Articles of knightof columbus and anti gay activity

By Kevin J. The Catholics United Education Fund, a Democrat-leaning advocacy group which began criticizing Church opposition to same-sex "marriage" inreceived most of its operational budget that year from a gay activist foundation run by influential multi-millionaire Tim Gill.

The Gill Foundation's annual report lists the education fund grant in its "communications projects" section. Gill has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into charitable donations and political activism to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT causes.

He urged activism to ensure Democratic control of state legislatures and to win "the battle for the soul of the Republican Party. He has also backed "gay marriage" advocacy across the U. Kraska told CNA that Gill is a "culture warrior" in the sense that "he has a very clearly stated goal to change culture to become accepting of gays and lesbians and he is using his power, influence and money to enact that cultural change.

Catholics United claimed the Knights of Columbus, which has 1. Lori of Baltimore, who specifically urged the defense of marriage in a November essay in Columbia magazine.

Knights of Columbus: Standing on the Wrong Side of History, for a Change

In an August articles of knightof columbus and anti gay activity, Pope Francis invited the Knights of Columbus "to bear witness to the authentic nature of marriage and the family. Catholics United continued to promote "gay marriage" in a March press release claiming that those who oppose the legal recognition for same-sex unions lack biblical support.

On May 27,it criticized a Catholic high school in Georgia for firing a teacher who had posted to Facebook his intention to "marry" someone of the same-sex. The organization appears to be following the lead of well-funded groups in other Christian denominations.

John S. Lomperis, United Methodist director at the Institute for Religion and Democracy, told CNA June 2 there is a pattern of the major "very wealthy gay rights organizations," including the Gill Foundation, working to pursue "major, concerted efforts to engineer 'hostile takeovers' of American religious communities for their agenda.

The Catholic campaign — an initiative of the U. Catholics United expanded into Colorado inadding a state chapter. In Aprilthe national group's website announced that its education fund is seeking to hire a full time organizer in Pennsylvania to organize "social justice Catholics who are willing to engage in the public debate on social justice issues, especially as it relates to LGBT equality, labor solidarity, environmental protection, and immigrant rights.

Catholics United was founded in As a c 4 organization, it may participate in political campaigns under tax law. Both Catholics United groups are headed by James M. CNA contacted Salt for comment but did not receive a response by deadline. Lomperis said that even without groups acting as "outside agitators," his denomination would still have LGBT activism "from a minority of United Methodists.

Lomperis said the tactics of Catholics United appear to be somewhat different. But there seems to be an effort to change the 'public teaching' of the Church. Ahead of the elections, Catholics United wrote to priests in Florida saying it was monitoring alleged illegal political activity in churches.

Salt, the group's executive director, claimed there had been "numerous IRS violations" in local Catholic parishes. The group claimed to have recruited "a network of local volunteers to monitor parishes and document the nature of all partisan activity taking place there.

The project has organized petitions protesting individual U. That group is currently leading a petition campaign against the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's new morals clause contract for teachers in its Catholic schools. CNA regrets the error. Your monthly donation will help our team continue reporting the truth, with fairness, integrity, and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church.

Gay multi-millionaire activist funds Catholics United. Kevin J. Jones is a senior staff writer with Catholic News Agency.