on this night the group organized catholic university students to call catholic swing voters in ohio on behalf of democratic congressman john boccieri. he's been targeted by conservatives after voting in favor of health care reform. >> there's 40 million more americans that have access to health insurance after this bill goes into effect, and that's something that we're proud of, something that our nation should stand by. that's a moral issue, and we're proud of that. so we're out calling voters and defending that vote. >> reporter: some democrats say there's been less faith outreach this election because the focus has been on the economy and on responding to the anti-big-government rhetoric of the tea party movement. while the tea party has been rallying religious conservatives, many religious moderates and liberals say they are frustrated that democratic candidates by and large have not been framing economic issues in moral terms. >> democrats and folks on the religious left, let's say, progressive believers, say look, progressive believers, say, look, we've got a great social just

. >> i grew up in san francisco catholic labor and democratic party politics. i graduated from high school in '57. i came out out of san francisco and began as an electrician followed my dad into the building trades. i decided after some years of doing that that my dad was right, i should go do college, so i did. i went to san francisco state and berkeley and ended up on the east coast. my interest began a determination to put the labor movement into the history books. i discovered when i went to berkeley and took u.s. history course it was really not much in the textbooks about the working people of the country and almost nothing about the catholic working people of the country. i went back to east to pursue those interests and began writing about catholics and immigrants in pennsylvania. when i was offered a job to come back to san francisco, one of my goals was to make san francisco state history department a center of study for california labor history and also the history of american religion. i taught both those topics and my interest in catholic action w

catholic bishops have compared this to eugenics that tampers with the gene pool. >> ibf treatment is available in dozens of private clinics but they are not bound by any rules. it costs thousands of dollars but it is not just a financial issue, it is a moral one. the head of the debate, the bishops reminded the politicians the catholic church opposes the treatment because human embryos are killed. >> treatments is a fine technique for breeding animals, but for humans it is shameful. >> catholic mp's whose support ibf can count on excommunication. a joint bishops' statement called this the younger sister of eugenics. the governor -- government call it blackmail. >> eugenics was a not seem that that to interfere with genetics. ibf fertilization has nothing to do with it. >> two of the laws would ban the treatment. one would sue doctors. those are not likely to become law. they made a catholic but most polls once ibf to be available for married couples. >> in over a week the democratic party faces its biggest test since obama entered the white house. it is the midterm congressional elec

the catholic church is not a one man, one vote operation. >> reporter: no, no.nd what about in the u.s.? what do you make of the appointments here? >> well, they were not a surprise. we knew that archbishop burke because he's head of the supreme court of the church would be made a cardinal. we also knew that archbishop wuerl would be made a cardinal. >> reporter: but the new york archbishop was not made a cardinal? >> no, and the reason was his predecessor cardinal egan is still under 80 years of age and he will be until april of 2012. after that, archbishop dolan is going to become a cardinal. >> reporter: for sure? >> for sure. >> reporter: father tom reese, many thanks. >> thank you. >>> a new study of the country's largest charity shows that donations were down overall in 2009. charitable giving decreased across the board by 11%. several religious charities rank among the country's largest, including the salvation army. donations there fell by about 8%. other religious groups including catholic charities and feed the children had an increase in contributions

in recent years the catholic church has struggled with were paid at sex scandals involving priests and children which you can imagine it hasn't really helped them appeal to a younger and more progressive population but fear not because the vatican has come up with a brilliant new plan to change their image and get on with the use of the world they declare homer marge bart lisa and maggie simpson as catholics yes this is an attempt by the church to appear hip and cool because of the simpsons are countless then you show totally should be to let me give you some background over the weekend the vatican's official newspaper said that despite his efforts to hide it homer simpson is indeed a catholic and i'm actually not making this up this is a real story homer simpson perhaps one of the most profane characters one of the worst fathers ever to headline a t.v. sitcom while the catholic church has decided to claim and there's a reason they're embracing the simpsons apparently the show is one of the few in american t.v. that take religion seriously enough for the vatican the simpsons say grace

