At the same time millions of people are unemployed and lacking health insurance, the Catholic Diocese of Rockford shows its "family values", reports WREX.
58 workers are laid off after the Catholic Diocese of Rockford chooses to end all adoption and foster care services through catholic charities. It's in response to the Illinois legislature's failure to enact an amendment to the Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Unions Act, that would allow them to refer gay and unmarried couples to other agencies. ...
Frank Vonch, director of Catholic Charities administration, explained the decision to fire the workers wasn't easy, but had to be done. "This morning I had the very heartbreaking task of informing staff that are affected by this over 58 employees in our foster care and adoption programs as well as associated programs their professional services were no longer necessary due to our closure," Vonch says.
Catholic Charities in the Rockford Diocese handles approximately 350 foster family and adoption cases in 11 counties in northern Illinois.
The Chicago Tribune adds: "In addition to Catholic Charities in five regions, Lutheran Child and Family Services and the Evangelical Child and Family Agency [also] have policies that exclude prospective parents who are not married. There is no word on whether Catholic Charities in Peoria, Joliet, Springfield or Belleville will make a decision similar to Rockford's."
In March 2010, Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C. announced it will no longer offer spousal benefits to ANY employees to avoid offering benefits to married same-sex partners.
JUST WHEN YOU THINK PEOPLE CAN'T GET ANY MORE IGNORANT, THEY DO THIS!
SO THE CHILDREN....UMMM...WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?!?!?!
Posted by: TheRevKev | 27 May 2011 at 09:35
So much for trying to change the church from within and that cheesy BS.
Posted by: Account Deleted | 27 May 2011 at 09:51
Perhaps Catholic Charities needs to rethink the second word in its name.
Posted by: Jim | 27 May 2011 at 11:46
Children should never be made to suffer because of religious doctrine. I guess it was never really about the children.
Posted by: FREELEO | 27 May 2011 at 12:27
All I can ever think about is Helen Joy from The Simpsons when I hear that:
"Oh please, will someone think of the children!"
Posted by: Account Deleted | 27 May 2011 at 12:38
That's Helen Lovejoy.
Posted by: Account Deleted | 27 May 2011 at 12:39
more reasons why I left the Catholic Church. they will never change
Posted by: fff | 27 May 2011 at 17:23
Lutheran Child and Family Services is an arm of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. It is a much more conservative body than ELCA. Many Lutherans jokingly called it the Misery Synod.
Posted by: Gus | 28 May 2011 at 03:52