Four US bishops opted out of national CCHD collection
November 24, 2009
The annual collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) was taken up in parishes all across the US last Sunday. But four bishops, responding to the intense criticism of the CCHD for funding anti-Catholic causes, either chose not to participate in the nationwide collection or said that they would direct the receipts from their diocese to another charity rather than the national CCHD office. The four declining to participate were Bishops Robert Baker of Birmingham, Alabama; John Barres of Allentown, Pennysvania; Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska; and Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin.
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Posted by: JohnVIII -
Nov. 25, 2009 12:24 AM ET USA
There was at least one more. Bishop Joseph Adamec of Altoona-Johnstown diocese will keep all money collected this year for local charities. JohnVIII
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Posted by: hartwood01 -
Nov. 24, 2009 9:14 PM ET USA
Dang! I didn't realize the split was 25/75, the local charities receiving the smaller allocation. I trust the Houston/Galveston Archdiocese to have done their homework and am not too happy to see the greater amount go to God-knows-where (and He does)!
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Posted by: Minnesota Mary -
Nov. 24, 2009 4:18 PM ET USA
Very wise bishops, these four. Wish there had been more.
