Documents and Statements
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Respect Life Office releases statement regarding recent FDA decision on access to Plan B pill (8.24.06)
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to allow Emergency Contraception, commonly called Plan B, to be sold over the counter to women 18 years and older without prescription or medical advice is gravely disappointing. This irresponsible decision by the FDA could have sad consequences for women and society as a whole….” To read the full statement, please click here to download. To access the national statement by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, please click here or visit their website at http://www.usccb.org.
Archbishop announces voucher program for kids (6.8.06)
Archbishop Charles Chaput, together with Seeds of Hope and the Archdiocese of Denver’s Office of Catholic Schools, has announced a new opportunity for students of low income families to attend a Catholic school this fall. Funded by Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust, this parental choice in education initiative aims to offer the gift of Catholic education to 250 students who are not presently in Catholic schools and who would otherwise not afford the opportunity.
June 8 press packet:
Archbishop announces outreach panel, mediation offer (5.24.06)
On May 24, 2006, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced a voluntary, good-will mediation effort. The program is designed to address the needs of persons suing the Archdiocese of Denver since last July 26 for past claims of clergy sexual abuse. The archbishop has asked retired Judge Richard Dana to chair an independent, three-person panel to meet with interested claimants, assess their claims and offer an appropriate resolution.
Judge Dana is the co-founder of Denver’s nationally respected Judicial Arbiters Group, Inc. (JAG). Joining Dana on the panel are Mr. Jack Dahlberg, a prominent rehabilitation specialist, and Chief Heather Coogan, a retired Denver Deputy Police Chief and now Chief of Security for the Auraria Higher Education Campus in Denver. Coogan is Catholic; Dana and Dahlberg are not.
Click here to download audio from the May 24 press conference
May 24 press packet:
August 19th statement by
Archbishop Chaput on recent media coverage (8.19.05)
Read Archbishop's statement
Read archdiocesan Code of Conduct
National Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Relevant previous statements