meet mark and dean. >> i'm protestant. >> and i'm a catholic. >> reporter: new to the sport of basketballhey had to put aside their differences to learn how to play. >> when we're on the court practicing together, the religion is just out the window. >> i just know that they are my teammates. and i'll always stick with them. >> reporter: now they're not only practicing together, they hang out off the court too. >> well, the friendships i've made through full court peace have just been amazing. >> like anytime they come knock on my door, i bring them in, give them a bed to sleep because just they're really, really nice guys. >> reporter: after weekly practices alternating between the catholic and protestant schools, the season culminates with a trip to the united states. >> i think it's important for them to come to america because america is a melting pot and protestants and catholics specifically get along very well in the states. there's no conflict. >> reporter: once they make it stateside, the boys stay with host families. >> i had a family called the coons, like robert, judy, and the

the catholic church, which considers homosexual behavior a moral disorder, one catholic priest this week suggested that perhaps it should be considered within the pro- life agenda if these kids are committing suicide. none of these groups are suggesting that their churches change their theological position and that then leads to this dilemma how do you communicate dislike for the behavior without condemning the individual and that's a difficult dilemma. >> kim lawton. many thanks. >>> we have a story today about a pastor in alabama, david platt, who disagrees strongly with the so-called prosperity goel that many mega church pastors preach. if you accept christianity, will god make you rich? or doe following jesus require giving away to the poor all the possessions you don't really need? lucky reports on pastor platt and his message. >> i'm in over my head at every level. don't tell that to this church, but i'm clueless. yeah, if you could keep that a secret, but i am clueless. >> "clueless" is not the word members of the congregation would use to describe pastor david platt here at the c

the catholic church, which considers homosexual behavior a moral disorder, one catholic priest this week suggested that perhaps it should be considered within the pro- life agenda if these kids are committing suicide. none of these groups are suggesting that their churches change their theological position and that then leads to this dilemma how do you communicate dislike for the behavior without condemning the individual and that's a difficult dilemma. >> kim lawton. many thanks. >>> we have a story today about a pastor in alabama, david platt, who disagrees strongly with the so-called prosperity goel that many mega church pastors preach. if you accept christianity, will god make you rich? or does following jesus require giving away to the poor all the possessions you don't really need? lucky reports on pastor platt and his message. >> i'm in over my head at every level. don't tell that to this church, but i'm clueless. yeah, if you could keep that a secret, but i am clueless. >> "clueless" is not the word members of the congregation would use to describe pastor david platt here at the

. >> christian collecting -- of course have been controversial especially in the catholic church but the arch bishop said it doesn't take life and the program has the possibility to save life. running and falling down is a big deal for mason. the first year of his life was met with challenges he may never face again. mason was found to have a rare bone marrow disorder. after a stem cell transplant with a donated umbilical cord brighter days ahead. if not for the unselfish act of cord blood he wouldn't have been savored. >> reporter: cord blood is the blood often discarded after a baby is born. sarah had the option of saving the cords but chose not to because of the cost. now a program at mercy eliminates the financial burden. >> this program here doesn't cost the mom a penny and the units if they match somebody they are shipped all effort world. >> reporter: it refers to adult stem cells. for that reason the arch bishop said the catholic church supports the program. >> through this new procedure which is proved to be successful we can cure many lives without destroying lives. >> repo

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. >>> is homer simpson a catholic? that's what the vatican claims. a simpsons producer says not the case. the vatican newspaper recently declared homer and bart simpson catholic. the article claimed few people know it and homer does everything to hide his religion. the producer said the show has pretty clearly shown homer is not catholic, but he enjoys the attention the show is getting. >> well, did a simpson search on the internet. so i got this story which is one of the many, many amazing things that's happened on this show where an episode you produced six years ago the pope is looking at saying oh, i conclude from this that homer's a catholic and then the next thing you know it's all over the world and they're talking about it on the view. all this stuff seems like a dream to me. >> the simpsons currently in its 22nd season here on fox. >>> coming up next in sports a win for the redskins. it was sloppy, but a w is a w. d'angelo hall victimized the bears quarterback four times. >>> but first don't forget to vote for the fox 5 high school game of w

