Catholic Charities
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Contraception and little sisters carrying a big stick
Thursday, May 19, 2016If the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Catholic Church are really “of the poor,” how can they square their policies with truly serving poor people? -
Gingrich claims religious rights are being ‘outlawed’ by marriage equality
Sunday, May 5, 2013Former U.S. House Speaker, and failed GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, appearing Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," falsely claimed that Catholic adoption agencies are being "outlawed" in some states where marriage equality laws take effect.… -
Illinois Senate subcommittee kills anti-gay adoption bill
Friday, March 23, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A bill that would amend the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act to allow religiously based child welfare institutions to decline adoption to couples in a civil union was killed in… -
Chicago Cardinal George backs away from gay ‘Ku Klux Klan’ comment
Monday, December 26, 2011According to ABC News Chicago, Cardinal Francis George has began to backtrack on comments likening gay activists to the Ku Klux Klan, even after earlier refusing to do so. Last week Chicago’s Roman Catholic leader decried… -
Chicago cardinal compares LGBT Pride to ‘Ku Klux Klan’
Saturday, December 24, 2011On the heels of an agreement about parade times reached between Chicago LGBT Pride organizers and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church — which sits on the June parade route — the Windy City’s Cardinal Francis… -
IL Catholic Charities drops lawsuit, will abandon child care to avoid serving LGBT parents
Tuesday, November 15, 2011Three Roman Catholic dioceses have dropped their lawsuit against the state of Illinois, agreeing to transfer more than 1,000 foster care children and staff to other agencies in their regions to avoid placing children in the… -
Is it really about the children?
Monday, September 12, 2011When you contrast the millions upon millions of dollars that these parasitic groups of institutions have spent to marginalize and demonize LGBTQ persons against the stark reality of the needs of the poor, disadvantaged and children… -
Catholic Charities loses Illinois same-sex adoption lawsuit
Friday, August 19, 2011An Illinois judge on Thursday reached a verdict in a lawsuit brought by Catholic Charities against the state regarding adoption services for same-sex couples in civil unions, and ruled that the state had the right to… -
Judge stops state from canceling adoption, foster care contracts over civil unions
Wednesday, July 13, 2011An Illinois judge on Tuesday granted the state's Catholic Charities programs a preliminary injunction preventing the state from canceling its adoption and foster care contracts with the agencies. -
Illinois will not renew adoption contracts with Catholic Charities over civil union dispute
Tuesday, July 12, 2011The state of Illinois has announced it will not renew its foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities across Illinois, because the group has said it would not comply with the state's new civil unions…
Further Reading
Supreme Court rules in favor of adoption rights, but Gorsuch dissents
Catholic bishop orders diocese to deny funerals and communion to gay people
Texas governor signs license to discriminate law that will hurt orphans
The Vatican priest building a bridge between the church & LGBTQ Catholics
First non-binary person ordained in one of America's biggest churches
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