WASHINGTON, March 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- American Life League's latest video report, "The CCHD's Pro-Abortion Friends" details the scandalous relationship between the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) and groups advocating for abortion and same-sex marriage.
Though American Life League and the Reform CCHD Now coalition have documented and profiled at least 15 organizations actively promoting abortion and same-sex marriage, and another 31 who are members of the Center for Community Change, the CCHD has yet to address the facts.
Among the unanswered charges detailed in the video:
* CCHD grantee San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP) was defended by the CCHD and the Archdiocese of San Francisco, even though a January report proved that SFOP helped create and pass abortion-funding health care legislation.
* Two CCHD executives served as board members (at separate times) for the Center for Community Change from 1996-2008. The Center for Community Change has a record of pro-abortion and pro-same sex advocacy going back to at least 2004.
* While the CCHD continued to adamantly deny the charges, the USCCB-sponsored "Social Justice Ministry Gathering" featured several individuals who advocate for abortion and same-sex marriage.
"Catholics will be horrified to learn that donations meant to fulfill Christ's call to support our impoverished brothers and sisters are instead supporting groups that agitate for abortion and same-sex marriage," said Michael Hichborn, host of the ALL Report. "We are asking bishops around the country to follow the lead of seven of their brothers and suspend collections for the CCHD until a full investigation and overhaul of the organization is conducted."
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Life League: ALL Report: The CCHD's Pro- Abortion Friends (05 March 2010)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTaW60MNb_g
Reform CCHD Now: http://reformcchdnow.com/
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Just exactly what IS the USCCB?
A commentary from http://www.realcatholictv.com/ What is the USCCB and why is there always some controversy swirling around it?
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
USCCB Exec John Carr Fails to Address Findings in Report on Pro-Abortion, Gay Marriage Group
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- American Life League and the Bellarmine Vertias Ministry, working with the Reform CCHD Now coalition, released two separate reports Monday on United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) ties with the Center for Community Change (CCC), a stridently pro-abortion, pro- homosexuality organization.
Specifically addressed in the report from ALL is USCCB exec John Carr's simultaneous membership on the CCC board and employment with the USCCB.
In his response to Our Sunday Visitor, John Carr, who oversees the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) failed to address the points raised in the ALL or BVM reports including:
- Why over 50 CCHD supported organizations are in some capacity engaged in pro-abortion or pro- homosexual causes
- Why Tom Chabolla, associate director of programs for CCHD, replaced Carr on the CCC board while the CCC was heavily engaged in pro-abortion, pro- homosexual advocacy
- Why 31 CCHD grantees are "partners" with the CCC
- Why Ralph McCloud, CCHD executive director, spoke at a CCC-sponsored rally for Barack Obama. McCloud, referred to Obama's election as, "a great day," and proclaimed "very soon we will see a new Jerusalem"
- Why Carr's USCCB bio omits his involvement with the CCC, while near word-for-word copies of his bio for outside activities include it
- If Carr didn't know the direction the CCC was headed while chairing the board of the organization, how will he address, as the head of the CCHD, the ongoing problem of funding for radical pro-abortion, pro- homosexual groups
Since ALL's report released Monday, both the CCC and USCCB made immediate changes to their websites which housed the evidence. CCC immediately announced it had severed ties with the Movement Vision Lab, which was a main source of criticism, and the USCCB deleted the statement on the CCHD's Poverty USA webpage calling for support of the CCC.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro- life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
* American Life League: Conference of Catholic Bishops Exec Chaired Pro-Abortion, LGBT Rights Group (01 February 2010)
http://all.org/article.php?id=12507
* Bellarmine Veritas Ministry: Addressing the CCHD
http://bellarmineveritasministry.org/campaigns/cchd/
* Our Sunday Visitor: USCCB's John Carr responds to 'unfair allegations' (01 February 2010)
http://www.osvdailytake.com/2010/02/usccbs-john-carr-responds-to-unfair.html
* Inside Catholic: More Disturbing News about the CCHD (02 February 2010)
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7604&Itemid=48
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Specifically addressed in the report from ALL is USCCB exec John Carr's simultaneous membership on the CCC board and employment with the USCCB.