>> i think the first group i want to reach are fallen away catholics. if you gather all ex-catholics in america it would be the secondest largest denomination in america. twient reach them firls. those who have fall ain way from the faith burr i'm interested in the wider culture. everybody is hungry for god. that's a basic intuition of our tradition. everyone wired for god. i want to do programs that address this great spiritual longing and i want to reach them. a lot of my work is within the church but now this is a chance to go outside to a much wider audience and draw those people in. >> so that said, how -- allison touched on it how do you maintain relevance in a television -- >>> crowded field. >> 250 channels in some places. >> i think two things. speak out of that great mainstream of the catholic spiritual tradition which is spoken to some the best spirits of the age over 2,000 years. rely on the power of that. but also what i do on the youtube ministry is look at movies and music and popular culture and books and try to find implicit religious t

and they were part of a group from a catholic school in pennsylvania visiting the national mall and the zoo and the 66-year-old driver died in the crash. the children say they first thought they were dreaming. >> and seeing everyone hurt on the ground. >> seeing everyone laying down, bloody, no parents there, it was really scary. >> reporter: the and the passengers are still in the hospital. the nephew is okay, and their mother is recovering from surgery. >> they're old enough to understand, this happens and

>> -- according to the vatican, homer and his family are catholic. one of the few programs where christian, religion and questions about god are recuring themselves. they pray before meals and believe in the beyond. the producer says he is in shock with the vatican's statement and that the simpsons actually attend the pressalutheran church. >> have you heard that? i'm sure that's what the vatican is talking about. >> children's brand strollers recalled this morning. >> i'm jenelle wang. president obama is on his way to the bay area as part of his campaign swing in the west. final push to generate enthusiasm for democrats which may say is waning badly.

catholic charities held a ribbon cutting today in northeast washington.lebrate a new housing facility they call a place for hope for working families. pat lawson muse has our report. >> reporter: with the cutting of the ribbon, along with city and community leaders they celebrated the grand opening of the sum at st.rtin's. a sparkling new mixed income complex that some 178 working families and individuals will soon call home. and the world called a miracle. it's the first affordable housing project ever built by catholic charities and it helps address the shortage of affordable housing in the district. >> we're obviously having some audio issues. we'll try to bring that to you later. >>> a strong smell came from the home. neighbors complained so police were call in. see what investigators found inside. >>> officials at one viinia university are saying sorry because a concert that created some tense moments between school and its neighbors. > running the marathon can help people getn shape. researchers say it could take a toll on your heart for months afte

michael angelo reportedly gave it to a friend who passed it onto two catholic cardinals.eventually made its way to a german bearenes who gave it to the lady in waiting who in 1883 sent it to her brother-in-law in america, his great grandfather not history of the object is impressive. almost unbroken from the time of the 16th century. >> reporter: others have hit the art jackpot. last year, this louisiana woman bought a painting at a yard sale for 2 bucks and turns out it was believed to be a picasso worth up to $2 million. >> makes me sick. but i sold it for $2. >> reporter: as for buffalo's latest master piece, now hanging in a bank vault, if it is real, the painting behind that sofa is now worth as much as $300 million. p andrea canning, abc news, new york. >>> we are 20 minutes away from seven. that is bizarre storey. hear about this guy that took his sick dog to the vet and end up make the tough decision to put the pet down. but man's best friend didn't stay down. tom wait with the story. >> i watched her basically die in front of my eyes. i thought she was and now i

six are catholics, three jews. the biography of william brennan who was catholic says it shows the country has come a long way. >> the main criticism and concern about him is whether you could have a catholic on the court, because the assumption is they would be loyal to the pope and not to the constitution. >> reporter: as for who else these nine are, average age, 64. seven have children, four are grandparents, six were born in the east. in fact, four are from new york city, and all graduated from ivey league law schools. five from harvard. two are opera buffs and three like their drama outdoors as die hard baseball fans. on wednesday, the court takes up one of the term's biggest cases, whether distasteful protests at military funerals amount to protected free spich. >> speaking of sports, the business of sports actually found its way into the court today. >> reporter: it took 13 years, but the university of southern california trojans were victorious legal today in a battle with the university of south carolina g

