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Catholic Relief Services: Not Very Catholic

 

 

Ordinary Catholics often wonder why the Church in this country doesn’t fight more effectively against movements in this country that support laws that are directly antithetical to core Catholic teachings.  The reason of course is obvious:  many of the people who make their living off the Church in this country are cheering on those movements.  The Lepanto Institute provides damning evidence of this in regard to the so-called Catholic Relief Services:

 

But when narrowing the search to employees of Catholic Relief Services, we see that the diversity narrows to the point of near exclusivity.  In fact, of the 191 contributions for which we could find public records, 187 went to politicians who actively work to serve the abortion and contraceptive industry.  That’s 98% of all public records for employees of CRS.  In total, we have been able to obtain public contribution records for 52 CRS employees.  50 of those employees donated to openly pro-abortion politicians.  Statistically, this indicates an overwhelming one-sidedness, with almost no diversity of opinion among those working for CRS.

CRS candidates 05What this data reveals is that the culture of Catholic Relief Services is not one that is friendly to pre-born babies or the Catholic faith it claims to serve.  In fact, as we see that employees of CRS are donating almost exclusively to candidates diametrically opposed to the Catholic Church, we can easily conclude that it’s because their faith isn’t Catholicism — it’s the Democratic Party. And given this, it becomes a little clearer why CRS would annually facilitate tens of millions of dollars to organizations that commit abortion, perform sterilizations, and distribute contraception.  It also explains the bevy of other problems found at CRS, such as its publication of manuals and programs promoting condom use, the implementation of contraception-promoting programs like Healthy Choices 2 and Shuga.

 

Go here to read the rest.  The sad and sorry fact is that the teachings of this Church would be in much better shape if most Professional Catholics had to actually work for a living.

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bill bannon
bill bannon
Tuesday, August 9, AD 2016 10:34am

Yes Bishops should shut it down but…when Bishops don’t act year after year…Popes should notice that neglect and they from Rome should shut it down with their power which canon law says is ” immediate” and ” supreme”. Popes have become travelers, authors, meet and greeters, and travelers and authors. Pope Francis has used more fossil fuel than Trump’s plane.
One future Pope who actually refuses to author/ travel/ pose for photo ops/ or meet with celebrities….but insists on working the phones and facetime/ skype to Cardinals worldwide 8 hours a day until all scandal centers are abolished….he could end this crap and the crap that the Newman society is always uncovering. One Pope who actually works rather than feeds the media desire for Pope travel/ authoring/ meeting with mvie stars…one Pope who works could solve this crap in one year. They don’t work….Papacy has become the new writer in residence/ traveler….and now “know it all without research” Francis…but his predecessors didn’t do 8 hours a day admin either.

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Michael Dowd
Michael Dowd
Wednesday, August 10, AD 2016 2:14am

I wonder to which political party contributions of priests and Bishops go? My guess is that they would skew heavily Democrat. Bottom line: The Catholic Church having lost most of it’s moral credibility seldom speaks against the outrageous sinfulness of our time. To do so would expose them as hypocrites.

Edie Eason
Edie Eason
Wednesday, August 10, AD 2016 10:29pm

Since I feel an obligation to support my Parish, but do not want even one penny of my donations going to CRS or United Way, both of which organizations are involved with activities which violate Church doctrine, but which Archbishop Aymond of my archdiocese of New Orleans supports, I give strictly to the debt reduction fund, which is not levied by the archdiocese. When I confronted Ab Aymond about being involved with United Way, given its support for both birth control and abortion, he countered that the Gulf Coast chapters were not doing this. Again, like his continued support for the Boxtops for Education program, he is splitting hairs rather than give up the MONEY.

The Christian Teacher
The Christian Teacher
Thursday, August 11, AD 2016 5:23am

“Since I feel an obligation to support my Parish, but do not want even one penny of my donations going to CRS or United Way, both of which organizations are involved with activities which violate Church doctrine, but which Archbishop Aymond of my archdiocese of New Orleans supports, I give strictly to the debt reduction fund, which is not levied by the archdiocese. When I confronted Ab Aymond about being involved with United Way, given its support for both birth control and abortion, he countered that the Gulf Coast chapters were not doing this. Again, like his continued support for the Boxtops for Education program, he is splitting hairs rather than give up the MONEY.”

