Catholic Relief Services issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that Rick Estridge, the Vice President for Oversees Finance has resigned from the organization. CRS did not disclose whether this resignation came with a severance package or other financial benefits.In its public statement, CRS said: "CRS respects Mr. Estridge’s decision and thanks him for his service. He has done a tremendous job during his years at CRS and will be missed. We are grateful that he has agreed to be … [Read more...]
CRS President Doubles-Down on Funding Contraception Providers, Employing Same-Sex ‘Married’ Executives
In a recent interview with John Burger of Aleteia, Dr. Carolyn Woo, president of Catholic Relief Services, doubled down on CRS’s commitment to maintaining dues-paying memberships in contraception and abortion spreading organizations, providing funds to abortion and contraception distributing organizations, and retaining the employment of a vice president who is a homosexual activist in a same-sex “marriage.” During the interview, Dr. Woo was asked, “CRS has been criticized by some for failing to … [Read more...]
Here’s what others are saying about CRS’s Mock-Married VP
Earlier this week, we broke the news that while CRS continues to claim adherence to the Catholic identity and denies implementing programs contrary to the moral teachings of the Church, one of its own vice-presidents was among the first to engage in a mock-marriage in Maryland. In short, we have a hard time seeing how CRS can be capable of conducting proper internal investigations of its projects when one of its executives so flagrantly derides Catholic teaching.But here are a few things … [Read more...]
CRS Confirms Implementation of Condom-Promoting Video
Earlier this week, the Lepanto Institute and Population Research Institute (PRI) revealed that the PEPFAR-funded project operated by Catholic Relief Services in Kenya called "SAIDIA" implemented an MTV-produced video series that promotes promiscuity and condoms called Shuga. Responding to this report, CRS provided a statement to Life Site News with the headline, "Catholic Relief Services Responds to False Allegations of Shuga Video in Kenya." However, CRS's response actually confirms that … [Read more...]
