Council On Faith-based Partnerships

Council On Faith-based Partnerships

President's Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Abortion advocate Rev. Harry Knox, appointed by President Obama to serve on the President's Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will be taking the reins as the President and CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a pro-abortion organization that targets people of faith.

Knox says of his new position, "There is no more vital work to be done in this historic moment than stopping the rollback of women's access to health care and self-determination."

President Obama's appointment of Knox caused a hailstorm of controversy within the Catholic community. With little to no coverage by the mainstream media, Knox was criticized by Catholic leaders for characterizing Pope Benedict XVI as a "discredited leader" and the pro-life Knights of Columbus as "foot soldiers" in an "army of oppression." In February 2010, Knox claimed the Pope was "hurting people in the name of Jesus." Despite calls for his resignation, a White House spokesman then said, 'the president is comfortable with the makeup of his faith advisory council." Ref. Source 8