Report: “Catholic McCarthyism” Threatens Bishops’ Anti-Poverty Push

David Gibson of Religion News Service reports that conservative activists are threatening the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) “by attacking the church’s flagship anti-poverty program with 21st-century style ‘Catholic McCarthyism.’” The findings come from a recent report issued by the progressive advocacy organization Faith in Public Life. The CCHD, which “distributed $9 million in grants to community groups and social action initiatives last year,” is receiving strong support from American bishops in spite of critics accusing “the program of working with non-Catholic groups that undermine battles against abortion and gay rights.”

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