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'''Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good''' (CACG) is a non-partisan, ], non-profit ] organization in the United States, which according to its website aims to promote "the fullness of the ] in the public square".<ref></ref> The organization was founded in 2005 by ] and ].<ref name=CNA>{{Cite news | last= | first= | coauthors= | title=Pro-Obama Catholic rewarded with government job at HHS | newspaper= | location= | pages= | language= | publisher=] | date=4 June 2009 | url=http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/proobama_catholic_rewarded_with_government_job_at_hhs/ | accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-02-29/catholic-voter-guide/53307064/1</ref> '''Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good''' (CACG) is a non-partisan, ], non-profit ] organization in the United States, which according to its website aims to promote "the fullness of the ] in the public square".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/about-us|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813160229/http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/about-us|url-status=dead|title=About Us - Official website|archivedate=August 13, 2009}}</ref> The organization was founded in 2005 by ] and ].<ref name=CNA>{{Cite news | title=Pro-Obama Catholic rewarded with government job at HHS | publisher=] | date=4 June 2009 | url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/16194/pro-obama-catholic-rewarded-with-government-job-at-hhs | access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=David |date=2012-02-29 |title=Catholic voter guide differs from two Catholic candidates |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-02-29/catholic-voter-guide/53307064/1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013730/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-02-29/catholic-voter-guide/53307064/1 |archive-date=2020-02-06 |website=USA Today}}</ref> It was mentioned in the ] as an example of an organization created to support progressive Catholic values.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/12/wikileaks-emails-show-clinton-spokeswoman-joking-about-catholics-and-evangelicals/|title=WikiLeaks emails appear to show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics and evangelicals|last=Bailey|first=Sarah Pulliam|date=2016-10-13|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

==Controversy==

In leaked emails, ] and ] discuss how the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and ] were said to be conceived for the aim of "plant seeds of the revolution," "a Catholic Spring," referring to the "]", inside the Church.<ref name=washingtonpost-catholicsunited>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/12/wikileaks-emails-show-clinton-spokeswoman-joking-about-catholics-and-evangelicals/|title=WikiLeaks emails appear to show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics and evangelicals|first=Sarah|last=Pulliam Bailey|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref>http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/10/18/tim-kaine-on-catholic-emails-no-apologies-are-necessary-for-peoples-opinions-n2233180</ref>

Newman, the president and founder of the Voices for Progress, wrote in an email to Podesta that: "I have not thought at all about how one would 'plant the seeds of the revolution,' or who would plant them."<ref name=washingtonpost-catholicsunited>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/12/wikileaks-emails-show-clinton-spokeswoman-joking-about-catholics-and-evangelicals/|title=WikiLeaks emails appear to show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics and evangelicals|first=Sarah|last=Pulliam Bailey|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=catholicworldreport-catholicsunited>{{citeweb|url=http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/5125/fake_catholic_groups_and_the_catholic_spring_emails.aspx|title=Fake Catholic Groups and the "Catholic Spring" Emails |first=Anne|last=Hendershott|publisher=Catholic World Repor|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=catholicherald-catholicinAlliance>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/clinton-campaign-chief-helped-start-catholic-organisations-to-create-revolution-in-the-church/|title=Clinton campaign chief helped start Catholic organisations to create ‘revolution’ in the Church|first=Reporter|last=Staff |publisher=Catholic Herald|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref> Podesta agreed that this was necessary to do as Newman suggested and wrote back to note that they had created groups like Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Catholics United to push for a more progressive approach to the faith, change would "have to be bottom up."<ref name=Times-catholicinAlliance>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/4528532/hillary-clinton-campaign-pushes-back-on-anti-catholic-charge/|title=Hillary Clinton Campaign Pushes Back on ‘Anti-Catholic’ Charge|first=Elizabeth |last=Dias|publisher=Times|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=washingtonpost-catholicsunited>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/12/wikileaks-emails-show-clinton-spokeswoman-joking-about-catholics-and-evangelicals/|title=WikiLeaks emails appear to show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics and evangelicals|first=Sarah|last=Pulliam Bailey|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=catholicworldreport-catholicsunited>{{citeweb|url=http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/5125/fake_catholic_groups_and_the_catholic_spring_emails.aspx|title=Fake Catholic Groups and the "Catholic Spring" Emails |first=Anne|last=Hendershott|publisher=Catholic World Repor|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=catholicherald-catholicsunited>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/clinton-campaign-chief-helped-start-catholic-organisations-to-create-revolution-in-the-church/|title=Clinton campaign chief helped start Catholic organisations to create ‘revolution’ in the Church|first=Reporter|last=Staff |publisher=Catholic Herald|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref>

] contends that "these groups are political operations constructed to masquerade as organizations devoted to the Catholic faith".<ref name=WSJ-catholicsunited>{{cite web|url=
http://www.wsj.com/articles/non-catholics-for-church-reform-1476400609|title=Non-Catholics for Church ‘Reform’|first=Robert P.|last=George |publisher=Wall street Journal|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref>


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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 7 July 2024

Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) is a non-partisan, Catholic, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in the United States, which according to its website aims to promote "the fullness of the Catholic social tradition in the public square". The organization was founded in 2005 by Alexia Kelley and Tom Perriello. It was mentioned in the Podesta emails as an example of an organization created to support progressive Catholic values.

See also

References

  1. "About Us - Official website". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009.
  2. "Pro-Obama Catholic rewarded with government job at HHS". Catholic News Agency. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. Gibson, David (2012-02-29). "Catholic voter guide differs from two Catholic candidates". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06.
  4. Bailey, Sarah Pulliam (2016-10-13). "WikiLeaks emails appear to show Clinton spokeswoman joking about Catholics and evangelicals". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

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