Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) was a non-partisan,
Catholic
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, non-profit
501(c)(3)
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organization in the United States, which according to its website aims to promote "the fullness of the
Catholic social tradition in the public square". The organization was founded in 2005 by
Alexia Kelley and
Tom Perriello.
It was mentioned in the
Podesta emails
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as an example of an organization created to support progressive Catholic values.
In 2010, they announced that its offices were closed, the majority of its activities ceased and all staff had moved on to other jobs.
In 2013, Christopher Jolly Hale was hired as an new executive director but in 2017, the group was dissolved.
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Social justice
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Christian left
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Catholic Church and politics
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Liberalism in the United States