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Bishop Knew of Catholic Charity's Abortion Plan

Told 'there was nothing he could do' bla bla bla
By Julia Duin / The Washington Times
The Roman Catholic bishop of Richmond was told that a diocesan charity planned to help a teenage foster child get an abortion in January and did not try to prevent the procedure. Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo "was told erroneously that everything was in place and there was nothing he could do to stop it," said Steve Neill, Bishop DiLorenzo's communications officer. "He is very apologetic about the whole episode. Mr. Neill said the bishop was informed Jan. 17, the day before an abortion was performed on the 16-year-old Guatemalan girl, who was a foster care client of Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Richmond (CCR), a group incorporated under the diocese. CCR Executive Director Joanne Nattrass also knew about the planned abortion, Mr. Neill said.
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Posted by Editor at June 30, 2008 03:58 AM