UK Catholic Charity Appeal Dismissed

A Catholic charity which wants exemption from equality laws which would force it to provide its adoption services to gay couples has had its latest appeal rejected. Catholic Care, which is based in the Diocese of Leeds, has spent more than two years arguing it will have to give up its work finding homes for children if it has to comply with recent equality regulations which prohibit discrimination against same-sex couples wanting to adopt. The complex legal debate ended up in the High Court last year before it was referred back to the Charity Commission which again refused to back Catholic Care’s stance.

Read the full story from the Press Association.

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  1. Billy Wingarden April 27th, 2011 4:50 pm

    Hate triumphs the needs of children.

    Of course what would you expect from the church of the endless hidden molestation, equiv to prison rape.

    The church also moved known guitly priests to new locations where they would continue their vile crimes. Because the priests bring in the money.

    Given its vile and filthy history re children,this church has no biz at all being in the adoption business.

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