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Fidelis to Launch Ad Campaign WASHINGTON D.C. – The national Catholic-based advocacy group Fidelis applauded the breaking news Tuesday evening of the resignation of Melissa McEwan from the John Edwards presidential campaign committee. The announcement of McEwan’s resignation came less than one day after his official blogger, Amanda Marcotte, stepped down after it was revealed that both Marcotte and McEwan had leveled profane and vulgar attacks against God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Benedict XVI, and all conservative Christians on their personal blogs. Fidelis President Joseph Cella stated: “We welcome the news that both bloggers have now left the John Edwards campaign. However, we remain deeply disturbed that the bloggers left on their own accord without any prodding from Edwards. By refusing to act against these bigoted bloggers, Edwards signaled either his support of their writings or his cowardice by refusing to act against them.” In her blog post announcing the decision to res...

New York, Feb 13, 2007 / 11:25 am ( CNA ).- Following the first day of a “public relations blitz” on the part of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, one of the chief campaign bloggers for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards quit Monday evening. The resignation of Amanda Marcotte came on the same day that the Catholic League publicized a new post she made regarding the Virgin Birth of Jesus. Marcotte posted on her personal blog that the criticism "was creating a situation where I felt that every time I coughed, I was risking the Edwards campaign." It's interesting that whenever she coughs it sounds exactly like blasphemy and bigotry. Poor thing! She had better take care of that cough and get to Confession immediately. Marcotte said she resigned from her position Monday, and that her resignation was accepted by the campaign. Immediately after Edwards announced that he would hire Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, two well-known liberal bloggers...

Formal Letters Sent Requesting Public Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national Catholic-based advocacy group Fidelis has sent formal letters to Democratic presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama calling on them to publicly condemn the anti-Catholic and anti-Christian blog posts of Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, who serve as the official bloggers for the John Edwards for President Committee. Fidelis President Joseph Cella stated: “Senators Clinton and Obama must publicly condemn the hateful writings of these bloggers and call for their dismissal. Anything less than a clear public condemnation would significantly call into question their efforts to reach out to religious voters, many of whom have felt alienated by the Democratic Party in recent years.” In the letters, Cella wrote: “You are in a unique position to make clear that anti-Catholic and anti-Christian bigotry of any kind should not be tolerated by any candidate. By taking up this issue public...