PENNSYLVANIA
The Patriot-News
By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com
on May 02, 2013
The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference described Bishop Joseph McFadden as a strong advocate for legislation of interest to state’s Catholic bishops and its dioceses.
In addition to his advocacy for expanding the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program to help students pay tuition to attend Catholic schools, the conference, which is the church’s public affairs arm in Pennsylvania, noted his leadership in getting laws passed to apply the same standards to abortion clinics that ambulatory surgical facilities must heed, increased support for alternatives to abortion programs, and assist the poor.
Here is the organization’s full statement:
Bishop Joseph McFadden passed away on May 2, 2013, after three years of service as the president of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. The conference is the public policy agency of Pennsylvania’s bishops.
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