, commemorating the Jan. 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.

   [The Arizona Republic]
   
3. Despite Phoenix dispute, Bishops’ ties with CHA called strong

   On a scale of predictability, today’s tensions between the U.S. bishops and the Catholic Health Association would probably rank with the rising of the sun.

   [National Catholic Reporter]
   
4. Phoenix hospital still belongs to Catholic Health Association

   WASHINGTON -- St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix is still a member of the Catholic Health Association although Phoenix’s bishop has declared it is no longer Catholic, the association said in response to an NCR inquiry.

   [National Catholic Reporter]