CATHOLIC FIFTH COLUMN - Why is Catholic Relief Services giving 98 PERCENT of money to ABORTION candidates?

Research shows 98 percent of money donated to anti-life candidates.

High-ranking employees of Catholic Relief Services are supporting anti-life candidates. This revelation comes from the Lepanto Institute, a small Catholic fact-finding mission. Research from the Institute shows that 98 percent of the political donations made by CRS leaders is going to pro-abortion candidates.

LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) - As Catholics, we are expected to practice what we preach. We are obligated to live in accord with the teaching of the Church. So why are ranking leaders of Catholic Relief Services donating to pro-abortion candidates?

Catholic Relief Services is the charitable arm of the American bishops of the Church. The agency itself is sworn to uphold and follow the teaching of the Church. But its leaders appear to be doing something else.

According to Michael Hichborn, 98 percent of CRS employee political donations go to candidates and organizations that support abortion. The figures he has acquired also show donations given to "Emily's List," an organization dedicated to advancing anti-life candidates.

Hichborn did his research by visiting opensecrets.com, which reveals who and how much people have been donating. The records are public.

Hichborn explained that in general, Catholics donate evenly between conservative and liberal causes. But a closer look at CRS shows virtually all of those donations go to anti-life candidates and agencies. Isn't that strange, given their stated mission?

Do these people make a Catholic fifth column? It's certainly upsetting.

As private citizens, these individuals may do as they please within the limits of the law. However, as Catholics, and especially as leaders of an organization that serves the bishops, they ought to be bound to moral and ethical standards and taught by the Church. Is there a morality clause in their contracts? And does that clause support life?

Hichborn's findings are listed below.

Also, please check out the Lepanto Institute here.

Read Hitchborn's work on CRS here.

All other political contribution records we have discovered for CRS employees are as follows:

