This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. James Martin, Sr. Simone Campbell to pray at Democratic National Convention, Curial speculation follows papal meetings with bishops, Medal of Honor chaplain Fr Emil Kapaun's body identified, as sainthood inquiry continues, Pope Francis intends to end his days in Rome, not Argentina, journalist clarifies, Iraqi PM declares national day of tolerance in honor of papal meeting with top Shiite cleric, Pope Francis in Erbil: ‘Today I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive’, Full text: Pope Francis' homily at Mass in Baghdad's St. Joseph Cathedral. Developed by Fiat Insight. Its use as a defense of President Biden cries out for several observations. He has endorsed the “Equality Act,” which threatens to force even Catholic health facilities to provide abortions or be punished for violating federal civil rights laws. He is a Fellow with the University of Notre Dame's deNicola Center for Ethics and Culture, an Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, and the author of a monthly syndicated column for Catholic News Service. Whether that interest is sufficient to warrant other laws forbidding abortion is an open question for the Court. They’re not a lobby, they’re a policy group,” she said. “Our niche is economic justice.”. Campbell is executive director of the “Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice,” about which more below. From the Catholic News Agency: President Joe Biden has a “very developed approach” to abortion, Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, said during a recent panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter. It’s because he has a ‘very developed’ approach to abortion. And he supports legislation to “codify Roe,” a euphemism used by supporters to promote a “Women’s Health Protection Act” that would attack any state, local, or federal law that may have the effect of delaying, or in any way reducing “access” to, abortion – including laws that have remained in effect even under Roe v. Wade. To be sure, when asked by CNA last August about her Network’s position on abortion, Sr. Simone said, “That is not our issue. What she claims about Biden’s abortion position, based on a conversation with him, is that “he has a very developed approach to it. . Campbell, the executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, criticized pro-lifers who have a “political obsession” with the “criminalization of abortion,” and she argued that it is dividing the Catholic Church, according to the report. Social Justice to celebrate 100% Voters on our 2020 Voting Record, learn about the policies we scored on, and future events! “Social justice Catholics” believe the Church should focus more on the obligation to help the poor, even if it means focusing less on issues like abortion. Thank you for partnering with NETWORK to engage in the 2020 Election! Mr. Doerflinger is retired after working on life issues for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for 36 years. She is the executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, and received her law degree from the University of California-Davis School of Law in 1977. The Catholic News Agency reports:. In other words, at least until birth, the child is something like a disease, and abortion is the cure. According to CNA’s review of foundation grants to Network Lobby, a review which has not accounted for a majority of the group’s funds, Campbell’s organization has taken grants from major funders who also focus on abortion rights. Responding to the incident, a Knights of Columbus spokesperson said membership should not be a disqualifier for public service, describing the order as “a charitable organization that adheres to and promotes Catholic teaching.”, In an Aug. 17 essay in the National Catholic Reporter, Campbell argued that Harris “voiced her disagreement with some of the political positions of the Knights of Columbus.”, “I'm a Catholic sister, and I disagree with some of the political positions of Knights of Columbus,” she continued. While the foundation has two Catholic priests on its board of advisers, another board member is Jenny Lawson, Vice President of Organizing and Electoral Campaigns at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Votes. Sister Campbell, executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, said at a January 21 panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter that the pro-life “obsession” with the abortion issue has torn the Church apart. Its political action committee, the National Right to Life Victory Fund, spent about $1.2 million in 2018. The Catholic News Agency reports that, at a recent panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter, Sister Simone Campbell offered to explain President Biden’s position on abortion for us. The Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice is clearly in the social justice camp. Campbell, 74, is a member and past general director of the Sisters of Social Service, a Catholic religious community. President Joe Biden has a “very developed approach” to abortion, Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, said during a recent panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter. NETWORK's director Sister Simone Campbell gets in trouble for supporting Obama's pro-abortion health care reform bill. NETWORK’s 2020 Voting Record scores Senators and Representatives on their votes pertaining to Catholic Social Justice. Campbell was partially quoting Pope Francis’ 2018 apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate in which the pope stated “Our defense of the innocent unborn, for example, needs to be clear, firm and passionate, for at stake is the dignity of a human life, which is always sacred and demands love for each person, regardless of his or her stage of development.”, The pope added that the lives of the poor, the destitute, the abandoned, the infirm, the elderly, and others are “equally sacred.”, The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “the right to life of every innocent human individual is a constitutive element of a civil society and its legislation.”, Campbell said it is not Network Lobby’s mission to be “in the fight for Roe v. Wade,” the Supreme Court decision that mandated legal abortion nationwide. Washington D.C., Jan 25, 2021 / 10:35 am MT (CNA).- President Joe Biden has a “very developed approach” to abortion, Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, said during a recent panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter. At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. The Catholic News Agency reports that, at a recent panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter, Sister Simone Campbell offered to explain President Biden’s position on abortion for us. Campbell told CNA said Parolin’s remarks were “great” and “good news.” But she said she would not take part in that effort. Politico has characterized the fund as a “dark money” group. She is the executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, and received her law degree from the University of California-Davis School of Law in 1977. A radical thought is that they ought to be able to earn enough from one job to both have time for leisure for a family together as well the capacity to save for the future.”. I think they ought to expand.”, Asked why Network Lobby cannot expand its work on abortion, she said “because it doesn’t fit in economic justice, which is our mission.”, “The thing that’s so painful for me is the view that only one issue, as important as it is, defines all of Catholicity,” she said. The economic agenda of Network Lobby, Campbell told CNA, is “more aligned with Democratic platforms” but the group considers itself “an equal opportunity annoyer” that lobbies members of both political parties. “And it doesn’t. “We are a small operation.”. Links updated 3/13/2012. Vice President Biden supports upholding Roe v. Wade and repealing the Hyde amendment. The Ford Foundation has net assets of $13 billion, and gave out some $500 million, its 2018 tax forms show. Campbell is executive director of the “Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice,” about which more below. In response to a CNA question, Campbell said that if Network took a stand against legal abortion she thought it wouldn’t lose donors. Network Lobby has had a longtime relationship with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the subject of a Vatican doctrinal assessment published in April 2012 that also mentioned Network Lobby. The organization focuses its lobbying efforts in the areas of economic justice, immigration reform, healthcare, peace making and ecology. Campbell is executive director of the “Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice,” about which more below. They don’t work for the marginalized. .I’m a lawyer. To stay true to our faith values, NETWORK calls for the passage of the U.S. They have a nearly 50-year track record of lobbying for critical federal programs that support those at the margins and prioritize the common good.