Daily links, Mon., Feb. 27, 2012: Rick Santorum--and everyone else--should give up torture for Lent

While we were arguing about the contraception mandate, Lent apparently began. Rod Dreher offers some reflection from the Orthodox section [1] of Christ's body.

Unfortunately, we cannot expect any fasting from campaigning with Michigan's GOP primary just a day away. But Andrew Sullivan suggests GOP candidate and Catholic Rick Santorum call a permanent fast in his support of torture [2]. Meanwhile, Peggy Steinfels at Commonweal draws attention to the growing drumbeat toward military action in Iran, courtesy of GOP Senators Lindsay Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona [3]. Is anyone paying attention? This is a really stupid idea.

Finally, for your daily HHS mandate link, Grant Gallicho draws attention [4] to something we noticed here in the office, too: An op-ed piece on Catholic News Service [5] disguised as a work of journalism. Bad sign.