North Dakota Catholics Told Not to Donate to Groups

InForum (Fargo-Moorhead) ^ | Stephen J. Lee

[marshmallow]

Bishops advise against charitable gifts to groups they say support abortion, stem cell research or contraception The two Roman Catholic bishops in North Dakota issued guidelines last week naming several well-known, and in some cases, church-related, organizations they say Catholics should not support, with money or volunteer work

The two Roman Catholic bishops in North Dakota issued guidelines last week naming several well-known, and in some cases, church-related, organizations they say Catholics should not support, with money or volunteer work.

Bishop Samuel Aquila of the Fargo Diocese and Bishop Paul Zipfel of the Bismarck Diocese released a joint document “Guidelines on Charitable Giving,” last week.

They warn Catholics against giving to or working with the March of Dimes, UNICEF, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an anti-breast cancer organization or Crop Walk, which is promoted largely by Lutheran churches in the state. It’s not because of those organizations’ main work, but because they also support abortion rights, contraception or stem cell research, the bishops say.

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, also is named by the bishops on their do-not-give-to list.

“Catholics are compelled by the Gospel to responsibly promote the protection of human life, families, and the common good,” the bishops wrote. “We applaud the charitable giving and social justice efforts of our parishes, Catholic schools, and individuals.

“At the same time, we urge attentiveness to the possibility of endorsing an organization whose mission or affiliation may be morally objectionable or, at least, questionable. We call upon pastors, clergy, and the lay faithful to use guidelines based on the virtue of prudence and justice when making charitable giving decisions. “

[MarineBrat]

Until the Dim Rat party is on that list, it’s just a fart in a windstorm.

[oh8eleven]

Catholics are compelled by the Gospel to responsibly promote the protection of human life
Yet the Church still allows pro-abortion Pols to receive Communion.
Same goes for the divorced Catholic governor of NY who's living with his girlfriend.
All Catholics are created equal, some ...

[WPaCon]

Good to see someone speak out against the Komen crap.

[Mrs. Don-o]

But these ND bishops, +Aquila and +Zipfel, DON'T permit 'borts to commit sacrilege via the abuse of Holy Communion, DON'T support the Democratic Partry agenda, and DO warn the faithful about giving to pro-baby-killing groups (including the seemingly-innocuous CROP Walk.) So these Good Shepherds deserve our recognition and respect.

I believe in supporting the good and honest for at least half-a-sec, before resuming my usual activities of eyeball-rolling, hand-wringing, and snarking about the rest of them.

[MarineBrat]

True, and I do commend them on this stand that they’re taking. I just hope that some day the Church learns where its real political power lays, and doesn’t wait until its enemies remove their masks willingly, for it may be too late by then.