Springfield, Ill., Jul 12, 2011 / 22:01 pm
An Illinois judge's July 12 order will allow Catholic Charities to continue its foster care work in three dioceses, despite an attempt by state officials and the governor to end the partnership.
“This is a great win for the 2,000 children under the care of Catholic Charities, protecting these kids from the grave disruption that the state's reckless decision to terminate would have caused,” said Peter Breen, Executive Director and Legal Counsel at the Thomas More Society.
Breen said that Catholic Charities, with the legal assistance of his organization, “will continue this fight” to continue “the high-quality foster and adoption care that the Catholic Church has provided for over a century to Illinois children.”
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, one of the dioceses that sought the injunction, said he was “encouraged by the judge's recognition today of the grave harm that would result” from forcing Catholic Charities out of foster care.