Positions on Social Issues
Church State Separation, Compensation Inequities, Cuba
Church/State Separation
Concerned that elected officials not use the power of the state to move in any way toward an establishment of religion or to prohibit in any way its free exercise, the 1984 Convention affirmed that this separation of Church and State is "especially necessary as the soil in which is nurtured invigoration of each and the integrity of both." (See also
Parochial School Aid)
Compensation, Inequity in
The 1998 Convention noted the increasing inequity in compensation in the global economy, and urged review of all compensation ratios in diocesan and parish employment policies.
Cuba
In 1992 the Convention called for an end to the U.S. interdiction of trade with Cuba, and the normalization of relations.
Deferring Death, Domestic Partners, Domestic Violence>
Positions on Social Issues
Church/State, Compensation, Cuba
