{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Via Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia","author_name":"awelborn","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/author\/awelborn","title":"Catholic Charities and Abortion - Via Media","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wmtoGxzQSG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/06\/catholic-charities-and-abortion.html\">Catholic Charities and Abortion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/06\/catholic-charities-and-abortion.html\/embed#?secret=wmtoGxzQSG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Catholic Charities and Abortion&#8221; &#8212; Via Media\" data-secret=\"wmtoGxzQSG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Catholic Charities, in its various local diocesan forms, has long represented both the best of Catholicism and its potential worst.\u00a0 The best is obviously and simply the corporal works of mercy. The worst has usually involved two things that are also, often interetwined: a shaky Catholic identity and government funding. As I noted, Catholic Charities&hellip;"}