• Adrian Alvarez, worked for CRS from 2004-2006, last serving as a program manager. Alvarez "married" his homosexual lover in 2014.  In 2006, Alvarez contributed $250 to Lee Ardray Harris, who boasted of his "great visit" to "Planned Parenthood Memphis."
• Alison Judd was the Regional Development Director for CRS from 2004-2015. Judd has made a combined 32 contributions of $632 to Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Russ Feingold, and ActBlue.
• Andy Schafer has forked for CRS for over 3 years, most recently as a Country Representative in Pakistan. In 2008, he contributed $250 to Barack Obama.
• Anson Holzer has worked for CRS since 2015 as a Senior Advisor. This year, he has contributed $78 to the Bernie Sanders
• Benjamin Philips is a 9 year employee at CRS, most recently as a Country Representative in Uganda. He has contributed a combined $3,500 to the John Kerry campaign and DNC Services Corp.
• Bernie Chaves is a 9 year employee at CRS, currently serving as a Country Representative in Laos. This year, he donated $500 to Bernie Sanders.
• Bonnie Green worked for CRS for over 3 years as the Senior Commodity Advisor, leaving in 2006. She has made 6 political contributions totaling $1,800 to Barack Obama and pro-abort Steny Hoyer.
• Charisse Espy Glassman was a legal assistant for CRS who ran over pro-lifers with her car in 2011. Two months later, she donated $300 to the Fairfax County Democratic Committee.
• Charles Paquette is CRS's director of Family Foundation & Philanthropy, and has been working for CRS since 2005. In 2006, Paquette contributed $250 to pro-abort Victoria Wels Wulsin.
• Conor Walsh is a Country Representative for CRS in Nicaragua. This year, he contributed $25 to pro-abort Michael Bennet.
• Courtney Phelps worked for CRS for 3 years, most recently as the Head of Programming. In 2011, she contributed $1,000 to Barack Obama.
• Daisy Francis worked for CRS for 10 years, most recently as the Protection Issues Adviser. From 2012 to 2016, Francis contributed a combined $930 to Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, and DNC Services Corp.
• Daniel Auger is a Program Manager for CRS. This year, he contributed $500 to Bernie Sanders.
• Douglas Norell is the Director for Legislative Affairs. In 2008 he contributed $250 to Barack Obama.
• Edward Walters worked from 1997-2005, lastly as the Agriculture Technical Adviser. In 2000, he contributed $250 to pro-abort Ralph Nader.
• Name Witheld to Protect the Employee contributed $750 to professed pro-life candidates.
• Heather Dolphin has been with CRS since 2010, currently serving as Regional Technical Adviser in Senegal. In 2015, Dolphin contributed $100 to Bernie Sanders.
• Geoffrey Heinrich is a 12 year employee at CRS, currently serving as Senior Technical Adviser in Zambia. In 2012, he contributed $200 to Barack Obama.
• Jessica Garrels is the CRS employee most recently exposed for "standing with Planned Parenthood." In 2012, she contributed $200 to Barack Obama.
• JoEllen McGann worked for CRS from 2008-2011 as a Resource Management Coordinator. In 2009, she contributed $200 to ActBlue.
• John Taylor was the Relationship Manager for CRS from 2005-2014. This year, he contributed $10 to pro-abort Tammy Duckworth.
• Kaarli Sundsmo worked for CRS as the Emergency Program Consultant from 2008-2009. In 2008, she contributed $1,000 to Barack Obama.
• Kenneth Wynder worked for CRS in 2002. That year, he contributed $500 to pro-abort Dutch Ruppersberger.
• Kristin Weinhauer, Senior HIV Technical Advisor, has been with CRS for 14 years. This year, she contributed $1,000 to Bernie Sanders.
• Lorraine Pearson is a Senior Policy Advisor for CRS. In 2004, she contributed $250 to John Kerry.
• Mark Schnellbaecher was CRS's Regional Director for Europe and the Middle East from 2004-2012. In 2012, he donated $250 to pro-abort Keith Ellison.
• Matthew Hochbrueckner was CRS's Country Representative for Sierra Leone. In 1999, he contributed $250 to Al Gore.
• Matthew McGarry is CRS's country representative for Jordan, West bank and Gaza. From 2008-2016, he has made 5 political donations totaling $6,800 to Barack Obama, pro-abort Martha Coakley, and DNC Services Corp.
• Mayling Herbert worked for CRS from 2004-2010 as a Senior Technical Health Advisor. Since 2004, Herbert made a combined $750 in contributions to Barack Obama, pro-abort Wesley Clark, and DNC Services Corp.
• Nadjejda Nelson was an Emergency Program Manager for CRS from 2011-2012. In 2012, Nelson contributed $250 to Barack Obama.
• Nancy Hearne was the Head of Office for CRS in Goma. In 2008, Herne contributed $250 to Barack Obama.
• Patrick Obrist has worked for CRS for 9 years, currently serving as a Business Development Specialist. In 2012, he contributed $500 to Barack Obama.
• Paul Hicks has been a Water Resources Coordinator for CRS since 1999. In 2008, Hicks donated $500 to Barack Obama.
• Sara Robinson has forked for CRS from 2005-2014, most recently serving as Program Developer and Manager. From 2007-2008, Robinson contributed a combined $4,537 to Barack Obama and DNC Services Corp.
• Sara Weinstein worked for CRS from 2002-2009, most recently as Deputy Regional Director in Guatemala. In 2008, Weinstein contributed a combined $750 to Barack Obama and the DNC Services Corp.
• Sarah Ford has been with CRS since 2006, currently serving as Director for Partnership and Capacity Strengthening. In 2008, she contributed $250 to Barack Obama.
• Sarah Robbins-Penniman has been working for CRS since 2015 as Senior Advisor for Supply Chain Knowledge Management. In 2013, Robbins-Penniman expressed her support for same-sex "marriage" on facebook.  This year, Robbins-Penniman made 8 contributions for Hillary Clinton's campaign, totaling $233.
• Sergio Lopez has been with CRS for over 2 years, serving as a Relationship Manager. This year, Lopez has made 16 donations for a combined $340 to Bernie Sanders and ActBlue.
• Sieglinde Gassman worked for CRS from 1993-1999 as the Country Director for Albania. From 1996-1999 Gassman contributed a combined $750 to Al Gore and DNC Services Corp.
• Tom Ulrich worked for CRS from 2004-2012 as the Director for Constituency Relations and Support. Between 2004-2012, Ulrich has contributed a combined $1,800 to Barack Obama, DNC Services Corp., and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte.
• Tom Purekal is a Business Development Specialist at CRS. On June 28, 2015, Puerkal celebrated the Supreme Court decision in favor of Same-Sex "marriage" by placing a rainbow flag overlay on his facebook profile image.  This year, Purekal donated $100 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
• Tracy O'Heir was the Assistant Country Representative for CRS from 2006-2009. In 2008, O'Heir donated $200 to Barack Obama.
• Name Witheld to Protect the Employee contributed $250 to professed pro-life candidates.
• Vanessa Tobin has worked for CRS since 2013 as Senior Adviser for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Water Resources. In 2012, Tobin expressed support for a "reproductive health bill" in the Philippines, which would have opened the way to the sale and distribution of contraception.  This year, Tobin has made 13 donations totaling $134 to Hillary Clinton's campaign.

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