Posted on 05/01/2002 11:12:10 AM PDT by Diago
Dear Friends,
Below is a story from LifeSite Daily News about the Director of Counseling Services at Catholic Charities in Dorchester, MA, a facility that counsels pregnant women, who volunteers his Saturdays escorting women into Planned Parenthood’s abortion clinic in Boston:Read Article from Lifesite.net
I called Maureen March, the spokesperson for Catholic Charities, to express my concerns. She was very rude and said that this was strictly an internal matter. She said that Catholic Charities serves the whole community not just Catholics. When I asked her if the unborn were part of the public she served she said she didn't have to talk to me and hung up. Apparently she feels that Catholic Charities is not accountable to the general public and does not care if Harold Brown directs women to Planned Parenthood as Director of Counseling at Catholic Charities.
This story first broke on February 20, 2002. So far, no action has been taken. The response of the Archdiocese of Boston has been to disavow any responsibility and direct people to Catholic Charities.
Some people will not do things for the right reason, but they are moved to action by bad publicity, especially when it involves the loss of funds. Please contact Cardinal Law and Catholic Charities to express your concerns. The contact information is below.
Do not give a dime to Catholic Charities until action is taken on this matter! Please contact me if you have any knowledge that your local Catholic Charities has any involvement with abortion. I suspect that if this is happening in Boston, it may also be happening elsewhere. One must wonder how "Catholic" is Catholic Charities?
Sincerely,
Fr. Peter West
DIRECTOR OF CATHOLIC PREGNANCY COUNSELING CENTER IS AN ESCORT AT ABORTUARY
DORCHESTER, February 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) - Massachusetts News is reporting that the Director of Counseling Services at Catholic Charities in Dorchester, a facility that counsels pregnant women, volunteers his Saturdays escorting women into Planned Parenthood's abortion clinic in Boston. The paper confirmed with Catholic Charities spokesperson , Maureen March that Howard M. Brown is a counselor at the centre and further published a photo of Brown in his "Planned Parenthood Escort" uniform.
Brown's illicit extra-curricular activities were discovered after he testified in court against a pro-life woman who was charged with assault outside the abortuary. The petite woman was cleared of the charges but Brown raised suspicions in court after he dodged questions about where he was employed.
LifeSite contacted Brown at Catholic Charities Dorchester but he refused to speak saying all media inquiries must go through Ms. March. Calls for comment from Catholic Charities and the Archdiocese of Boston were not returned by press time.
To express your concerns:
Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of Boston
75 Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111-1931
maureen_march@ccab.org maureen_march@ccab.org
and
tshorter@catholiccharitiesusa.org tshorter@catholiccharitiesusa.org
Archdiocese of Boston
His Eminence Bernard Cardinal Law
Cardinal's Residence 2101 Commonwealth Av.
Boston, MA 02135-3192
617-782-2544,FAX 617-782-8358
Email to: prolifebos@aol.com
See the coverage in Massachusetts News: Massachusetts News Article
P.S.
From Sherry Tyree:
11 posted on 4/11/02 5:10 PM Eastern by Coleus
How awful. I've posted Project Rachel as a link in the past, but I won't now. Thanks very much for the information.
Not just this matter but anytime a collection for the bishop is announced You should hear the snickering! Then, the collection basket comes around and people are not putting anthing in. If they do it's usually people who are essentially clueless. I've seen buttons as it passes my eyes. Keep it up folks. Something will have to give sooner or later.
If this is what it takes, so be it. It is time to fight for our Chruch.
Slow down. The Project is still a lifeline for many and the anecdotal evidence given here is no reason to assume it is run the same way in every Diocese. Heck, the purpose of the counseling is to prepare the woman for Confessing her sin and reconciling with the Church! This can never be a bad thing.
SD
I have a Dr. appointment after work and Boston Common is a haul for me, but I'm thinking about taking my little girls on a road trip tonight.
Unfortunately, in our Diocese the Bishop just assesses the individual Parishes for any shortfall in the Bishop's collection and we have no choice in the matter.
It's NO accident that a lot of this is happening in LIBERAL DEMOCRAT Massachusetts and Cardinal Law and the leader's of the Church better get down on their knees and confess , do Penance and Right thier ship before it sinks and takes some good people with it.
Actually, the respectable gay organizations have always opposed pedophilia and it was the powers that be in the Catholic Church who condoned the practice of priests molesting minors. Now if the Catholic Church, which I am a member, had been any other organization in this nation it would have been prosecuted under RICO statues. But, unfortunately Dubya and John Ashcroft do not have the will tp prosecute the Church for the crimes it has committed.
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