Catholic bishops cut off ACORN funding

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Catholic bishops cut off ACORN funding

Nov 11th, 2008 | BALTIMORE -- A community grantmaking arm of the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops has cut off all funding for a group embroiled in controversy over claims of voter registration fraud and embezzlement, church leaders said Tuesday.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, which supports anti-poverty and social justice programs nationwide, will no longer make grants to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, said Auxiliary Bishop Robert Morin of New Orleans.

The decision was made following claims that nearly $1 million had been embezzled from ACORN by the brother of its founder.

Morin, who helps oversee the Catholic program, said forensic accountants hired by the church found that "our funds were not involved with those that had been embezzled."

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1. After those who stole the money have had their due I hope they restart it

and not stay away for petty political reasons.

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2. It looks like a political decision

Morin, who helps oversee the Catholic program, said forensic accountants hired by the church found that "our funds were not involved with those that had been embezzled."

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"There will be no funding relationships with ACORN groups in the future," Morin said, during the fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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New Orleans-based ACORN, which has chapters in 110 cities and 40 states, completed a massive registration drive in poor and working-class neighborhoods -- which tend to vote Democratic -- across 21 states, signing up more than 1 million new voters.

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3. That is sad but not unexpected

The CCHD should change their policy on this because ACORN still does quite a bit of good. Then again, it is abortion/gay marriage and nothing else matters now with Catholic Social Teachings according to the Bishops. :(