The U.S. Catholic bishops withdrew from a national civil rights coalition on Wednesday (May 19) after the group advocated on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
The Washington-based Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
(LCCR) was founded in 1950 by African American and Jewish leaders to press for the passage of national civil rights laws.
But in recent years, the coalition has broadened its agenda to include advocacy for issues that contradict the bishops’ principles and policies, said Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., who chairs the bishops’ committee on justice and peace.
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RNS–Catholic bishops leave civil rights group after Kagan endorsement
The U.S. Catholic bishops withdrew from a national civil rights coalition on Wednesday (May 19) after the group advocated on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
The Washington-based Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
(LCCR) was founded in 1950 by African American and Jewish leaders to press for the passage of national civil rights laws.
But in recent years, the coalition has broadened its agenda to include advocacy for issues that contradict the bishops’ principles and policies, said Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., who chairs the bishops’ committee on justice and peace.
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