Catholic bishops need some change
The Catholic bishops helped elect Barack 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 percent in favor of Obama while voting 47 percent for John McCain. A survey of Chicago Catholic priests done a few years ago showed that 75 percent 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 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. During the past 10 years, it gave more than $7 million to ACORN.
ACORN works on the Democrat agenda and trains people to help Democrats win elections. Both 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
Warrenville