An East Coast pro-life group is calling Catholic Church officials to task.

The 2014 document titled "Catholics in Political Life" forbids Catholic institutions from providing awards, honors, or platforms to political figures who support abortion. William Cotter, leader of Operation Rescue Boston, says a public statement was issued to Cardinal Sean O'Malley (above) from a coalition of pro-life leaders and groups in Massachusetts.

"It was formed because of our disturbance and frustration over the fact that our cardinal, Archbishop Cardinal O'Malley, has been very indulgent toward liberal pro-abortion politicians," Cotter tells OneNewsNow.

He attended the Profile in Courage award where former President Barack Obama was the recipient and awarded Boston Mayor Marty Walsh with a humanitarian award. Both politicians are committed to abortion. In addition, Catholic universities in his jurisdiction have awarded honorary degrees to abortion supporters, including John Kerry at Boston College.

"He is often just laudatory and praising of people who are, in many ways, heavily invested in an anti-life agenda," Walsh explains. "We're talking about abortion, transgenderism, the whole gay agenda and so on."

Walsh contends that undermines their efforts to conform to church doctrine. He encourages people to sign the online petition asking that Cardinal O'Malley abide by church teaching.