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How will Ginsburg's death affect the election? [[link removed]]
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The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg [[link removed]]
is like a personal wound to many women who are grateful for her lifelong work [[link removed]]
removing the hurdles of sexism.
But what impact will Ginsburg's death have on the upcoming presidential election?
"The short answer is that it helps President Donald Trump," writes NCR political
columnist Michael Sean Winters. "But it is not clear if that help will be significant
or not."
The court vacancy serves Trump in getting the country talking about something other
than COVID-19, Winters points out, especially with the recent news of the president
admitting he downplayed the danger posed by the virus.
"Some commentators are saying that the vacancy will rile up Trump's base," Winters
writes. "They are pretty riled up already. Any voter whose primary concern is the
future direction of the courts, or the abortion issue in particular, had already
decided for whom to vote."
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More background:

* In battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Florida, Catholics are
a pivotal swing vote, reports The Associated Press [[link removed]].
* Controversial Catholic, Amy Coney Barrett, re-emerges as potential Supreme Court
pick [[link removed]].
* The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast award for Attorney General William Barr
is dividing Catholics, writes Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese [[link removed]].
* All of NCR's 2020 election coverage can be found here [[link removed]].
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Silverstream Priory, founded by conservative US monk, gets visitation [[link removed]]
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A monastery in Ireland founded by a U.S.-born Benedictine monk - whose popular,
though scrutinized, theological writings have been heralded [[link removed]]
by a number of leading traditionalist church prelates, including Cardinal Raymond
Burke, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland - has been
subject to a canonical visitation.
A five-page report on the visitation, obtained by NCR, enumerates concerns about
the financial management of the monastery and the structure of its community life.
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More headlines
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* ICYMI: The Vatican has reiterated its objection to the legalization of euthanasia
and assisted suicide [[link removed]],
calling the intentional killing of sick patients an "intrinsically evil act" akin
to murder and warning that legislators who approve such laws "become accomplices
of a grave sin."
* ICYMI: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith defended the request that
Redemptorist Fr. Tony Flannery sign four strict oaths of fidelity to Catholic teachings
[[link removed]],
saying the move, while "very unpleasant," was part of the CDF's duty as the global
church's orthodoxy watchdog.
* Not all Catholics believe that abortion is the single defining issue in deciding
how to vote. For many, character - despite being difficult to define - is more important,
writes Patrick Carolan, Catholic outreach director for Vote Common Good [[link removed]].
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Final thoughts
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NCR Executive Editor Heidi Schlumpf has joined Season 7 of "The Francis Effect"
podcast with co-hosts Franciscan Fr. Dan Horan (columnist for NCR's "Faith Seeking
Understanding [[link removed]]")
and David Dault, executive producer and host of "Things Not Seen: Conversations
about Culture and Faith." Listen to the latest episode here [[link removed]]
and catch up on all of the episodes for this season here [[link removed]].
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Until Thursday,
Stephanie Yeagle
NCR Production/Online Editor
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]?subject=NCR%20Today%20newsletter]
Twitter: @ncrSLY [[link removed]]
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