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The Catholic faith is not summarized in either the Republican or Democratic party platforms. The Republican Party platform from 2008 (new platforms will be adopted at the national conventions later this year), for example, says very clearly, "we assert the inherent dignity and sanctity of all human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed." This is a good but partial statement of Catholic belief. However, the platform goes on to promote the death penalty. That is not so good. Catholics believe in the sanctity of life from conception to natural death. Within our definition we oppose not only abortion, but also the death penalty, except in extremely rare circumstances.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — The survey that we asked Intermountain Catholic readers to fill out has resulted in a plethora of data that we (Bishop Wester as publisher, myself as editor and the paper’s advisory board) have just begun to assimilate. At a board meeting last week, we discussed the data as a whole; we intend to delve into it more deeply in the coming months.
>>>En una Misa Solemne presidida por nuestro Señor Obispo, John C. Wester, y concelebrada por Mons. Joseph Mayo, Cura Rector de la Catedral de La Magdalena, y el Pbro. Eleazar Silva, se dio inicio al Santo tiempo de la Cuaresma, el miércoles 22 de febrero.
>>>LOGAN — Loaves and Fishes is a meal prepared each month in Logan by an ecumenical group to draw the community to. Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish hosted the community meal Feb. 11.
>>>LOGAN — Jenine Hewitt, a member of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, volunteers with Blessings in a Backpack, a program that provides food to children in three elementary schools in Logan during the weekend.
>>>DRAPER — There were many firsts this year at the Knights of Columbus-sponsored 16th Annual Diocesan Science Fair, which was Feb. 25 and drew 267 entries.
>>>OGDEN — The 2011-2012 Saint Joseph Catholic High School girls’ basketball team accomplished something that has evaded every other SJCHS basketball team in the school’s near 70-year history by winning the Utah State 1-A Basketball Championship.
>>>BOUNTIFUL — An extensive array of student science projects filled the McNamara Center at Saint Olaf School for the annual science fair. "What’s the Best Way to Make Cement?," "Can it Float? Density and Shape," "Does Matter Really Matter?" were just a few of the ideas presented by the Grades 4-8 science students of Jeriel Turner.
>>>OGDEN — The stewardship success of Saint Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Ogden just gets bigger and bigger with each new year. With the 2012 Souper Bowl of Caring, St. Joseph surpassed last year’s 10,500 items and ended up collecting about 13,800 items.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Durante una ceremonia celebrando la Cuaresma pero a la vez manteniendo la solemnidad de la Pascua, la Diócesis de Salt Lake City dio la bienvenida a aquellas personas que este año serán bautizadas en la Iglesia Católica.
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