Comments on: Bishop Says D&P Funds to ‘Pro-Choice’ Groups Okay if Restricted to Good Projects http://catholicexchange.com/2009/10/15/122718/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Captain Sadler http://catholicexchange.com/2009/10/15/122718/comment-page-1/#comment-43288 Captain Sadler Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:34:30 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/?p=122718#comment-43288 "He says, however, that he does not see a problem with this funding arrangement, *given that the money is earmarked only for specific projects that do not contradict Catholic principles*" ... Or you could just give your money to the Church, a pro-life organization that has aided the impoverished for 2000 years... “He says, however, that he does not see a problem with this funding arrangement, *given that the money is earmarked only for specific projects that do not contradict Catholic principles*”

… Or you could just give your money to the Church, a pro-life organization that has aided the impoverished for 2000 years…

]]> By: Joe DeVet http://catholicexchange.com/2009/10/15/122718/comment-page-1/#comment-43285 Joe DeVet Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:38:38 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/?p=122718#comment-43285 The policy of funding such groups is bad, even if the idea of "walking with" them wasn't already known to be a failure--the latter stated by Archbishop Chaput. The practical reason: as the article points out, the idea of specifying one's own contribution as earmarked for "good" projects simply doesn't work in practice. The organization simply rebalances the allocations of all its other income, with the result that pro-abortion projects get more money. The practical result is that funds from Catholic organizations end up promoting abortion. The symbolic reason: the spectacle of Catholic organizations contributing to pro-abortion groups is a scandal in itself. We Catholics should be particularly sensitive to the power of symbol (cf the sacramental system!), and it should be obvious, without any further question, that giving to these organizations is a scandalous policy. "A house divided against itself." "Blind guides." The policy of funding such groups is bad, even if the idea of “walking with” them wasn’t already known to be a failure–the latter stated by Archbishop Chaput.

The practical reason: as the article points out, the idea of specifying one’s own contribution as earmarked for “good” projects simply doesn’t work in practice. The organization simply rebalances the allocations of all its other income, with the result that pro-abortion projects get more money. The practical result is that funds from Catholic organizations end up promoting abortion.

The symbolic reason: the spectacle of Catholic organizations contributing to pro-abortion groups is a scandal in itself. We Catholics should be particularly sensitive to the power of symbol (cf the sacramental system!), and it should be obvious, without any further question, that giving to these organizations is a scandalous policy.

“A house divided against itself.”

“Blind guides.”

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