Original sentence: " The group, founded in 1973, gained some notice and status after a 1984 advertisement in the New York Times challenging Church teaching on abortion led to Church disciplinary pressure against some of the priests and nuns who signed it.Catholics for Choice (CFC), formerly Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC), is a Catholic pro-choice organization based in Washington, D.The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Archdiocese of Mexico have stated that CFC is not a Catholic organization and that it promotes positions contrary to Catholic teaching
Edited sentence: " It is referred to as a Catholic organization, in spite of declarations by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Archdiocese of Mexico that, because its purposes and activities deliberately contradict essential teachings of the Catholic faith, it merits no recognition or support as a Catholic organization, and in spite of the canonical restriction for Catholics, under canon 216 of the Code of Canon Law, against claiming the name Catholic for an undertaking without the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority.Catholics for Choice (CFC), formerly Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC), is a pro-choice organization based in Washington, D.The group, founded in 1973, gained some notice and status after a 1984 advertisement in the New York Times challenging Church teaching on abortion led to Church disciplinary pressure against some of the priests and nuns who signed it