Adoption Applicants at Intake. A Statistical Study of Fifty Prospective Adoptive Parents Accepted at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954
Abstract
Since the time of Christ it has been the sacred trust of the Church to provide means to meet human needs. Commissioned as she is to serve the cause of neighborly love, the Church for centuries has cared for the infant, the dependent, neglected and delinquent child, the sick and the aged. In the United States, Catholic Charities is the official hand of Jesus Christ extended to administer the works of charity - the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. And so it follows that it is the tradition of the Church in the United States that the Bishop is responsible for the care of dependent children. The diocesan agency of Catholic Charities, acting as the representative of the Bishop, is responsible for safeguarding the spiritual and temporal welfare of every Catholic child who is placed for adoption. This is true whether the adoption process be exercised through a diocesan office of Catholic Charities, or through an institution or agency coordinated under a diocesan program. It is equally important for the safeguarding of Catholic children placed by local private or public county or state agencies, that the diocesan agency either assume full responsibility for the placement of these children or share in plans for their placement. The diocesan agency has the responsibility, as a social agency and as a Catholic agency, to be concerned with adoption standards in the community, the state, and in general.
Subject Area
Spirituality|Religion
Recommended Citation
Carle, William Elizabeth, "Adoption Applicants at Intake. A Statistical Study of Fifty Prospective Adoptive Parents Accepted at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954" (1955). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097066.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097066
