Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1996
Lincoln diocese excommunication threat
Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz warned Catholics in his diocese that membership in CFC and other named organizations could result in automatic excommunication after an interdict.
1984
Church discipline following abortion advertisement
The organization's New York Times statement on Catholic pluralism and abortion led to disciplinary measures against some Catholic religious figures who had signed it, provoking an extended public dispute.
1974
Marlborough baptism controversy
Joseph O'Rourke, an early CFC board member and Jesuit priest, baptized an infant outside a locked church after local clergy refused the ceremony. He acted against his superiors' instructions and was later expelled from the Jesuit order.