Catholic Relief Services VP Living in Same-Sex Marriage

Catholic Relief Services VP Living in Same-Sex Marriage

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by Dr. Susan Berry 22 Apr 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/22/catholic-relief-services-vp-living-in-same-sex-marriage/

The vice-president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the overseas charity of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is living in a same-sex marriage, reports Catholic World News.

According to the Lepanto Institute, a research and education organization dedicated to the defense of the Catholic Church, Rick Estridge, vice-president for overseas finance at CRS, married his partner, William Goretsas Jr. in Maryland on April 4, 2013, a marriage record indicates.

The Lepanto Institute also indicates Estridge’s Facebook and Linkedin postings reveal he publicly supports same-sex marriage and organizations promoting gay causes.

Estridge, who has served CRS in various capacities since 2001, assumed his current role at the same time as his marriage.

Michael Hichborn, president of Lepanto Institute – which has in the past exposed CRS policy of programs supporting contraception – said, “This vice president is flouting Catholic moral teaching by living in a homosexual union and engaging in homosexual activism online. Personnel is policy, so it’s a fair question to ask how his lifestyle and activism have influenced policy at CRS.”

Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports that CRS is now in deliberations about the matter concerning Estridge, and that both his Facebook and Linkedin accounts have been disabled.

CRS states on its website that the charity “upholds Catholic teaching and values.”

Catholic Relief Services

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Catholic Relief Services, the Human Rights Watch, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Note: George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.   

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, the International Rescue Committee, and the Robin Hood Foundation.

John J. Studzinski is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a papal knighthood knight.

papal knighthood is an honor conferred by pope for the Roman Catholic Church.

Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.

Daniel S. Loeb supported same-sex marriage in New York, and was a trustee at the Third Way.

William M. Daley is a trustee at the Third Way, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Francis E. George is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a cardinal for the Roman Catholic Church, an archbishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and was the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, the New York (NY) mayor, and is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee, the Lutheran World Relief, the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, the Episcopal Relief and Development, and the Mennonite Central Committee.

Susan McCue was the founding president & CEO for the ONE Campaign, Harry Reid’s chief of staff, and is a trustee at the Third Way.

Daniel S. Loeb was a trustee at the Third Way, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.

William M. Daley is a trustee at the Third Way, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Francis E. George is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a cardinal for the Roman Catholic Church, an archbishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and was the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.