. >> my influence about homosexuality is no different than the catholic church. i am a catholic. >> paladino is a multi millionaire developer from upstate new york. the also apologized for fording racist and sexist e-mail early on in his campaign to replace gov. david paterson. >> summertime. >> it is october and we are pushing 90 degrees. >> enjoy it because we will have almost a 30-degree swing in high temperatures between today and friday. this is a compilation of radars around the country. heavy storms in eastern pennsylvania and even in parts of new york at this hour. that is going to drift over toward fredericksburg and that will be it. maybe some isolated showers and thunderstorms for the day tomorrow. 82 degrees in stafford. they have a high of 89 degrees. 79 in berkeley with a high of 90. the official numbers from reagan national, 88, 18 degrees above average. the record was 90 degrees set back in 1919. it tomorrow, still about 80 damaso above average by about -- still about 80, so above average by about 10 degrees. annapolis, a little bit cooler, 71 bec

he says a catholic priest molested him 35 years ago when he was a boy. he tracked down the priest, went there, and beat him up. jana katsuyama is live with our story. >> he just walked through that r not more than 5 minutes ago after posting $25,000 bill. he has been -- bail. he has been released and turned himself in earlier after an arrest warrant was issued on tuesday. this 44-year-old san francisco man says he's accused of attacking his alleged abuser 65-year-old linder. >>> sheriff's investigators say the attack happened at this retirement center. witnesses say on may 10th around 2:00 p.m. the suspect lynch called and asked if linder was there. >> he used the name eric and sad that he needed to get in contact with father because he needed to make notifications. >> a half hour later he showed p and confronted him in the lobby and attacked him. >> he punched him in the face ad all over the body, and after the father goes down to the ground suspect takes off on foot. >> sheriff's deputy say it tookt using phone records they traced the call to lynch. hi

michael angelo reportedly gave it to a friend who passed it onto two catholic cardinals, and it made its way to a german barrenes who gave it to the lady in wait hog in 1883 sent it to her brother-in-law in america. his grant great grandfather. >> the history of the object is impressive and it's almost unbroken from the time of the 16th century. >> reporter: others have also hit the art jackpot. last year, this louisiana woman bought a painting at a yard sale for $2. turns out, it was believed to be a picasso worth up to $2 million. >> makes me sick. i sold it for $2. >> reporter: as for buffalo's latest master piece, now hanging in a bank vault, if it is real, the painting behind that sofa is now worth as much as $300 million. andrea canning, abc news, new york. . >> nuts. i am going move some furniture. >> i have a 8 by 10 i bought at two guys 40 years ago a guy called gus paneed it out i am take it out. >> everybody look at your artwork. anything under the seat. see you tomorrow on good morning, maryland. >> your seat. >> there's plenty under my seat.

to clearly distinguish that my feelings about homosexuality were no different than those of the catholic church. i am a catholic. >> the comments were criticized for coming the same weekend as the ring of several suspects on gay men and boys. his comments were labeled homophobic. the rescuers have hit a major milestone in chile, successfully tapping the empty rescue capsule for the miners have been trapped since august. officials say that they have they can start to bring the men out tomorrow, or even wednesday. a secret list has been made of which ordered the men will come up. >> they fighting against us yesterday because every one of them wanted to be at the end of the line, not at the beginning. >> the officials say all men are in remarkably good spirits, but 10 have some serious medical issues caused by heat and humidity including skin disease and lung problems. it is one of the biggest celebration ever from the world's most secretive country. thousands of choreographed dancers packed together in north korea and soldiers marched through the streets putting on a show for the well. it

. >>> coming up at 5:00 a first for the catholic archdiocese of washington, putting the spotlight on a project that is making house ago fordable for dozen -- housing affordable for dozens of people in d.c. >>> we'll show you how to take advantage of holiday shopping deals weeks ahead of time. this wasn't a terrorist attack it was death by metro, death by mismanagement. i called for an immediate audit, the results were chilling. so i insisted metro actually follow national safety standards for the first time. the brass at metro wasn't happy, but frankly i don't care. i'm not the senator for metro, i'm the senator for maryland. i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this message. ? >>> a religion more than 2,000 years old with millions of followers worldwide there aren't a lot of firsts, but today the catholic archdiocese cut the ribbon on the first affordable housing project in the 80 year history of the archdiocese. >> once pop a time there was a convent -- upon a time there was a convent on p street northeast that most recently served as housing for the homeless, but the folks at st. ma

