Two weeks ago, the Catholic bishops of the United States met in Louisville, KY for their annual plenary meeting. One of the topics for the meeting was the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the official anti-poverty program of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In April, the long-term executive director of the CCHD, Ralph McCloud, departed his post without explanation, and evidence of the financial failure of the program came to light.During the meeting, which took … [Read more...]