CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROPOSES CHANGING ABORTION REGULATIONS – CATHOLIC

CONFERENCE IN STRONG OPPOSITION

On September 4th, the Department of Public Health held a public hearing on its proposal to change abortion regulations in Connecticut. 

The Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference and other organizations and individuals testified against the revised abortion regulations, which would remove sections that: 1) protect a medical provider’s right not to participate in an abortion based on religious beliefs, 2) require medical care for a baby that survived an attempted abortion, and 3) prohibit abortions in the third trimester, with an exception for the mother’s health. The hearing was covered by the Hartford Courant and Inside Investigator. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed.

Click here for more information on the revisions and to read the comments submitted by the Conference.

Message from Christopher Healy, Executive Director, on Title IX Revisions

Take Action Now

  Protect Girls in Sports - Stop Title IX Changes

On August 1st, the Biden/Harris Administration, ignoring fierce public opposition and numerous legal challenges, allowed a revised Title IX regulation to go into effect. Click here to read more on the harmful revisions to Title IX. 

  Where is our Attorney General ??

  The majority of legal challenges taken against the Title IX revisions were submitted by Attorney Generals in numerous states. Thanks to their efforts, six federal courts have placed injunctions against the revised regulations effecting 26 states. Unfortunately, Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong has refused to take action on this vital issue that will change the face of women’s sports and freedom of speech in our schools and universities forever.

   Please contact our Attorney General by calling 860-808-5318 or emailing him at attorney.general@ct.gov. 

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Pope Francis: Gender ideology is the ugliest danger of our time

Pope Francis has long expressed the Church’s opposition to gender identity ideology. An ideology not only in opposition to the natural law of God, but also not supported by natural science.  

   The Pontiff warned that transgenderism is one of the “most dangerous ideological colonization.” Pope Francis reiterated his opposition to transgenderism on March 2023 to an Argentinian newspaper, La Nacion. He warned that it is a “dangerous ideology” and argued that its proponents are naïve if they believe they are on the “path to progress. Gender ideology, today, is one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations. Why is it dangerous? Because it blurs differences and the value of men and women.”
   Addressing participants in March 2024 at the international Symposium, “Man-Woman: Image of God.” Pope Francis described so-called gender ideology as the “ugliest danger” of our time, because it cancels out all differences that make humanity unique. To cancel these differences “is to erase humanity. Man and woman, instead, exist in a fruitful ‘tension,'” he said.

VATICAN RELEASES STATEMENT  ON  “Doctrine of Discovery”

Vatican repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonialism after demands from Indigenous peoples

The Vatican Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development released a Joint Statement on March 30, 2023 on the “Doctrine of Discovery.”  The Joint Statement is yet another step in expressing concern and pastoral solicitude for Native and Indigenous peoples who have experienced tremendous suffering because of the legacy of a colonizing mentality. We welcome the statement’s renewed repudiation and condemnation of the violence and injustices committed against Native and Indigenous peoples, as well as the Church’s ongoing support for their dignity and human rights.  As the Joint Statement points out, there were times when Christians, including ecclesiastical authorities, failed to fully oppose destructive and immoral actions of the competing colonial powers.  

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Click here to read the statement.

Catholic Teaching on Racism in Our Country

The issue of racism is prominent in the current discourse about our nation and the call for equality and respect. On November 14, 2018, long before the current social crisis, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops realized a pastoral letter on racism.

We encourage you to read “Open Wide Our Hearts -the enduring call to love“

Connecticut Catholic Bishops Release Pastoral Letter entitled “Respect Life Month” 2020 and the 25th Anniversary of “The Gospel of Life”

November 20th, 2020|

  Connecticut Catholic Bishops Release Pastoral Letter entitled “Respect Life Month” 2020 and the 25th Anniversary of “The Gospel of Life” October 18, 2020       The Bishops’ letter addresses the important role Catholic teaching places on the value of [...]

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