FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Contact: D. Michael McCarron
Executive Director
(850) 222-3803
mccarron@flacathconf.org
Tallahassee -- As the
2001 Legislative Session gets underway, the Florida Catholic Conference of Bishops
released its annual Public Policy Issues paper, outlining its positions on issues
affecting the life and dignity of the human person, the needs of the poor and vulnerable,
and each person's rights and responsibilities, to one another and society.
The paper addresses the Church's teaching on today's most pressing issues, and is divided
into categories pertaining to life and death legislation, social concerns related to the
budget, children, adoption, education, health care, and much more.
D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director of the Florida Catholic Conference of Bishops
said, "The Church's role in the political order is, among other things, to
highlight the moral dimensions of public policy, and to participate in debate on matters
affecting the common good. These public policy positions reflect the Catholic
Church's teaching on the inherent dignity of all human life and promote a 'consistent
ethic of life' from its very beginning to natural death."
The paper is available at the Florida Catholic Conference's web site and may be accessed
from the 2001 Legislative Page at: http://www.flacathconf.org/Legislativeissues/Legispage.htm
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| The Florida Catholic Conference is an agency of the Catholic Bishops, established in 1969. It speaks for the Church in matters of public policy, serves as liaison to government and the legislature, and coordinates communications and activities between the Church and secular agencies. The Bishops of the seven dioceses of Florida constitute its Board of Directors. |
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