." >>> finally, the vatican has declared homer and bart simpson are catholics and that parents shouldn't be worried about allowing their children to watch them. watching the little guys in yellow. >> there's an episode where they were in shock and awe they put that out there. >> who was -- >> a jesuit survey, the story line they saw a pattern of catholic -- >> interesting. i'll have to go rewatch all 22 years. >> exactly. >>> this comes to us from cleveland, ohio, where in nearby akron, one high school player has proven girls can do it, too. alana made history nailing a 43-yard field goal believed to the longest ever made by a football player. the student player was recruited when no boys on the soccer team showed interest. she's the smallest player on the team, but she has come up with one of the biggest plays ever at firestone high. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a furry addition at one zoo in australia is already beating the odds. the 12-week-old cub is a rare mixture. the unplanned pregnancy took everyone

we're pretty clear that homer is not a catholic.pparently, this article in the vatican newspaper says, yes, the goodr ki are calic >> i think this is o everyone claims springfield is their springfield if they're from springfie they're very ambiguous when t >> at all. i'ver goaeli tone from "the simpsonst, roosdwrooirks >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. nasa engineers will be busy at the kennedy space center working on a repair plan. the shuttle "discovery" has a fuel leak. if it's not fixed soon, it could delay next month's launch. >>> another day of negotiating for the parent company of the fox network and cablevision. there is a big dispute over how much the cable company will pay to carry fox programming. >>> and everyone's favorite flight attendant, steven slater, appears in a new york courtroom today. slater made headlines worldwide over the summer after he argued with a passenger, grabbed a beer and left the plane going down the emergency chute. >> everybody remembers that. >>> finally, our exclusive interv

eeeryone on board the students from a catholic school in pennsylvania.ir way home aboot from dc. >> it was over in about 10 secoods. seeing everybody hurt on the ground. >> everybody laying down blood!! the national transportationo safety board safety board. >>> how are the roads looking tonight. lauren cook has the traffic edge report. hi lauren. >> hello karen. we do have wind warnings in effect for thhse traaeling across the key bbidgeeand the bay bridde as we check in and ttke a leif look at rouue 50 you ill notice just how bad traffic is jammed. 11 mail back up across the ay& bridge and eestbound lanes really packed all the way back into 97 and if you are ussng the west side of the belt way here's liberty road ars moving along but again the outer loop will be a little crowded s we make to parkville and harper road where you can see much this is frederick road. this is going to be harper road wwere you can see no congestion whattoever. we have a crash to tell youuabout on 95. involving overtuuned tractor-traillr. the ramp there to route 175 and stick

that the catholic church is supposed to stem cell research. that is wrong. the church has long supported adult stem cell research, but is opposed to embryonic stem cell research which destroys human embryos. >> it will increase the number of african-american cords that are underrepresented in the donor population. >> it will allow and, division walls minority -- individuals, minority individuals to have the same sort of chance at life that the caucasian population has. >> she was one of the first women to get the chance to donate after giving birth. the hospital asked, and she is ready to give. >> i think i will donate it. >> that was lisa robinson reporting. st. agnes is expected to join the effort and give new mothers the opertion. doctors have started a clinical trial using embryonic stem cells on humans. the trial is testing whether the therapy is safe, not whether it works. the first patient is in atlanta, but the study will take place at seven sites across the country and it should last two years. the company did not use federal funds. >

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critics say the mass is an unhealthy mix of politics, law and religion, only six justices are catholicthe newest justice, former university of chicago professor elena kagan is jewish and she did not teen the mass. >> while campaigning in iowa this weekend, indiana congress ran down played rumors that he may run for president. he said he will support fellow republicans and encourage voters to come out for next month's mid-term election. he has been campaigning nationwide, raising money and giving speeches for fellow republicans. analysts say all of that political goodwill is putting a lot of republicans in his corner should he decide to run for president in 2012. >> u.s. conso late in mexico is on high alert after several grenades went off near the building. authorities say at least three grenades went off near the conso late monday night in monterrey. it's not clear if the conso late was the target, u.s. officials are investigating. there is a courthouse, a prison and several other government buildings in that area. >> pakistani police are blaming terrorists for an attack on convoy of

