Scandal-Ridden USCCB Brings Pro-abortion, LGBT Rights Activists To Speak At 4-Day Event

Washington, DC - February 4, 2010 - Already embroiled in an abortion scandal, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will host a line-up of progressive leaders – including prominent pro-abortion activists – to their in Washington, D.C., Feb. 7-10.  

The announced USCCB "gathering" conference comes on the heels of . New evidence continues to emerge that the CCC is only a small part of a larger collaboration with organizations that promote abortion and homosexual rights agendas.

Presenting at the Social Gathering will be:

who was forced to by the Vatican for his refusal to stop publishing articles which question church orthodoxy on issues like contraception, human embryonic stem-cell research, same-sex marriage, homosexual priests, mandatory clerical celibacy, and whether Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should be given communion

-, professor of systematic theology at Georgetown University and noted speaker for , the “Catholic” dissident group. Hayes is a who wrote a book espousing , calls for and promotes same-sex

- of the official “Catholic Social Gathering” program gives a schedule for the Catholic Labor Network Gathering. USCCB exec on a panel discussion. Paul Booth and his wife Heather Booth (another prominent pro-abortion activist with ties to the National Organization for Women, who helped organize a group called in 1965 which helped young women obtain illegal abortions) founded the a training institute for progressive activists.

-Paul Booth and his wife have served as for the National Organization for Women's Intrepid Awards Gala.

-Currently Paul Booth is. The AFSCME endorsed the pro-abortion , held in Washington, D.C. in 2004.

These speakers were invited by the USCCB.

“Looking at this speaker lineup, one wonders if  USCCB staff is thinking clearly about Catholic Social Teaching. Why are those who represent openly anti-life and pro-homosexualist organizations treated as experts in the field of peace and justice by Catholics who should know better?” asked Michael Hichborn, American Life League's lead researcher into the USCCB.

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