Human trafficking fuels pornography industry

Posted October 21, 2017 at 12:00 am

By Debbie Shelley 

The Catholic Commentator

Human trafficking, which is reported as being bolstered by the pornography industry, is a symptom of human life being devaluated, according to Father Jeff Bayhi, founder of Metanoia, a home in the Baton Rouge area that will serve as a refuge for adolescent victims of such sexual exploitation. 

In a recent presentation on battling pornography at Christ the King Church and Student Center at LSU, Dr. Mario Sacasa, director of counseling services at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, told attendees that one of the horrors the pornography industry tries to hide is that it fuels human trafficking.

He pointed out that predators pick up victims and force them to do “sex work.” This includes prostitution at

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    By Richard Meek

    The Catholic Commentator

    Mental health is one of the most important steps, if not the most often overlooked, in the recovery process following a natural disaster.

    Representatives from AmeriHealth Louisiana Caritas and employees of Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge formed a human assembly line on Oct. 2 to put together disaster preparedness kits, which are being stored at CCDBR. Each kit contains such items as flashlights, can openers and adhesive bandages. AmeriHealth presented

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    ENABLED BY THE SPIRIT

    Posted October 13, 2017 at 12:00 am

    By Debbie Shelley 

    The Catholic Commentator  

    “I’m excited to be here because you are here and God is here!” proclaimed Bishop Robert W. Muench, expressing the

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    Latin Festival

    Posted October 13, 2017 at 12:00 am

    Several thousand people gathered at the State Fair Grounds in Baton Rouge on Sept. 24 for the 30th annual Latin Festival, presented by the Hispanic

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    World Youth Day set Oct. 29

    Posted October 13, 2017 at 12:00 am

    By Debbie Shelley

    The Catholic Commentator  

    Diocesan World Youth Day, scheduled Oct. 29 at St. Jean Vianney Church in Baton Rouge, draws hundreds of youth

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    Human trafficking fuels pornography industry

    Posted October 13, 2017 at 12:00 am

    By Debbie Shelley 

    The Catholic Commentator

    Human trafficking, which is reported as being bolstered by the pornography industry, is a symptom of human life being devaluated, according to Father Jeff Bayhi, founder of

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    REACH making a difference

    Posted October 13, 2017 at 12:00 am

    By Bonny Van  

    The Catholic Commentator 

    Parents, teachers and administrators gathered Sept.29 for a breakfast fundraiser for special education at the Catholic Life Center. The Blessed Margaret of Castello REACH (Religious Education for All

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