CCHD Still in Denial as Nov. 22 Collection Approaches

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The following is a joint release of American Life League, Human Life International and Bellarmine Veritas Ministry:

As thousands of Catholic parishes across the country prepare for the annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection Nov. 22, shocking new developments have launched a groundswell of protest from Catholics around the country.

A coalition including American Life League, Human Life International and the Bellarmine Veritas Ministry have spent the last two months exposing CCHD's funding of organizations promoting abortion, homosexual marriage, birth control and sex education.

In the last year alone, CCHD has funneled at least $1.3 million to groups opposing Catholic teaching.

CCHD describes itself as the "domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops."

The coalition's latest discovery exposes 31 organizations partnered with Center for Community Change. CCC is a politically radical, anti-life, pro-homosexualist organization whose board members include Heather Booth, former consultant for the National Organization for Women and Sara Gould, president and CEO of pro-abortion Ms. Foundation for Women.

Through their "Generation Change" program CCC trains and develops staff as "community organizers" for their partner groups. CCC provides a resource library with books promoting "reproductive freedom" and its "Movement Vision Lab" equates access to abortion and "reproductive justice" with seeking criminal justice. This project aims to build a "progressive movement" with a "coherent, compelling, shared vision -- one that represents our values and dreams for society" according to the group.

"The connection is undeniable. There is no excuse for Catholic donations going towards organizations trained and supported by groups diametrically opposed to the Church," said Michael Hichborn, lead researcher into CCHD for American Life League. "Until CCHD proves grantees do not affiliate with those who attack Church teaching, CCHD should not receive a single dime."

CCHD annually collects between $7-9 million from parishes across the country. This money is then redistributed to "community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education," according to their web site.

Since the coalition began the investigation at least two dioceses, Allentown and Madison, have publicly announced they will not be participating in the Nov. 22 collection. Gamaliel, one of the CCHD grantees partnered with CCC, reports that five diocese have backed out of this year's CCHD collection.

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 natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

American Life League: CCHD

http://www.all.org/cchd

Human Life International: Reform CCHD NOW

http://reformcchdnow.com/

Bellarmine Veritas Ministry: CCHD

http://bellarmineveritasministry.org/campaigns/cchd/

SOURCE American Life League

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