In his response to Our Sunday Visitor, John Carr, who oversees the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) failed to address the points raised in the ALL or BVM reports including:
- Why over 50 CCHD supported organizations are in some capacity engaged in pro-abortion or pro- homosexual causes
- Why Tom Chabolla, associate director of programs for CCHD, replaced Carr on the CCC board while the CCC was heavily engaged in pro-abortion, pro- homosexual advocacy
- Why 31 CCHD grantees are "partners" with the CCC
- Why Ralph McCloud, CCHD executive director, spoke at a CCC-sponsored rally for Barack Obama. McCloud, referred to Obama's election as, "a great day," and proclaimed "very soon we will see a new Jerusalem"
- Why Carr's USCCB bio omits his involvement with the CCC, while near word-for-word copies of his bio for outside activities include it
- If Carr didn't know the direction the CCC was headed while chairing the board of the organization, how will he address, as the head of the CCHD, the ongoing problem of funding for radical pro-abortion, pro- homosexual groups
Since ALL's report released Monday, both the CCC and USCCB made immediate changes to their websites which housed the evidence. CCC immediately announced it had severed ties with the Movement Vision Lab, which was a main source of criticism, and the USCCB deleted the statement on the CCHD's Poverty USA webpage calling for support of the CCC.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro- life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
* American Life League: Conference of Catholic Bishops Exec Chaired Pro-Abortion, LGBT Rights Group (01 February 2010)
http://all.org/article.php?id=12507
* Bellarmine Veritas Ministry: Addressing the CCHD
http://bellarmineveritasministry.org/campaigns/cchd/
* Our Sunday Visitor: USCCB's John Carr responds to 'unfair allegations' (01 February 2010)
http://www.osvdailytake.com/2010/02/usccbs-john-carr-responds-to-unfair.html
* Inside Catholic: More Disturbing News about the CCHD (02 February 2010)
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7604&Itemid=48
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Bishops Must Immediately Suspend All Grants From Catholic Campaign for Human Development Program
Catholic Advocate Leadership Calls for Review of Grant Award Process
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- The leadership of Catholic Advocate today called upon the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to immediately suspend distributing any additional grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) program until a complete review of the award process occurs.
"CCHD can no longer pretend its problems have been solved with the defunding of two organizations last November after initial reports," said Catholic Advocate President Deal Hudson. "The CCHD should be completely overhauled or eliminated."
Information surfaced in November about CCHD money being granted to 31 pro-abortion groups aligned with the Center for Community Change (CCC). Additional information, uncovered by American Life League (ALL) and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry and released yesterday, points to potential conflicts of interest between staff of the Bishops' conference and their leadership on the board of CCC.
Catholic Advocate recommends CCHD Chair Bishop Roger Morin of Biloxi, Mississippi conduct an independent review of both grant applications over the past ten years and the minutes of CCC board meetings during the period when USCCB staff were members. Bishop Morin can help clear the air by presenting a thorough public report to the full leadership of the USCCB.
"Why has the USCCB promoted CCC on their website? How can the Bishops' conference effectively advocate for policies in line with the teachings of the Church while at the same time providing money to groups working against those same teachings?" asked Catholic Advocate Vice President Matt Smith. "Part of the game in Washington is joining coalitions to pass legislation. But joining and funding groups that contradict the basic priorities of the church on the sanctity of life and marriage is not advocacy, it is euthanasia of our values."
To read the full investigation of the American Life League (ALL) and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry visit http://www.reformcchdnow.com/.
Catholic Advocate is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, including 75,000 members, addressing current ongoing debates about Catholic political participation, and calls upon Catholic voters to support candidates and policies faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Columns by Hudson and Smith on various topics are available at http://www.catholicadvocate.com/ and http://twitter.com/CathAdv.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- The leadership of Catholic Advocate today called upon the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to immediately suspend distributing any additional grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) program until a complete review of the award process occurs.
"CCHD can no longer pretend its problems have been solved with the defunding of two organizations last November after initial reports," said Catholic Advocate President Deal Hudson. "The CCHD should be completely overhauled or eliminated."
Information surfaced in November about CCHD money being granted to 31 pro-abortion groups aligned with the Center for Community Change (CCC). Additional information, uncovered by American Life League (ALL) and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry and released yesterday, points to potential conflicts of interest between staff of the Bishops' conference and their leadership on the board of CCC.
Catholic Advocate recommends CCHD Chair Bishop Roger Morin of Biloxi, Mississippi conduct an independent review of both grant applications over the past ten years and the minutes of CCC board meetings during the period when USCCB staff were members. Bishop Morin can help clear the air by presenting a thorough public report to the full leadership of the USCCB.
"Why has the USCCB promoted CCC on their website? How can the Bishops' conference effectively advocate for policies in line with the teachings of the Church while at the same time providing money to groups working against those same teachings?" asked Catholic Advocate Vice President Matt Smith. "Part of the game in Washington is joining coalitions to pass legislation. But joining and funding groups that contradict the basic priorities of the church on the sanctity of life and marriage is not advocacy, it is euthanasia of our values."
To read the full investigation of the American Life League (ALL) and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry visit http://www.reformcchdnow.com/.
