November 12, 2008

  Dear Editor:

            The Catholic bishops helped elect Barak Obama to the presidency, and now they vow to oppose him over the issue of abortion.  This does not make any sense.

            Catholics voted 54% in favor of Obama while voting 47% for John McCain.  A survey of Chicago Catholic priests done a few years ago showed that 75% of them voted for Democrats.  They voted for a party that stands for abortion and other agenda items of sexual liberation.

            Every year around Thanksgiving time, the bishops collect money for the CCHD, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.  Last year this Saul Alinsky inspired funding mechanism gave $1 million in grants to ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), another Alinsky inspired group.  Over the past 10 years, it gave more than $7 million to ACORN, an organization plagued by voter fraud and embezzlement.

            ACORN works on the Democrat agenda and trains people to help Democrats win elections.  Both Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton, Democrats with high leadership positions, worked for ACORN and learned the techniques and philosophy of Alinsky community organizing.  The bishops likewise funded other Alinsky organizations like the Industrial Areas Foundation which work to advance the Democrat agenda.

            The CCHD does not feed, clothe or house poor people.  It works strictly for “structural change,” just like Obama and the other Democrats do.  Conversely, CCHD does not give any money to pro-life organizations like Joe Scheidler’s Pro-Life Action League, although there is no doubt that PAL works also for “structural change.”

            What the Catholic bishops need is some structural change.  They should, perhaps, change the name of CCHD to something more open and honest, like the Catholic Campaign to Help Democrats.

  George Kocan

27 W 179 Galusha Rd.

Warrenville, IL 60555