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16th I went to Boston for the press conference to announce that Rev. O'Rourke would perform the Baptism. I stated at the press conference that Father Keane was unacceptable to all since he had publicly condemned "Free Choice." CFFC supports "Free Choice" and protects Catholic laypersons and clergy from oppression by the hierarchy. There was a clear-cut issue of reproductive freedom that was made public before Catholics for a Free Choice was ever involved. The date for the baptism was set after the press conference; a prime consideration was that it be a time when relatives and friends of the Morrealle family would be able to attend.
1169: 547:, said that he would not allow any other priest to perform the rite. On August 20, 1974, O'Rourke publicly baptized the baby on the steps of the Marlborough church, in front of its locked doors and 300 spectators. O'Rourke acted against his superiors' express orders. This was preceded "by a long trail of discontent, often testing the authority of the church", according to The New York Times News Service. O'Rourke was dismissed from the Jesuit Order in September. He served for a time as CFFC board president. 97: 674:". In her letter, Maguire described CFC as "an anti-woman organization" devoted to "the promotion of abortion, the defense of every abortion decision as a good, moral choice and the related agenda of persuading society to cast off any moral constraints about sexual behavior." Maguire also charged that when she was involved with CFC, she "was never aware that any of its leaders attended Mass" and that "various conversations and experiences convinced they did not." 415: 29: 539:, an activist from New York City. Morreale told a newspaper reporter that she did not advocate abortion herself but that she was in favor of "free choice" for others and thus she supported Baird's proposal. Because of her statement in the newspaper, and the town's polarization over the banning of abortion clinics, Morreale's local priest would not baptize her three-month-old son Nathaniel, and 535:, to baptize a baby whose local priests refused to perform the rite – Catholic canon law forbids priests from baptizing an infant, if they are not assured that at least one of the parents will raise the infant with the Catholic faith. The baby's mother, 20-year-old Carol Morreale, had been interviewed regarding an abortion clinic that was proposed for Marlboro by 563:. In 1980, she became a member of CFFC's board of directors and in 1982 was made president, which position she held until her retirement in February 2007. Kissling lobbied politicians and activists, many Catholic, to work in favor of giving women access to contraception and abortion and pushed the CFFC to lead more political campaigns. 706:
CFC's president, asked: "Why should an entity that is in essence 100 square acres of office space and tourist attractions in the middle of Rome with a citizenry that excludes women and children have a place at the table where governments set policies affecting the very survival of women and children?"
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The campaign was begun after Vatican representatives at various UN conferences blocked consensus on certain topics related to sexual and reproductive health, such as condom distribution and safe sex education in AIDS prevention programs and family planning, birth control, and abortion. Kissling, then
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Criticism of CFC has largely come from authorities in the Catholic Church who disagree with the mission and purpose of the organization. Critics believe CFC undermines the Church’s authority through identifying as a Catholic organization while opposing the Church’s official stance on abortion. 
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in March 1996 forbidding Catholics within his diocese from membership in 12 organizations including CFC. Bruskewitz stated that membership in any of these 12 groups "is always perilous to the Catholic Faith and most often is totally incompatible with the Catholic Faith." Members of the Diocese were
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I will clarify some facts surrounding the Baptism in Marlboro, Mass. In the name of Catholics for a Free Choice, as president, I called Rev. Joseph O'Rourke who is on our board of directors and asked him to baptize the Morrealle baby. I placed the call Aug. 12 and he returned it Aug. 13th. On Aug.
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The Catholic Church took disciplinary measures against some of the nuns who signed the statement, sparking controversy among American Catholics, and intra-Catholic conflict on the abortion issue remained news for at least two years. This ad, however, strengthened the recognition and credibility of
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CFC was founded in 1973 by Catholics Joan Harriman, Patricia Fogarty McQuillan, and Meta Mulcahy as Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC), with the aim of promoting access to abortion in the context of Catholic tradition. It emerged from Catholics for the Elimination of All Restrictive Abortion &
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wrote that CFC is a public voice for anti-Catholic opinions. He wrote that in 1991 Frances Kissling stated, "I spent twenty years looking for a government that I could overthrow without being thrown in jail. I finally found one in the Catholic church." Jenkins also writes that Kissling engages in
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In 1979, Patricia McMahon became CFFC president and shifted CFFC's legal status from a lobby to an educational association, opening up the group to tax-exempt status and to foundation support. One result of this was a $ 75,000 grant on behalf of the pro-abortion rights
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In 1992, CFC was classified as a non-governmental organization by the United Nations (U.N.); CFC subsequently participated in some U.N. conferences. With other groups, the CFC successfully lobbied against the naming of John M. Klink, a former representative of the
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challenging Church teachings on abortion led to Church disciplinary pressure against some of the priests and nuns who signed it. It has lobbied nationally and internationally for abortion rights goals and led an unsuccessful effort to downgrade the
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In 2007, CFC's former Vice-President and Director of Communications, Jon O'Brien, was appointed President. In 2019, CFC's former Vice-President and Domestic Program Director, Sara Hutchinson Ratcliffe, was named Acting President. In October 2020,
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if they did not leave the organization. Kissling responded by saying that people in favor of abortion rights who consider themselves to be "Catholics in good faith" should just "go about their lives as Catholics."
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In 1982, CFC sponsored a briefing of Catholic members of Congress, highlighting that the majority of American Catholics disagreed with the Catholic Church's position on the topic of abortion. Congresswoman
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In 2007, CFC had a budget of $ 3 million, increased from $ 2.5 million annually in the years leading up to 2003. It has been supported largely by secular foundations such as the
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A number of Catholic bishops and conferences of bishops have unequivocally rejected and publicly denounced CFC's identification as a Catholic organization. For example, the
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in 2001. More recently, it has assisted in drafting legislation with the stated goal of reducing abortions, partly by increasing financing for family planning.
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The campaign faced difficulty in the UN from the start and, according to U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq in 1999, seemed "unlikely" to succeed.
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They claim that CFC is not authentically Catholic, but rather a puppet of secular abortion rights organizations and a front for
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given one month from the date of the interdict to remove themselves from participation in the named organizations or face
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Catholic bishops and conferences of bishops have consistently repudiated the claim of CFFC to be a Catholic organization.
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published a letter by Marjorie Rieley Maguire, a theology professor, former CFC activist and co-author of CFC's 1984
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columnist Jamie L. Manson took over as president of the organization, leaving her position at
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wrote an introduction to the briefing, and endorsements were also received from Congressmen
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joined CFFC. Kissling had operated an abortion clinic and was a founder and director of the
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has as much right to be as any of the other countries", as the modern remnant of the
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In March 1999, CFC launched a unsuccessful campaign to downgrade the status of the
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that represents Catholic people who support reproductive freedom and advocates for
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priest. In August 1974, President Harriman asked O'Rourke to travel with her to
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NCCB/USCC President Issues Statement on Catholics for a Free Choice
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ban on receiving the sacraments, which results from excommunication
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makes it deserve recognition far more than many other UN members.
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politicians from three Dutch parties. It was also supported by
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the CFC within the Catholic community and American politics.
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and is currently led by its President Jamie L. Manson.
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Catholic identity: balancing reason, faith, and power
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