Winnipeg, Canada, Jun 26, 2009 / 08:55 am
An investigating committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has submitted its report clearing a CCCB-run development agency of charges it helped fund pro-abortion groups in Mexico. However, the CCCB president said that reports of such funding for Peruvian groups require “clarification” from the Peruvian bishops.
In March LifeSiteNews.com published reports indicating that the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP) was distributing funds to five organizations that support the legalization of abortion and the distribution of contraceptives in Mexico.
During its June 18 meeting, the Permanent Council of the CCCB received a report and recommendations from its Committee of Inquiry established to investigate the allegations.
A CCCB press release initially said that there would be no further comment until the committee’s recommendations were published.