Abuse Board (USCCB National Review) Member Is Abortion Activist

National Catholic Register ^ | November 1, 2004 | Wayne Laugesen

[NYer]

“I’ve contributed to a lot of pro-choice candidates, and so what? So what?” Hayes told the Register. “What are they going to do about it? If they don’t like it, then don’t put me on the board. If they’ve got a problem with that, you tell them they’ve got a problem.”

This is definitely a call to action! Can someone post email links to the National Review Board, so that we can express our own sentiments on Pamela Hayes ... this woman has got to go!

[NYer]

Hayes was responding to a recent report that said she had donated to Emily’s List, the single-issue political-action committee whose sole purpose is to elect pro-abortion politicians. The story also revealed $2,000 in donations to the John Kerry for President campaign and two $250 gifts to pro-abortion Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

Utterly speechless!

[sinkspur]

Gregory will have to fire her after this interview. She can't possibly remain on this board, and it have any credibility.

[veritas2002]

The world is all screwed-up. Kerry and the Demoncrates impose a litmus test against pro-life Catholic candidates for the Supreme Court and yet the US Conference of Catholic Bishops appoint pro-abortion Democrats to a board designed to advise the Bishops about internal problems within the Church. Is it me?????

[BobCNY]

I guess we will have to wait and see on this one.

[Aquinasfan]

Hayes characterized support for abortion as the key political issue for her. “If they’re pro-choice and they’re Democrat, they’re my kind of candidate,” said Hayes

What the hell is going on? But I guess this is nothing new considering the appointments of Bennett and Panetta.

[Rutles4Ever]

You're assuming Gregory has the rocks to do it.

I listened to two extraordinarily honorable and brave priests give riveting homilies against abortion this Sunday at my parish. RINO's were getting up and leaving necause they were angry.

Gregory doesn't hold a candle to them. He won't move unless he's moved.

[Romulus]

Why-am-I-not-surprised bttt.

[sinkspur]

I take that back. Gregory is stepping down as president of the USCCB in two weeks, so it will likely fall to the new president (likely Skylstad of Spokane) to make a decision on this woman.

She is so blatant in her support for pro-abortion candidates! Of course, there are others quoted who are non-committal, so who knows where they stand?

[Fast Ed97]

I live in Wilton Gregory's Diocese, he is a very nice man who says the right things. However he tolerates alot of abuse and dissent. I would not expect anything to come out of this.

[Dominick]

There is no litmus test when we appoint people to a Catholic Board? Who the heck checked out these people before appointing them? Time to make a lot of noise!

This could be a glimpse of life under Kerry if the election goes poorly, or if the Democrats succeed in fixing the election.

[old and tired]

You're right that this woman will have to step down (or more likely be thrown off). However, I'm willing to go out on a limb and say Skylstad will not be the next head of the USCCB. His diocese is near bankruptcy and the bishops do not need negative press right now.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Wilton Gregory is morally bankrupt. He selected both Panetta and this heretic.

Contact Gregory through the Diocese of Belleville or here .

[thegreatbeast]

“It would be inappropriate to comment on the views of an individual board member,” Ryan told the Register.

The Church hierarchy still requires weeding out. This guy should go too.

[AskStPhilomena]

"She can't possibly remain on this board, and it have any credibility."

The board never had much credibility in the first place - although they probably have far more credibility than the vast majority of our bishops.

[AskStPhilomena]

"Wilton Gregory is morally bankrupt. He selected both Panetta and this heretic."

But who selected all these morally bankrupt priests to become bishops?

[cpforlife.org]

"But who selected all these morally bankrupt priests to become bishops?"

Right question, and at the heart of the real underlying problem.

[cpforlife.org]

Not only am I NOT suprised, but sadly, this should be expected from this group--IMO.

In the first go round, Gov. Keating was fired because he was so strong on the cause, but known pro-abort Klinton hacks were well represented.

This is basically how as a group the USCCB has operated for decades--much like the national DNC, godlessly liberal.