Update on Pink Sunday from Evansville, IN

Thanks to Mike H. who sends this interesting development

May 8, 2005 was Pink Sunday, and many Catholic parishes in the Evansville, Indiana area participated in the event. Pink Sunday is a grassroots effort between the Greater Evansville Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and local churches to educate the members of their respective congregations on breast health and breast cancer.

I think cancer awareness and women’s health issues are very important and I am glad to see our parish participate in such an event. However, I do not agree with the Catholic Church promoting an organization that supports abortion and/or homosexual groups.

Neither do I or most Catholics I know...

In responding to concerns about the Komen Foundation and links to Planned Parenthood, Beth Knapp, Executive director of the Komen Greater Evansville Affiliate reported on November 5, 2004 that “Since its founding in 1998, the Evansville affiliate, which covers 28 counties in southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois and western Kentucky, has granted no money to Planned Parenthood”
http://www.indianalife.org/html/evansvillekomen.htm

This year (2005), however, they did support and provide grant money to the Tri-State Alliance for Gay and Lesbians, Inc. – “Sexual Minority Education and Screening Project” - This project will implement a comprehensive breast care education and early detection program for lesbians and women who partner with women in the tri-state. The project will also provide sensitivity training to health care providers.
http://www.komenevansville.org/UserArea/StaticPages/2005GrantPrograms.asp

Ah, "Sensitivity Training" ...How utterly wonderful...this should fit in quite well with the "Cultural and Ethnicity" training that I understand some doctors are going to have to take in order to keep their licenses...

In addition, the Greater Evansville Affiliate has distributed nearly $970,000 has been to the Komen Foundation to help fund its Award and Research Grant Program.
http://www.komenevansville.org/UserArea/StaticPages/HistoryofGrantAwards.asp

Included within the Komen Foundation grant recipients are Planned Parenthood and many Gay and Lesbian organizations.
http://www.komen.org/grants/step/stepsearch.asp (Search for Planned Parenthood results in 50+ links)