Catholic Charities pulls out of adoptions

The recent decision by Catholic Charities of the Boston Archdiocese to stop offering adoption services to avoid placing children with homosexuals is reverberating through child welfare circles and sparking fears that other Catholic Charities agencies may follow suit.

On Friday, leaders of the Boston Catholic Charities said they would not be renewing their nearly 20-year-old contract with the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide adoption services, citing state law that says homosexuals must be allowed to adopt.

The Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI has called homosexual adoption "gravely immoral," in part because it deprives children of "the experience of either fatherhood or motherhood."

Recently, Massachusetts' Catholic bishops said Catholic agencies may not provide adoptions to same-sex couples. An attempt by Catholic Charities to obtain an exemption from state law failed in February.

Should one law apply to all or should there be exceptions for faith based groups?

Washington Times:

Catholic Charities: Decision to pull out of adoptions reverberates