Opposition Watch
For many years Catholics for Choice has done original research on the antichoice movement, especially conservative Catholic groups and individuals. It’s good for the soul, as we have discovered time and again that these groups are far less scary up close than one might think if one relied solely on their propaganda for information. They are less than the sum of their parts and reminding ourselves of this is always a useful exercise. To know them is to know their weaknesses and it always helps to expose what little there is behind the veneer of their bombast. Knowing them makes us stronger and in that spirit we are always happy to share the information we find with others.
Reports on the World Congress of Families Regional Congress in London
June 2010
- Read the Preliminary Report with speaker biographies and session outlines here.
- Read the Report on Day One here.
- Read the Report on Day Two here.
Report on the World Congress of Families in Amsterdam
August 2009
- Read the Introductory Report: Tilting at Windmills
- Read Catholics for Choice Report on Day One
- Read Day Two Report: What's Going On? Where is Everybody?
- Read Day Three Report: The Family in Crisis? Not So Much
- Read brief biographies of key Catholic speakers
- Read our Press Release: Catholics for Choice Calls on Dutch Minister to Withdraw from Conservative Conference
The Trouble with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good [PDF] (2009)
The latest investigative report from Catholics for Choice shows how Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, while presenting itself as just another group working for the "common good," is in fact an antiabortion organization that publicly supports the restriction of abortion laws.
Opposition Notes
Opposition Notes is a new series of investigative fact sheets that exposes the tactics and beliefs of those who oppose women's rights and reproductive health.
- Catholic League [PDF] (2008)
- Priests for Life [PDF] (2007)
- Catholic Answers [PDF] (2006)
- American Life League [PDF] (2006)
Democrats for Life: Not Prolife Democrats [PDF]
The past four decades have witnessed a profound shift in the political allegiances of the Catholic church from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. It has also seen the emergence of “prolife” Democratic elected officials who claim to represent the authentic position of the church on life issues. This report examines the shifting allegiances of the Catholic hierarchy, as well as the self-proclaimed prolife Catholic Democrats who have served—or are serving—in the United States Congress.
From Winter to Spring - and back again?
A report from the World Congress of Families in Warsaw
As the World Congress on Families packs up its tents and leaves its fantasy world in Warsaw, participants will now have to face the harsh reality of the real world in which we all live. There will be far fewer subservient women, there will be gays living on the same block, and there will be people having premarital sex and using contraception to boot. Read on...
- Read the Introductory Report
- Read Day 1 Report: A Small Show and an Embarrassing No-Show
- Read Day 2 Report: Worse than a Bad Dream
- Read Day 3 Report: Back on Message, WCF Still Fails to Inspire
- In Their Own Words: Quotes from the conference
- Read brief biographies of key Catholic speakers
Conservative Catholic Influence in Europe
The Conservative Catholic Influence in Europe series is comprised of investigative fact sheets that expose the positions and alliances of some of the more aggressive opponents of reproductive health and rights thoughout Europe.
- Catholic Action Group [PDF] (2005)
- World Youth Alliance [PDF] (2005)
- Anna Záborská [PDF] (2004, Updated 2008)
- Rocco Buttiglione [PDF] (2004)
- Opus Dei (1997)
- The Vatican and Family Politics [PDF] (1997)
Bad Faith at the UN [PDF]
An extensive report examining the history, activities and finances of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, an anti-reproductive rights Catholic organization that lobbies at the UN, and its founder Austin Ruse.