. >>> and coming up this morning, just-released documents showing new abuse by catholic priests. >>> he was one of the best swimmers of his kind in the world. so why did he die during a race? >>> and saying sayonara to sony's walkman. a sign of the times. sayonara to sony's walkman. a sign of the times. >>> more economists are lowering their expectations about the economic recovery. in a recent survey only 54% think the u.s. economy will grow, more than 2% this year. that is down 67% from last quarter. the jobs outlook is getting better, fewer companies plan to shed jobs although few plan to add any either. >>> the bank of america is now admitting it has discovered mistakes in closing documents. "the wall street journal" reports up to 25 errors were found during a review of several hundred cases since last monday. the problems include, improper paperwork, missing signatures and missing files. but "b" of "a" has not uncovered any problems in foreclosures. >>> a flurry of earnings this week will help determine if we can make it four straight winning weeks. seven members of the dow repo

i'm a catholic. >> the opposing candidate's campaign released a statement saying "the paladino's remarks showed both home phobia and a disregard for equality." >>> there are just three weeks left until the mid-term elects, das are holding off hard to fight a gain in congress. the president's party is pulling out all the stops for the next 21 days. >> reporter: president obama is on a tour of endangered democrats. >> let's show washington one more time, change doesn't come from the top, it comes from the bottom. >> reporter: in pens his third stop in recent days. in the once-solid blue state of connecticut where richard blumenthal once up by 30 points is now in the battle of his life. >> dam it, bark like a dog. >> are you comfortable with that? >> i'm a strong proponent with first amendment rights. women are really powerful women. >> the biggest guns they have are firing back. the president campaigning tonight in miami. former president bill clinton, in some polls the most popular politician in the nation, in west virginia and kentucky. and first lady michelle obama hitting wisconsin and

that the catholic church as opposed to stem cell research. that is wrong. the church has long supported a do stem cell research as opposed to an embryonic stem cell research which historians human embryos. it is really, for the first time, having a major impact in allowing individuals the opportunity to have the same sort of chance at life that the caucasian population has. >> she was one of the first women to get the chance to donate after given birth to her daughter. the hospital asked and she is ready to give. >> i figure i would donated. >> the st. agnes is also expected to join the effort and giving mothers to give them the option to donate umbillical cord blood as well. >> here's a look at some of our other top stories. a rash of violence in baltimore this weekend leading five men dead. baltimore police say despite the recent spike in violence that crime is down. police are effectively working to gauge and respond to the violence. police presence will be increased in the neighborhoods affected by the recent violence. police identified t

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the construction of a new muslim center in the heart of predominantly catholic paul one has outraged activists across the country opponents say the mosque in warsaw could foster radicalism and terrorism but local muslims claim religious discrimination he has more. muhammad moved from egypt to warsaw several years ago poland's accession to the european union promised greener pastures however he says it's been hard to settle in family i only do freelance jobs because it's very difficult for me to find any permanent work and it's not because i'm not skilled because my applications are turned to soon as employers learn that my name is muhammad. poland has long been an mono ethnic nation with them. muslim community less than one percent of the population most of them are ethnic talks are swear have been here for centuries but ahead of war so it's only islamic center says the number of migrants from muslim countries is growing rapidly. but i sort of this mosque almost twenty years ago and the several dozen people were coming here for prayer now the friday prayer gathers hundreds and the bu

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this is the wife he asked to marry him again in a traditional catholic ceremony.happens every time one of these miners come out. they greet their family. a limited number of family members are allowed present and then put on the stretcher and transported to a nearby medical center. this is -- i don't know the exact distance. i think it's about 500 feet away. it's not far at all. they go through an initial evaluation there. you notice those sunglasses stay on them because their eyes are just not used to the light. they're then evaluated and flown by helicopter 15 minutes away to a hospital where we were just talking to patrick oppman and evaluated further there. no one has been released from that hospital yet. it may be some days before they do that. they're separated from their family. his wife who waited 69 days to see him will not spend any more time with him for a little while. they'll be reunited a little bit later. we're going to take a quick break. when i come back back to my conversation with leroy chow about what it's like to be trapped somewhere where you