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2007
Statement of Catholics for a Free Choice President Jon O'Brien on the Adoption of "Faithful Citizenship" by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14,2007
Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for a Free
Choice, issued the following statement about the
document that the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops adopted today, "Forming
Consciences for Faithful Citizenship": Read
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Catholics for a Free Choice President Jon O'Brien's Response to Benedict XVI's Threat of Excommunication to Prochoice Catholic Politicians
May 09,2007
Washington, DC -
Catholics for a Free Choice President Jon O'Brien
issued the following statement in response to
reports that Benedict XVI expressed support for the
excommunication of prochoice Catholic public
figures while traveling from Rome, Italy to Brazil
for his first papal visit to Latin America.
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Progressive Catholic Group Files IRS Complaint Against Priests for Life
March 27,2007
Washington, DC—Today,
Catholics for a Free Choice filed a complaint with
the Internal Revenue Service against Priests for
Life because of its support for the presidential
campaign of Kansas senator Sam Brownback. Such
campaign intervention violates Priests for Life’s
status as a public charity under Internal Revenue
Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). Read
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Statement of Frances Kissling on “Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act”
February 15,2007
“As Catholics
committed to enabling women to exercise their right
to conscience and to quality reproductive health
care, we are pleased to support the newly
introduced Ryan-DeLauro bill, ‘Reducing the Need
for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act.’
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