Bishop Knew About Abortion for Catholic Charities Ward

Two weeks ago, Julia Duin, the religion reporter for the Washington Times, dropped a bombshell: Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Richmond arranged for a 16-year-old immigrant girl in its care to receive an abortion. These action clearly violated Catholic doctrine and also possibly Virginia law. But the story didn’t end there. Duin kept on it and Monday unloaded an even bigger shocker: Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo knew about the plans and “did not try to prevent the procedure.”
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Catholic leaders in Richmond are apologizing after a mix up enabled a 16-year-old illegal immigrant in a Catholic charity's care to get an abortion with help from charity staffers. Richmond Diocese Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo issued a statement in Monday's edition of the Catholic Virginian apologizing for lapses that led to the procedure staunchly opposed by the church. The incident involved a Guatemalan teenager being cared for by Commonwealth Catholic Charities, through a program that arranges foster care for illegal immigrant children in the country without adult guardians.

Posted by Editor at July 2, 2008 07:45 AM