In a shocking turn of events on November 11, 2011, Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois announced that it intends to split from the Belleville diocese and offer adoptions and foster-care services to homosexuals and unmarried heterosexual couples in direct opposition to Church teaching.
“The dismantling of Catholic Charities’ foster care ministry marks a tragic end to 90 years of foster care service by some of the most effective child welfare agencies in Illinois,”
Attorney Peter C. Breen of the Thomas More Society, who represents Catholic Charities, said he applauds the new bill. “The people of Illinois do not want to see Catholic Charities and other religious-based foster care agencies driven out of business…”
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