Our Mission Statement

4C TODAY is an organization of Catholic laity concerned about the apathy and complacency prevalent within the Catholic community of the United States. We believe we are experiencing a leadership crisis; a crisis evidenced by the silence of a significant number of our bishops on the most important and basic issue of all...the issue of Human Life. Our goal is to recognize those Bishops, Archbishops and other outstanding clergy who are unafraid to speak out on behalf of the cause of life as defined by the five non-negotiable issues facing our country. We aim to motivate Lay Catholics to join in helping us recognize those "Champions of life" Bishops who publicly denounce Abortion, Homosexual Marriage, Embryonic Stem Cell research, Euthanasia, and Human Cloning. The laity will encourage their continued leadership on these issues and ask that they exert influence on their more silent peers. We aim to assist in creating a counter-culture movement with our immediate goal to  make abortion illegal in the United States.

History

The social history of the United States has been heavily influenced by the country’s Roman Catholic Church.  As the champion of the poor and the common man, the Church has led the way for reforms which improved the quality of life for all Americans.  From Woman’s Suffrage, to Labor Unions, and Civil Rights, the Church has stood up and defended the inalienable rights of the citizens of our country.  The basis of its actions has been the moral principles and foundations of our faith which coincide, and are consistent, with this country’s Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

We call upon the Church to again defend human rights, the principles upon which our country was founded, and the principles of our religion.  

An organization exists which should provide the leadership we need in meeting these challenges. The United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) consists of the most powerful men of the Church; those men ordained by our Holy Father, The Pope, to lead us, the laity, in matters consistent with our Catholic faith. It is these men who have the responsibility of doing so; and we Catholic Laity, have the responsibility to follow and obey.  Unfortunately, a Leadership Crisis exists which threatens the very foundations of our religion, and our country.

Ours is a group of Laity deeply concerned about the Leadership void.  We’ve taken the name “Catholics Confronting Complacent Catholicism”, CCCC, or 4C, to draw attention to the problem. Our goal is to awaken the moral conscience of Catholics in this Country, through the leadership of our Bishops.  We will focus our attention on encouraging Catholic Leadership to become more proactive in promoting the  practice of our faith, especially in the daily events that threaten it. We pledge to be guided by the truth of Catholic precepts.  Our message will be delivered in a respectful manner rightfully due the bishops, the clergy, and the laity with whom we come in contact. 

Our Models

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

We honor the life and work of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen whom we adopt as our model.  We hold him as an example for the 21^st century re-make of spiritual leadership of the Catholic Church in America.  We dedicate our website to his honor, working and praying for his elevation to sainthood. 

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Lastly, from among the multitude of holy dedicated clergy in our country, we choose one whom we recognize as champions of Faith and Life principles. 

Fr. Frank Pavone

Fr. Frank Pavone, from Priests for Life, has been in the forefront of the battle against the Culture of Death since 1993.  His organization tirelessly battles abortion, euthanasia, homosexual marriage etc., from public streets to parish pulpits.

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