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LR Diocese Apologizes to Komen Group
posted 9:31 am Fri March 07, 2008 - Little Rock
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Monsignor J. Gaston Hebert issued the statement after a meeting with staffers from the Dallas-based Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The organization is known globally for its Race for the Cure events.
In a letter last month, Hebert asked parishioners to withhold their donations as Komen gives money to Planned Parenthood to provide breast exams and offer education to women in its clinics.
Hebert said Thursday that his earlier contention--that those donations could free up funding for abortions and contraceptive services--"turned out not to be true."
"It is important that the stance of the Catholic Church always be based upon truth" Hebert said. "The position statement issued on February 7th was based upon unintentional error. To let that statement stand would be an act of injustice."
Hebert also described Komen's work as "exceptional" and apologized to those "embarrassed by this mistaken policy."
Rebecca Gibson, a spokeswoman for the Komen foundation, released a statement thanking the Little Rock diocese for a "very receptive meeting."
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