|
|
Article: Abortion rift troubles Pax Christi.
- Article from:
- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- August 10, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Controversy over pro-choice speaker raises `seamless garment' questions
Liberal Catholics have often squared off against conservative Catholics over abortion. What makes a recent battle over abortion and free speech unusual, though, is that contenders are members of Pax Christi USA -- an organization associated with the Catholic left.
Last month, Pax Christi, the Erie, Pa.-based Catholic peace group, canceled its annual national assembly amid a storm of controversy over its keynote speaker, the Rev. James Lawson (NCR, July 13). Lawson, a retired United Methodist minister, is a civil rights activist and an outspoken pro-choice advocate.
To Pax ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|