Catholics for a Free Choice Exposed Brian Clowes, Ph.D. Human Life International First printed in 2001Electronic Edition Updated July 2011NOTE: Catholics for a Free Choice changed its name to “Catholics for Choice” in January 2008. This book refers to the group by its original name. Table of ContentsIntroduction Who and What Are We Fighting? The Purpose of This Book The Strategies of Catholics for a Free ChoiceChapter 1: The History of Catholics for a Free Choice The 1970s: The ProAbortion Movement Finds Its Catholic Voice The Early 1980s: CFFC Refines Its Mission The Late 1980s: CFFC Joins Forces with Other ProAbortion Groups The 1990s: CFFC Finds a Global Forum The See Change Sees No ChangeChapter 2: The New Millennium CFFCs Current Activities General Overview of CFFCs Activities CFFCs European Activities CFFCs Hispanic and Latin American ActivitiesChapter 3: Why CFFC is Not a Catholic OrganizationChapter 4: Frances Kissling: The Cardinal of Death”Chapter 5: CFFCs Connections to the Radical Feminist and New Age MovementsChapter 6: CFFCs Interesting Financial HistoryChapter 7: Answering CFFCs Arguments Why It is Important to Learn CFFCs Arguments Argument #1: “The Bible says nothing about abortion.” Argument #2: “You are not guilty of sin if you follow your conscience.” Argument #3” “The fetus is not a person.” Argument#4: The Churchs ban on abortion is not infallible.” Argument #5: “Dissent is necessary for the life of the Church.” Argument #6: We must respect the ability of women to make good decisions.” Argument #7: Please dont call up “pro-abortion.” We are “pro-choice”.” Argument#8: “The majority of Catholics are pro-choice.” Argument #9: If you are against abortion, support contraception.” Argument #10: The celibate male priesthood has no right to speak on abortion.” Argument #11: The Churchs teachings on abortion have changed many times.” Argument #12: “We respect the right of others to hold different opinions.”AppendixesAppendix A: The Catholic Church Condemns Catholics for a Free Choice(1) “Catholics for a Free Choice.” Lexicon of Ambiguous and Debatable Terms Regarding Family Life and Ethical Questions. Pontifical Council for the Family, 2006.(2) Statement on Catholics for a Free Choice on Behalf of the Bishops Committee for ProLife Activities, November 25, 1981.(3) National Council of Catholic Bishops. Abortion and Free Choice: The Catholic Church Teaches Direct Abortion is Never a Moral Good, November 1984.(4) National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Statement Regarding Catholics for a Free Choice, November 4, 1993.(5) Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of GalvestonHouston, President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Status of Catholics for a Free Choice, May 10, 2000.(6) The Bishops of Chiapas, Mexico. The New Campaign against Life, July 1, 1991.Appendix B: Early Teachings of the Catholic Church against AbortionAppendix C: How to Defeat Catholics for a Free ChoiceAppendix D: Foundation Funding of Catholics for a Free ChoiceAppendix E: Interesting Quotes by Catholics for a Free ChoiceIntroduction Who and What Are We Fighting? Centuries ago, the great Chinese general and strategist Sun Tzu wrote in his classic The Art of War that All warfare is based primarily on the deception of an enemy. Fighting on a battlefield is the most primitive way of making war. There is no art higher than to destroy your enemy without a fight by subverting anything of value in your enemys country.”1 Proabortionists know full well that their agenda is repugnant to the majority of thinking individuals. Public opinion polls repeatedly show that Americans believe that the vast majority of abortions should be banned.2 Because of this, proabortionists cannot rely upon the democratic system. They must instead force their agenda on the nation by gaining control of societys organs of power and influence through a tactic called infiltration and subversion, so ably described by General Sun. Chapter 5 of Human Life Internationals Basic ProLife Training Program describes the antilife tactic of infiltration and subversion in detail. The general strategy of the leaders of the Culture of Death is to place talented people in the leadership positions of the sources of influence in society, which are; All of the many organizations belonging to the United Nations; The non-governmental organizations (NGOs); The executive branches of the national governments, regions and states; The courts, particularly the national court systems; The legislatures at the national, region