Clearly, CFCA is now bending to the “politically correct” secular demotion of the Catholic face in the world. This name change is decptive in it’s attempt to hide the Catholic, Christian core of the organization. We as loving Catholics need to stand strong and endure against anti-Catholic fire, and not wither in the face of it. It sounds very much like one of those ultra-liberal non-denominational churches which calls itself “Christian”, yet sanctions secular anti-Catholic values such as abortion on demand. I am very sad to hear about this silly name change to ‘Unbound”. Why are so many Catholics these days afraid to show their true identity? If it were my choice, I would change the name from Christian Foundation for Children & Aging to: Catholic Foundation for Children & Aging. It’s a good thing for the world to see & know where the goodness of your organization stems from.
All this time I have been so proud to be a part of the good work you do, and especially of the fact that CFCA seemed so unabashedly Catholic. I am a CFCA sponsor for the last 15 years. I know this is 2 years later, but I wanted to give you a chance to prove my fears wrong. We know so many young Catholics and this is NOT attractive. They realize it in no way hinders their service to the poor, but bring Jesus to the table.
Now we are investigating Cross Catholic Outreach and similar organizations that are PROUD of their Catholic identity. Again, we are committed to our current sponsor, but we’d always imagined as our family grew we’d be able to support more. We feel morally convicted to not sponsor additional children through Unbound. Everyone SAYS they love a more open seeming approach, but distancing yourself from what made you unique and attractively distinct from the culture as a whole is a bad idea. The more they’ve distanced themselves from distinctly Catholic and classic Christian beliefs, the more their memorship dropped. Why haven’t you learned from the Catholic Church in America and Protestant churches. There is little to no faith element left.
This organization no longer appears to be distinctly Catholic. And we will continue to give, because we are committed to the child we sponsor. We are a young family that has been sponsoring since 2008. We’ll continue to connect people across cultural, religious and economic divides to live in solidarity with each other. Our mission continues to flow from tenets of Catholic social teaching, especially the option for the poor and the essential dignity of every human person.
Unbound charity free#
We walk side by side with God’s people as they strive to be free from poverty. While the name is new, what Unbound represents has always been part of our organization. It’s a beautiful and memorable expression of our work. I remember how excited Bob was about the name Unbound and the promise it holds. I became president and chief executive officer last month after the unexpected passing in October of our beloved president and co-founder, Bob Hentzen. My own journey has included 15 years on CFCA’s governing board, with 14 years serving as board chair. My family and I joined Christian Foundation for Children and Aging 25 years ago when we sponsored our first child. The start of the new year marked an important milestone in our organization’s history as we began a new chapter as Unbound. By Scott Wasserman, president and chief executive officer
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