Monday, May 30, 2011

Rockford, IL Diocese Ends Adoption, Foster Care; Due to Law Granting Same-Sex Couples Child Care

The Catholic News website reports today (May 30, 2011) that the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois has decided that its Catholic Charities offices will no longer offer state-funded adoptions and foster-care services when the new Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act takes effect on June 1.

Because the law did not include an exemption allowing religious organizations to refer adoptions or foster-care arrangements involving same-sex or unmarried cohabitating couples to other agencies, "the Diocese of Rockford is forced to permanently discontinue all state-funded adoption and foster-care operations as of June 1," said Penny Wiegert, diocesan director of communications.

There has been no word from the other five diocese in Illinois about whether they would continue state-funded adoption and foster-care services after June 1.

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