LEAGUE CRITICIZES CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR HOSTING
GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today criticized Catholic Charities of Boston for featuring Governor Maura Healey as a speaker at its Spring Celebration, which is being held this evening at the Boston Harbor Hotel.
During tonight’s gala, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the Archbishop of Boston, will be the recipient of the organization’s Justice and Compassion Award.
The statement from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops—Catholics in Political Life—prohibits Catholic institutions from offering “awards, honors or platforms” to those “who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles.”
Maura Healey is a supporter of legal, unrestricted and publicly funded abortion, same sex marriage and gender ideology.
Each time that Healey sought elected office, she was endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts, which she credited as “a game changer” for her first campaign.
As a candidate, as Attorney General, and as Governor, Healey has been part of the abortion industry campaign to malign, restrict and even suppress pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, some of which are affiliated with the Catholic Church in Massachusetts.
The Catholic Action League called the decision to showcase Maura Healey at an archdiocesan event “a grave scandal, a callous betrayal of Catholic moral principles and a cruel stab in the back to the pro-life movement.”
Catholic Action League Executive Director C. J. Doyle made the following comment: “The primary reason for Healey’s presence tonight is obvious. Last July, the Healey/Driscoll Administration awarded Catholic Charities of Boston an unprecedented grant of one million dollars.
Just two months ago, the Healey/Driscoll Administration allocated additional funds to Catholic Charities for migrant resettlement and job training.
Besides the financial interest and the apparent indifference to Catholic moral teachings, tonight’s event also underscores the longstanding policy of the Archdiocese of Boston to cultivate at least one ally in the Massachusetts political establishment.
First it was Mayor Tom Menino, who received two awards from Catholic Charities. Then it was Mayor Marty Walsh, and now it is, evidently, Governor Maura Healey, who was featured at three other Catholic venues (including the Vatican) in the last two months.
It would seem, that for the Archdiocese of Boston, institutional interest trumps Catholic orthodoxy every time.”
How about honoring an honest Priest Nun or layperson who cares about people. Instead they honor the most uncaring state AG in Massachusetts history who has become the worst governor in state history.