Diocesan lawyer steps aside after CWN storyThe voting guide he rejected was the Catholic Answers Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics. CWN reported earlier of Birnbaum's contributions to anti-life politicians.
La Crosse, Oct. 28 (CWNews.com) - The attorney for the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has recused himself from involvement in any future decisions regarding the tax-exempt status, after being criticized in a CWN story for recommending against the distribution of a popular voting guide.
In a press release issued on Thursday night-- just hours after the CWN story appeared-- the diocese announced that James Birnbaum had made the decision himself, in order "to avoid even the appearance of even the appearance of a conflict of interest and to end any controversy" about his decisions.
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