The distressing situation of Catholic Charities San Francisco

Others have linked to this article in CWR, which gives a good overview of the situation:

"Earlier this year, former San Francisco Archbishop William Levada, now prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine for the Faith, instructed Catholic Charities of San Francisco to end its policy of placing children for adoption in homosexual households. Current San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer responded to the Vatican order, albeit vaguely. In light of Rome's direction, he told the press, "we currently are reviewing our adoption programs," before quickly adding, "We realize that there are people in our community, some working side by side with us to serve the needy in society, who do not share our beliefs, and we recognize and respect that fact."

The conclusion of this review is now known: a muddled policy that may wind up causing as much scandal and controversy as the one it replaced. In an attempted compromise that moral theologian Monsignor William Smith described to CWR as a "distinction without a difference," Archbishop Niederauer announced in early August that Catholic Charities would no longer supervise the "direct placement" of adopted children, including to homosexual households, but would send three staff members to work in Oakland for Family Builders By Adoption, an organization that specializes, according to its Web site, in helping "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender {LGBT} families" adopt children. (Catholic Charities will also provide the group with resources and assist the state's department of social services.) [More...]

Thanks to St. Peter's Helpers for reminding about this topic.

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