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Children and adoptive parents in this undated file photo. | Reuters/Lucy Nicholson A group of Catholic priests has come out in support of a bill that would require all adoption agencies that receive federal funding to place children with same-sex couples. The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, which describes itself as “a pastoral voice of compassion, hope and joy in our pilgrim church and world,” has expressed support for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act. According to the Lepanto Institute, a research and education organization dedicated to preserving the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church, the bill “would effectively shut down the adoption services of Catholic Charities by mandating homosexual adoptions as well as potentially adopting children to couples of any belief system, including active satanists.” ....
To the Editor: The Republican media universe has long understood that misogynistic attacks against prominent Democratic women are a motivating force for their base. With Hillary Clinton unlikely to run for public office again and Nancy Pelosi set to retire as House speaker at the end of this term, it comes as no surprise that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a charismatic democratic socialist who refuses to accept corporate money and has proved adept both at communicating leftist policy ideas and at cutting through the rhetoric of her Republican counterparts, would be their next boogeyman. This will most certainly not be the last set of ridiculous accusations that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez will face. Luckily though for those of us who appreciate leadership unencumbered by corporate ties, it appears that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez is as tenacious as she is talented. While Republicans and their allies in the media do everything they can to smear her, A.O.C. will be working dilige ....