the Sunday before Thanksgiving, millions of Catholics will again be putting in their church's collection plate their annual donation to what the pre-printed envelope calls "Campaign for Human Development: The Catholic Church working to end poverty and injustice in America; We'll turn your dollars into hope for the poor of our nation."

The generous Catholics who respond to that well-phrased appeal probably think they are making a Good Samaritan gift to provide necessaries to the down-and-out. Most would probably be shocked to learn that the money donated to the Campaign for Human Development (CHD) does not go for charity but for radical Obama-style community organizing.

CHD has given $7.3 million of Catholic-donated dollars to the Saul Alinsky-style group called ACORN

in 1998 some Catholics complained that CHD grants were not used for Catholic charity

CHD changed its name to Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).