Catholic Villanova U Hosts Pro-Abortion Amnesty International

The event is titled, "The NAFTA-caused crisis in Oaxaca, Mexico, and the roots of migration" and appears centered around how the NAFTA trade agreement is causing illegal immigration, though the term illegal is left off.

More importantly, Catholic leaders have been calling on Amnesty International to repudiate their recent policy change in support of abortion as a human "right" to no avail. Some Catholic bishops' conferences have gone as far as to withdraw financial and public support for AI. Apparently officials at Villanova are either unaware of unimpressed by Amnesty International's policy shift. Much press has been generated about it and some excerpts are included below.

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Second Catholic Leader Quits Amnesty International Over Abortion Stance Second Catholic Leader Quits Amnesty International Over Abortion Stance

The head of the Catholic Church in Scotland wrote the director of the group and said it gave him "great sadness" to renounce his membership but he can't support a group that opposes a "basic right to human life."

"As a matter of conscience and with great sadness I have decided to resign from Amnesty International having first joined as a student and supported it over many decades," Cardinal O'Brien wrote about his decision.

"In recent years I have spoken out strongly on pro-life issues including our necessity to ensure life for the poorest people of the world and have shown my care and concern by visiting some of those poorest countries especially in Africa and Asia," he explained.

"Sadly now Amnesty International seems to be placing itself at the forefront of a campaign for a universal 'right' to abortion in contravention to that basic right to human life," the Catholic official said.

and:
Founded by a Catholic in 1961, Amnesty International Reaffirms Pro-Abortion Position

Before the vote, Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, promised Catholics worldwide would boycott the human rights group.
"If in fact Amnesty International persists in this course of action, individuals and Catholic organizations must withdraw their support because, in deciding to promote abortion rights, Amnesty International has betrayed its mission," he said.

Bishop William Skylstad, president of U.S. Catholic bishops' conference, echoed the call for a boycott in July.

He said the decision to endorse abortion "undermines Amnesty's long-standing moral credibility, diverts its mission, divides its own members (many of whom are Catholic or defend the rights of unborn children), and jeopardizes Amnesty's support by people in many nations, cultures and religions."

Once again, there are directives against giving platforms to people or organizations that are in opposition to the mission of the Church. Amnesty International seems to fit the description.