U.S. bishops consultant has ties to ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ lobby

Christine Dhanagom
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WASHINGTON, DC, August 23, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A consultant for the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, which oversees the controversial Catholic Campaign for Human Development, has been a public supporter of pro-ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ legislation that was actively opposed by the country’s bishops, LifeSiteNews has recently learned.

John Sweeney, President Emeritus of the AFL-CIO, and a former five-term President of the trade federation, revealed his pro-ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ position in a 2001 essay titled, “The Growing Alliance Between gαy and Union Activists.”

Sweeney wrote of his support for a 1983 AFL-CIO resolution condemning discrimination on the basis of sɛҳuąƖ orientation.

“At the time, I was president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which had sponsored the resolution. I rose to speak in favor of it,” he wrote. “And I am proud to say that the labor movement has since made many advances in the fight for gαy and lesbian rights.”