The Catholic Case for Obama
Before he was a devoted husband and father, or a U.S. Senator,
or a presidential candidate of historic accomplishments, Barack
Obama took a job working as a community organizer for a
group of 8 Catholic parishes in one of the nation’s largest cities.
With funding from the U.S. Bishops and working for three years
out of an office in a Catholic church rectory, he embarked on a
campaign to empower the lives of thousands of people who were
suffering through economic circumstances not unlike what has
befallen our country today. This booklet tells the story of his
early exposure to Catholicism, compares the contours of his public
life with the Catholic Social Tradition, and explores the reasons
why many Catholics will be enthusiastically voting in 2008 to
elect Barack Obama as the next president.
— Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
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