[US] Catholic bishops pressured Komen over Planned Parenthood

[Dale_M]

Internal Komen documents reviewed by Reuters reveal the complicated relationship between the Komen Foundation and the Catholic church, which simultaneously contributes to the breast cancer charity and receives grants from it. In recent years, Komen has allocated at least $17.6 million of the donations it receives to U.S. Catholic universities, hospitals and charities.

The earliest signs of discord came in 2005, when South Carolina’s Catholic diocese pulled out of the local Komen fundraiser. It was followed over the next four years by individual dioceses in Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Missouri and other states, where bishops either spoke out against Komen or took steps to stem donations to the charity, mainly because of its Planned Parenthood link.

The momentum picked up in 2011 when top Ohio clerics met in Columbus. High on their agenda was the question of whether the state’s nine dioceses should participate in Komen fundraisers.

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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is treating this as a local decision, but at least 23 of the 195 diocese in the US have either questioned or severed financial ties with Komen.

 

[Havard]

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is treating this as a local decision, but at least 23 of the 195 diocese in the US have either questioned or severed financial ties with Komen.

What does 23 out of 195 number have to do with whether the decisions are local or not?

 

[mark_a]

The earliest signs of discord came in 2005, when South Carolina’s Catholic diocese pulled out of the local Komen fundraiser.

Three cheers for Bishop Robert Baker and his successor Bishop Robert Gugliomone of the Diocese of Charleston!!

 

[Dale_M]

What does 23 out of 195 number have to do with whether the decisions are local or not?

The word “local” may have been a poor choice on my part. What I was trying to say is that their isn’t a national consensus, and that each bishop has been charting his own course.

The article does suggest, although I think it is speculative, that the USCCB may be changing its approach in the future.