USCCB leaves civil rights coalition after Kagan endorsement highlights differences

[catharina]

USCCB leaves civil rights coalition after Kagan endorsement highlights differences

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"Washington D.C., May 20, 2010 / 07:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Saying the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCR) has “moved beyond” traditional civil rights advocacy, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on May 19 that it is leaving the coalition. The conference cited the coalition's endorsement of Supreme Court nominees, including Elena Kagan, as a primary reason.

The LCCR, a coalition founded in 1950, says on its website that it worked for the passage of several major U.S. civil rights acts and helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.

The 1963 March was where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

In a Wednesday press release, Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre announced the withdrawal from the coalition and reiterated the bishops’ opposition to unjust discrimination.

“In light of recent events, it has become increasingly clear that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ continued membership in the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is not possible because of the LCCR’s expanded and broadened agenda,” explained the bishop.


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[Prof_K]

I applaud this move. Hopefully the USCCB realizes the movement they once proudly supported has itself abandoned its original intent. It was supposed to, and once did, focus on prohibiting discrimination. It has now become a leftist advocacy group that advocates discrimination on behalf of a wide variety of groups, many of which were not within the original just mandate.

 

[catharina]

I applaud this move. Hopefully the USCCB realizes the movement they once proudly supported has itself abandoned its original intent. It was supposed to, and once did, focus on prohibiting discrimination. It has now become a leftist advocacy group that advocates discrimination on behalf of a wide variety of groups, many of which were not within the original just mandate.

Totally agree with you.

 

[JReducation]

I read the comments at the bottom of the article and was left scratching my head. The respondents were so split. Some applauded the bishop and others found some deeper hidden sinister plan.

It seems that there is nothing that the bishops can do that will not get them kicked in the teeth by some Catholics. That’s very unfortunate. As St. James says about Wisdom. Wisdom in gentle, compassionate, seeks truth, but is also merciful. We are failing to exercise wisdom toward our bishops.

Here is one example of their attempt to do something good and some of the comments at the bottom of the article gives them no credit. Have we shrunk so low that we cannot give someone credit for something good, even if we disagree on something else?

Holiness is not achieved by shoving someone’s faults in their face. Holiness is achieved by admitting that we too have faults and by supporting others when they try to do good. What I find admirable about the statement is that it does not attack. The bishops simply say that they have to part company because they are not on the same page. Then they proceed to explain that their interes in this alliance was to protect people from discrimination and bigotry, no other agenda. They very subtly indicate what is wrong with the organization, without an attack. This is wisdom.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

 

[catharina]

I read the comments at the bottom of the article and was left scratching my head. The respondents were so split. Some applauded the bishop and others found some deeper hidden sinister plan.

It seems that there is nothing that the bishops can do that will not get them kicked in the teeth by some Catholics. That’s very unfortunate. As St. James says about Wisdom. Wisdom in gentle, compassionate, seeks truth, but is also merciful. We are failing to exercise wisdom toward our bishops.

Here is one example of their attempt to do something good and some of the comments at the bottom of the article gives them no credit. Have we shrunk so low that we cannot give someone credit for something good, even if we disagree on something else?

Holiness is not achieved by shoving someone’s faults in their face. Holiness is achieved by admitting that we too have faults and by supporting others when they try to do good. What I find admirable about the statement is that it does not attack. The bishops simply say that they have to part company because they are not on the same page. Then they proceed to explain that their interes in this alliance was to protect people from discrimination and bigotry, no other agenda. They very subtly indicate what is wrong with the organization, without an attack. This is wisdom.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

Brother, I applaud the bishops.
Usually I don’t read comments these days.
We are living in very starnge times, so comments? Not for me.