Catholic Advocate is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, including 75,000 members, addressing current ongoing debates about Catholic political participation, and calls upon Catholic voters to support candidates and policies faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Columns by Hudson and Smith on various topics are available at http://www.catholicadvocate.com/ and http://twitter.com/CathAdv.
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Monday, February 01, 2010
Conference of Catholic Bishops Exec Chaired Pro-Abortion, LGBT Rights Group
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- A national group that promotes abortion and homosexual rights has deep ties with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, according to a report released Monday.
Top USCCB executive John Carr held simultaneous leadership roles, creating a conflict of interest, with the USCCB and the radical Center for Community Change.
"The closer we look at the Bishops' Conference [staff and programs], the more we find a systemic pattern of cooperation with evil," said Michael Hichborn, American Life League's lead researcher into the USCCB scandal. "The CCC has lodged itself into the highest places of power in the USCCB while working to promote abortion and homosexuality."
John Carr is the USCCB executive director of the Department of Justice Peace and Human Development which oversees the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). He has been employed by the USCCB since 1987.
John Carr's relationship with the Center for Community Change goes back at least to 1983, serving in leadership roles from 1999 to 2006 including as chairman of the board. The Reform CCHD Now report details the organization's promotion of abortion, "reproductive rights" and homosexuality as among the CCC's core advocacy focuses.
In 2001, while Carr served as both a USCCB exec and CCC leader, the Catholic Bishops' Conference funneled $150,000 to the pro-abortion group. The USCCB web site currently promotes the group and officials have spoken at CCC events.
"Strangely, Carr's leadership on the CCC's board shows up on several bios he's submitted for speaking engagements, but the word for word bio on the USCCB web site mysteriously omits that one detail," Hichborn said. "Why?"
Revelations of John Carr's involvement in the Center for Community Change come only months after members of the Reform CCHD Now coalition, including American Life League, uncovered 31 CCHD grantees partnered with the CCC.
"The CCHD claims it will immediately investigate accusations against organizations it funds yet it is silent on the CCC," said Hichborn. "How can Carr and the USCCB possibly justify this intimate relationship with such an obvious enemy of the Church?"
The Reform CCHD Now coalition is a lay Catholic watchdog group comprised of some of the top Catholic pro-life organizations in the country including American Life League, Human Life International and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry. For a full list of all 15 coalition members see www.reformcchdnow.com.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro- life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Life League: Sleeping with the Enemy: Bishops Conference Cooperation with Pro-Abortion Organizations (01 February 2010)
Bellarmine Veritas Ministry: Revisiting the Center for Community Change (01 February 2010)
Reform CCHD Now
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Top USCCB executive John Carr held simultaneous leadership roles, creating a conflict of interest, with the USCCB and the radical Center for Community Change.
"The closer we look at the Bishops' Conference [staff and programs], the more we find a systemic pattern of cooperation with evil," said Michael Hichborn, American Life League's lead researcher into the USCCB scandal. "The CCC has lodged itself into the highest places of power in the USCCB while working to promote abortion and homosexuality."
John Carr is the USCCB executive director of the Department of Justice Peace and Human Development which oversees the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). He has been employed by the USCCB since 1987.
John Carr's relationship with the Center for Community Change goes back at least to 1983, serving in leadership roles from 1999 to 2006 including as chairman of the board. The Reform CCHD Now report details the organization's promotion of abortion, "reproductive rights" and homosexuality as among the CCC's core advocacy focuses.
In 2001, while Carr served as both a USCCB exec and CCC leader, the Catholic Bishops' Conference funneled $150,000 to the pro-abortion group. The USCCB web site currently promotes the group and officials have spoken at CCC events.
"Strangely, Carr's leadership on the CCC's board shows up on several bios he's submitted for speaking engagements, but the word for word bio on the USCCB web site mysteriously omits that one detail," Hichborn said. "Why?"
Revelations of John Carr's involvement in the Center for Community Change come only months after members of the Reform CCHD Now coalition, including American Life League, uncovered 31 CCHD grantees partnered with the CCC.
"The CCHD claims it will immediately investigate accusations against organizations it funds yet it is silent on the CCC," said Hichborn. "How can Carr and the USCCB possibly justify this intimate relationship with such an obvious enemy of the Church?"
The Reform CCHD Now coalition is a lay Catholic watchdog group comprised of some of the top Catholic pro-life organizations in the country including American Life League, Human Life International and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry. For a full list of all 15 coalition members see www.reformcchdnow.com.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro- life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Life League: Sleeping with the Enemy: Bishops Conference Cooperation with Pro-Abortion Organizations (01 February 2010)
Bellarmine Veritas Ministry: Revisiting the Center for Community Change (01 February 2010)
Reform CCHD Now
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