Washington, D.C. (15 March 2010) – Less than 24 hours after the Reform CCHD Now (RCN) coalition released a report March 11 condemning the Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s version of the Stations of the Cross, the “prayer” was completely scrubbed from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ web site.
The CCHD’s Stations of the Cross transformed a beloved ancient Lenten devotional of the Catholic Church into a “prayer” highlighting the work of CCHD grantees – five of whom are involved in the promotion of abortion and same-sex marriage.
The RCN coalition charged that the CCHD’s Stations were “little more than fundraising pitches for pro-abortion and same-sex marriage groups.”
“We’re happy to see the USCCB respond quickly to clean the offensive material from its web site,” said Michael Hichborn, lead researcher on the CCHD for American Life League, an RCN member. “We hope and pray this is the first step in cleaning up the larger problem of the CCHD funding organizations that support abortion and same-sex marriage.”
The CCHD’s revision of the Stations of the Cross was the latest incident exposed by the 21-member RCN coalition’s campaign to end CCHD funding for organizations promoting philosophies and/or activities contrary to Catholic teaching.
The Reform CCHD Now coalition has launched a petition calling on the U.S. bishops to “ensure no more Catholic dollars are spent to support organizations advocating abortion or same-sex marriage.”
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 death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- Reform CCHD Now: Stations of the Cross (11 March 2010)
http://reformcchdnow.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=18 - American Life League: CCHD Promotes Pro-Abortion Groups in ‘Stations of the Cross’ (11 March 2010) (Read)
- LifeSiteNews: CCHD Pushes Pro-Abort Groups in Lent Stations of the Cross: Pro-Life Coalition (12 March 2010)http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/mar/10031212.html
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