The Most Rev. James F. Carney, Archbishop of Vancouver, in a letter to the pastors of the Vancouver Archdiocese dated January 1983, removed the Catholic Community and charities from funding provided by United Way. The association had lasted for the past 50 years.
The move, effective January 1st of this year, was made to demonstrate the disappointment with United Way permitting Panned Parenthood, which according to the Badgery report is the largest abortion referral agency in Canada, to become a participating member.
According to Bishop Carney, United Way met repeatedly with Catholic agencies to discuss the matter, and was fully aware of the commitment to step out if P.P. was admitted. Such were the results that P.P. is in and the Catholic Charities are out.
