Monday, May 31, 2004

Bishop Sheridan to withhold funds from "Peace" group

Bishop Sheridan's request to Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission to explicitly state opposition to abortion rights has been refused.
On April 12, Sheridan asked the group to "explicitly acknowledge its commitment to defend life at every moment from conception to natural death" to be considered for funding.

[He] also questioned the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission's ties with DignityUSA, a gay Catholic group with a Colorado Springs chapter.

Sheridan also highlighted commission director,Sister Dorothy Schlaeger's comments about DignityUSA, noting that the catechism also condemns "the active homosexual lifestyle."

Matthew Gallagher, a DignityUSA spokesman, called Sheridan's language about gays hateful.
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