I am currently looking for places to give that do not send a portion to supporters this mess. I think I may give to our church’s school.

Edie Eason
Edie Eason
Thursday, August 11, AD 2016 12:32pm

Christian Teacher – Before you give to your church’s school, please inquire as to their participation in the Boxtops for Education program. This brings a considerable sum to their coffers, but promotes profits for General Mills, who runs it, and whose products comprise 99% or more of what this school may be encouraging the parents to purchase. General Mills has a long history of supporting Planned Parenthood, and of being deceptive about it. In the mid to late 1980s, when they were donating directly to this Murder, Inc., some Catholic school districts learned of it, and threatened to withdraw from the boxtops program. So Gen. Mills stopped these donations, and went through the back door, and now gives a MINIMUM of $1m annually to the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure, which purports to be about finding a cure for breast cancer ( have you ever heard on one thing they have actually accomplished in this area?) but who give millions to PLANNED PARENTHOOD. Just this year, the name on the list of $1m donors was CHANGED FROM GENERAL MILLS TO YOPLAIT – A PRODUCT OF GENERAL MILLS. Ask the Supt. of schools in your diocese about this! He or she, or your bishop, will likely tell you, as mine did, that they checked with some Catholic “ethicist” who told them it is OK to participate in this, because the money from General Mills does not go DIRECTLY Planned Parenthood. To me, that is like saying its OK to buy a human-skin lampshade from a boutique in Berlin, because it did not come DIRECTLY from the death camps. Can you say “Relativism”?

It is difficult to boycott General Mills, because there are 100 products under their label – Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Progresso, Cheerios, etc. But it is seldom easy to do what is worth doing.

Edie Eason
Edie Eason
Thursday, August 11, AD 2016 12:34pm

Are you aware that Google is running an ad for Prescription contraceptives on this ?

Cindy
Cindy
Monday, August 22, AD 2016 1:24pm

Edie Eason — Is there a detailed list of who donates to Planned Parenthood — whether directly or indirectly? At the same time, is there a list of good companies that it is safe to shop from and/or to do business with?

Donald Link
Donald Link
Monday, August 22, AD 2016 2:39pm

I have long since ceased contributing to CRS when they went off the rails in the third world decades ago. I recommend, and contribute myself, to Catholic Near East welfare Assoc and Aid to the Church in Need. Both are worthy organizations that stick to their intended purpose and mission.

Edie Eason
Edie Eason
Thursday, August 25, AD 2016 7:34am

Cindy – Please contact Life Decisions International (www.fighter.org). They issue The Boycott List, which is updated semi-annually. It lists the companies which contribute to Planned Parenthood, and a list of “Nonprofits Behaving Badly”, which you will find very eye-opening! You can join as a partner, which involves a small contribution and your agreement to write one protest letter a week, according to a provided schedule, to an offending corporation’s CEO. You can also purchase the list booklet for a nominal amount.

My favorite target of the non-profits is Susan G Komen, which actually donates to PP, part of the donated funds they receive , as well as advocating embryonic stem cell research, which many (Red Cross, Leukemia &Lymphoma Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Society among them) promote, and which puts them as “Behaving Badly”.

As a 2x breast cancer survivor, I am especially incensed at Komen’s duplicity, and boycott all of their donors, a list of which can be found at http://www.komen.org. I am happy to say the list is shrinking somewhat, and THRILLED that my check of it last week, showed an absence of General Mills , and it’s products!

Edie Eason
Edie Eason
Thursday, August 25, AD 2016 7:47am

Christian Teacher – Please Note ***** VERY IMPORTANT ****

On checking online last week for Komen’s donor list, which I do periodically, I was thrilled to find the absence of General Mills and any of its products! Unless they have found another way to support abortion, it is the first time in over 30 years that they have not done so! So Boxtops for Education can now be supported with a clear conscience.

But shame on all the Catholic school districts that ignored the situation for so many years because of the money they got from the Boxtops program.

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