Opinion

Award given quid pro quo?

Posted November 28, 2011 5:00 am

In response to Terry Cosgrove’s letter, “Catholic Conference contradicts itself,” the issue is not about the courage of rape survivors. The issue is that Gov. Pat Quinn chose to give a “Pro-Choice Leadership Award” on behalf of the organization that Mr. Cosgrove heads — Personal PAC, a lobbying group that raises money to elect pro-abortion candidates.

Personal PAC donated nearly $500,000 in cash and in-kind donations to Quinn’s 2010 campaign. Quinn last spring appointed Mr. Cosgrove to the Illinois Human Rights Commission, a part-time position that annually pays nearly $47,000 plus health and pension benefits.

It’s bad enough that Quinn, who professes to be Catholic, supports a pro-abortion lobbying group. That he is participating in this blatant quid pro quo is shameless.

Mr. Quinn should stop pretending to be Catholic. You can’t be Catholic and pro-abortion.

Mary Anne Hackett

Catholic Citizens of Illinois

La Grange

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