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USCCB in bed with Sun Myung Moon?
Posted May 19, 2008 , By Joshua LeBlanc
Those of my readers who listen to podcasts and read blogs are most probably aware of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and their dealings in New Media - specifically the Catholic Communications Campaign. Coincidentally the Second Collection at Mass this past weekend was for the Catholic Communications Campaign which goes to create such things as the NAB Daily Readings Podast and ccc-tv.org. Where do our contributed funds ultimately end up?
The USCCB uses a firm by the name of Atlantic Video to stream their media across the internet as well as to host many of their audio/video projects. The Columbia Journalistic Review (CJR) reports that News World Communications, Inc. is the parent company of The Washington Times and Atlantic Video. CJR also reports that News World Communications is owned and operated by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church.The Unification Church, if you recall, is the same group which backed former Zambian Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo's call for an end to celibacy as well as the figure that celebrated the "wedding" of he and his alleged wife.
Now the question necesssarily arises - Why would the USCCB hire a company owned by Sun Myung Moon to produce its audio/video? To put it mildly, this is slightly more than problematic, especially something for which they're going to ask a special second collection. I think the USCCB should provide some answers as to why this partnership was allowed to take place and needs to immediately cease doing business with Moon and his Church. To continue to do business with this group only furthers the Unification Church's dangerous ideas and Milingo's endeavors. Archbishop Milingo must be laughing at the fact that the United States bishops are actually giving him money!
See also Freedom of Mind
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