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Catholic Charities cannot promise who relinquish anonymity from their children because it's impossible. Adoptions occur subsequent to the mother relinquishing her parental rights. it is only at the time the adoption is finalized that the original birth certificate with the mother's name is sealed. If the adoption doesn't get finalized for six months to a year - as is usual - the records are avail;able until then. if the child remains in foster or passes away and is never adopted, the records remain unsealed forever. And that is under current law which is, of course, subject to change. Further, reunions between adoptees and their original parents are occurring all the time, even with the records sealed. There is no more guarantee of anyone's secrets not being revealed than John Edwards had of his secret love child remaining unrevealed. But there's no cause for concern because as states have reinstated the rights of adopted persons to their own original birth certificates, there has been NO increase abortions, or decrease in adoptions, in factt the exact opposite has been the case! And most mothers today will not relinquish unless they are promised openness.