- the local Planned Parenthood
- the local NARAL
- pro-abortion politicians
- none of the above.
If you selected "none of the above", you are correct! The culprit is the Connecticut Conference of Catholic Bishops! If you find that surprising, well, I wish I did. Given my experiences of being a sidewalk counselor in the DC are for several decades now, I have seen similar things from the Archdiocese of Washington throughout the years and chronicled them here.
Once upon a time I thought that the tepid support (if any) that we received from the bishops was the result of cowardice. However, in learning just how much money the USCCB gets from the Democrats via dubious grants, etc, and in seeing how the chancery punishes faithful priests, I now believe that they have been working to hobble the pro-life efforts of faithful Catholics. If the Dems don't get their donations from abortionists, well, then they won't be inclined to direct donation dollars into diocesan coffers now, will they?
Once upon a time I thought that the tepid support (if any) that we received from the bishops was the result of cowardice. However, in learning just how much money the USCCB gets from the Democrats via dubious grants, etc, and in seeing how the chancery punishes faithful priests, I now believe that they have been working to hobble the pro-life efforts of faithful Catholics. If the Dems don't get their donations from abortionists, well, then they won't be inclined to direct donation dollars into diocesan coffers now, will they?
Local Connecticut Catholics would do well to boycott any collection efforts by the CCC. They can now rest assured that any pretenses they might hear of the collections "supporting pro-life efforts" is, well, inaccurate if not downright deceitful. Instead, send donations directly to these embattled crisis prenancy centers and other worthy charities.
