The Bishop of Clifton has confirmed that diocesan policy will change following an investigation by The Catholic Herald. As of 2027 the diocese will end the inclusion of CCS Adoption, an adoption agency that promotes gender ideology and adoption by same sex couples, in the diocese’s official schedule of collections.
In an email exchange on Monday 22 December with The Catholic Herald, Bishop Bosco MacDonald said that the appearance of CCS Adoption in the 2026 diocesan liturgical diary as an optional collection was an oversight and would not be repeated. He said the matter would be reviewed by diocesan trustees and that the collection would be discontinued and removed from 2027 onwards.
