Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good

Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) is a non-partisan, Roman Catholic, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in the United States, which according to its website aims to promote "the fullness of the Catholic social tradition in the public square".[1] The organization was founded in 2005 by Alexia Kelley and Tom Perriello.[2][3]

Controversy

In leaked emails, John Podesta and Sandy Newman discuss how the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Catholics United were said to be conceived for the aim of "plant[ing] seeds of the revolution," "a Catholic Spring," referring to the "Arab Spring", inside the Church.[4][5]

Newman, the president and founder of the Voices for Progress, wrote in an email to Podesta that: "I have not thought at all about how one would 'plant the seeds of the revolution,' or who would plant them."[4][6][7] Podesta agreed that this was necessary to do as Newman suggested and wrote back to note that they had created groups like Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Catholics United to push for a more progressive approach to the faith, change would "have to be bottom up."[8][4][6][9]

Robert P. George contends that "these groups are political operations constructed to masquerade as organizations devoted to the Catholic faith".[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ About Us - Official website
  2. ↑ "Pro-Obama Catholic rewarded with government job at HHS". Catholic News Agency. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-02-29/catholic-voter-guide/53307064/1
  4. 1 2 3 Pulliam Bailey, Sarah. "WikiLeaks emails appear to show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics and evangelicals". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ↑ http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/10/18/tim-kaine-on-catholic-emails-no-apologies-are-necessary-for-peoples-opinions-n2233180
  6. 1 2 Hendershott, Anne. "Fake Catholic Groups and the "Catholic Spring" Emails". Catholic World Repor. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Staff, Reporter. "Clinton campaign chief helped start Catholic organisations to create 'revolution' in the Church". Catholic Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Dias, Elizabeth. "Hillary Clinton Campaign Pushes Back on 'Anti-Catholic' Charge". Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Staff, Reporter. "Clinton campaign chief helped start Catholic organisations to create 'revolution' in the Church". Catholic Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  10. ↑ George, Robert P. "Non-Catholics for Church 'Reform'". Wall street Journal. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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