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After a Catholic bishop in Ohio said he wanted to direct money in his diocese away from Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation over its ties to the Planned Parenthood abortion business, the rest of Ohio’s Catholic bishops are now on board.
As LifeNews reported, Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, the Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, said numerous questions Catholic have raised about Komen prompted him and his fellow Ohio bishops to investigate and his conclusion is that Komen has Planned Parenthood connections and may support embryonic stem cell research.
Now, the Catholic Conference of Ohio has posted a statement from all of the Ohio Catholic bishops that directs Catholic parishes’ and schools’ fundraising efforts toward activities and organizations fully consistent with Catholic moral teaching. Their conclusion is that, while they support efforts to arrest breast cancer, they don’t believe Komen is the best recipient of funds from Ohio Catholics.
“The Bishops expressed strong, united support for research aimed at defeating breast cancer. However, some Catholic parishes and schools have inquired about lending institutional support to the fundraising efforts of Komen for the Cure. They raised concern about Komenʼs association with Planned Parenthood,” the new Ohio Catholic Conference statement says.
“In the Diocese of Cleveland and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, diocesan officials met with local Komen affiliates. They researched whether contributions made to Komen for the Cure are put to uses that are consistent with church teaching,” the statement continues, saying they learned that “Komen affiliates have made financial contributions to Planned Parenthood in the past.”
lifenews.com/2011/07/22/catholic-bishops-in-ohio-dont-back-komen-over-abortion-ties/
As LifeNews reported, Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, the Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, said numerous questions Catholic have raised about Komen prompted him and his fellow Ohio bishops to investigate and his conclusion is that Komen has Planned Parenthood connections and may support embryonic stem cell research.
Now, the Catholic Conference of Ohio has posted a statement from all of the Ohio Catholic bishops that directs Catholic parishes’ and schools’ fundraising efforts toward activities and organizations fully consistent with Catholic moral teaching. Their conclusion is that, while they support efforts to arrest breast cancer, they don’t believe Komen is the best recipient of funds from Ohio Catholics.
“The Bishops expressed strong, united support for research aimed at defeating breast cancer. However, some Catholic parishes and schools have inquired about lending institutional support to the fundraising efforts of Komen for the Cure. They raised concern about Komenʼs association with Planned Parenthood,” the new Ohio Catholic Conference statement says.
“In the Diocese of Cleveland and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, diocesan officials met with local Komen affiliates. They researched whether contributions made to Komen for the Cure are put to uses that are consistent with church teaching,” the statement continues, saying they learned that “Komen affiliates have made financial contributions to Planned Parenthood in the past.”
lifenews.com/2011/07/22/catholic-bishops-in-ohio-dont-back-komen-over-abortion-ties/