The Charity Commission has ruled that the Catholic Care adoption agency must allow gay couples to adopt children.
After fighting an ongoing battle to avoid the fate of other Catholic adoption agencies – either closure or separation from the Church – Catholic Care has been told that it must comply with anti-discrimination laws.
The charity, which covers the diocese of Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam, is the only one of 11 Catholic adoption agencies to fight the 2007 Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs) through the courts. The legislation compels charities to accept same-sex couples as adoptive parents.
