Davis was jailed for five days, in 2015, for defying a court order to grant marriage licenses, on the grounds that she had personal religious objections to same-sex “marriage.”

According to the New York Times report, the Pope allegedly told Cruz: “I didn’t know who that woman was, and [Archbishop Viganò] snuck her in to say hello to me — and of course they made a whole publicity out of it.”

“I was horrified and I fired that nuncio,” Cruz recalled the Pope saying.

Catholic and secular media soon picked up on the New York Times story, with headlines such as: “I fired that nuncio” over Kim Davis meeting, Pope Francis reportedly said of Archbishop Viganò; and Kentucky’s Kim Davis might have played a role in Vatican infighting. MORE

Drilling rights for Israel. Armaments for the Philippines. Regular news QUIET on this.

The Philippines’ controversial President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to arrive Sunday for a four-day visit, on the heels of yet another statement that triggered fury in which he said during a speech Thursday that rape will continue as long as there are beautiful women. MORE

As a Catholic Gov. Brown should know that using the Religious term “Apocalyptic,” he’s bringing God’s Hand into the picture.

The Church teaches; “Every disorder in the world is a reflection of ‘MORTAL SIN'”

Back in April this year, nearly 800 civil society groups formed a coalition to urge California Governor Jerry Brown, to take immediate action against fossil fuel extraction in the state before his term ends. MORE

Once this takes effect then some gender person will demand equal rights or they will sue under discrimination

California just took a crucial step toward increasing the number of women on corporate boards.

State legislators passed a bill Wednesday that would require publicly-traded companies headquartered in California to place at least one woman on their board by the end of next year — or face a penalty. MORE

The Mariposa Gazette just published an article by editor Greg Little recounting an interview with Jessica Morse on fire policy with a stunning number of mis-statements and misrepresentations. 

“It starts with getting adequate funding,” said Morse. “We have a representative right now who has been ignoring our communities. The level of funding he has been putting in is eaten up in one forest fire.”  Morse believes “actual funding” to focus on “fire prevention” is critical, so that money is “not going to be taken by a disaster.” MORE

The exercises, which are set to involve nearly 300,000 Russian troops, 1,000 aircraft and 900 tanks, will also include units from China for the first time. They will start on Sept. 11. MORE

A Texas firearms entrepreneur announced Tuesday that he’s selling 3D gunblueprints despite a court order that essentially bans the distribution of such data online. MORE

Downpours have triggered flash flooding across the country, with torrential rainfall shutting down highways in Colorado and prompting floodwater rescues in New Mexico. MORE

Thy birth, O Virgin Mother of God, heralded joy to all the world.
For from thou hast risen the Sun of justice, Christ our God.
Destroying the curse, He gave blessing;and damning death, He bestowed on us life everlasting.

Meghan McCain tore into an absent President Trump at a memorial service for her father, Arizona Sen. John McCain, in Washington on Saturday. MORE

The pope also denounced as “unacceptable” the privatization of water resources at the expense of the “human right to have access to this good.” MORE