Arguing that the pro-life movement cannot fight a "two-front war," a lay Catholic activist in Massachusetts has condemned the "culture of betrayal in our own Church."Speaking in Boston at the annual Walk for Life on October 7, C.J. Doyle of the Catholic Action League called for stricter scrutiny of "institutions which claim to be Catholic and ought to be pro-life."
"History will judge the seriousness of the pro-life movement in Massachusetts when it judges the seriousness of this movement's largest constituent element, the Catholic community," Doyle said.
Calling attention to the participation of Planned Parenthood at a conference sponsored by Jesuit-run Holy Cross College, Doyle noted that "unfathomably," the Boston office of Catholic Charities will also participate in the event.
While he argued that the conference at Holy Cross was a "grave scandal," the Catholic Action League leader added: "Tragically, Holy Cross is not an exception."
He proceeded to list honors recently accorded to abortion advocates by another Jesuit institution, Boston College Law School; by the Regis and Emmanuel colleges; by local Catholic parishes and schools; and by lay groups such as the Knights of Columbus.
A serious commitment to moral principle, Doyle argued, "entails the willingness to confront and overcome dissension and corruption in one's own ranks, the willingness to ensure the integrity and loyalty of one's own institutions, and the willingness to accept controversy."
He urged pro-life Catholics to take the lead in demanding integrity from local Catholic institutions.
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