The '''Catholic Campaign for Human Development''' is billed as having a goal "to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place".<ref>[http://www.usccb.org/about/index.cfm About]</ref>
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The '''Catholic Campaign for Human Development''' (CCHD) is billed as having a goal "to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place".<ref>[http://www.usccb.org/about/index.cfm About]</ref>
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In reality, the CCHD is a far left wing front group that has deep historical ties to [[Saul Alinsky]] and promotes [[Social Justice]],<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2012/08/17/radical-left-catholics-for-obama-push-alinsky-social-justice-ideology/ Radical Left 'Catholics for Obama' Push Alinsky 'Social Justice' Ideology], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref> routinely helps with funding for far left wing groups<ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2011/11/why_do_catholics_keep_funding_the_radical_left.html Why Do Catholics Keep Funding the Radical Left?], [[American Thinker]]</ref> such as the now defunct [[ACORN]],<ref>[http://humanevents.com/2009/10/26/leftwing-radicalism-in-the-church-cchd-and-acorn/ Left-Wing Radicalism in the Church: CCHD and ACORN], [[Human Events]]</ref><ref>[http://spectator.org/40189_acorns-catholic-guardian/ ACORN’s Catholic Guardian], [[American Spectator]]</ref> and may even be partly responsible for [[Barack Obama]]'s rise to the presidency.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-bishops-helped-to-fund-alinsky-training-for-barack-obama-according Catholic bishops helped to fund Alinsky training for Barack Obama, according to documents], [[LifeSiteNews]]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/373994/truth-about-obamas-catholic-roots-stanley-kurtz The Truth About Obama’s 'Catholic Roots'], [[National Review]]</ref>
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==Further reading==
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* Engel, Lawrence J. "[http://cdn.theologicalstudies.net/59/59.4/59.4.3.pdf The Influence of Saul Alinsky on the Campaign for Human Development]" Theological Studies 59 (December 1998) 636
==References==
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==External link==
==External link==
* [http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/ Catholic Campaign for Human Development]
* [http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/ Catholic Campaign for Human Development]
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* [http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/printgroupProfile.asp?grpid=7492 CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CCHD)], [[Discover the Networks]]