PPFA Tries to Put a Religious Gloss on Abortion.(Planned Parenthood Federation of America )

"We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs." Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, in a 1939 letter.

On March 8, Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), announced that she had appointed the Rev. Ignacio Castuera to the newly created post of chaplain. The nation's largest peddler of abortion now has a spiritual leader who will offer the "theological justification" for abortion.

In a press release PPFA wrote, "He will also be available to provide advice to volunteer and staff leadership on moral and ethical issues around our mission. In addition, Dr. Castuera [currently the senior pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church in Los Angeles] will work with affiliates to expand their relationships with religious leaders and organizations in their communities."

The fact that he is a Mexican-born Hispanic, and that this pro-abortion anointing comes during a time when Latinas are having a disproportionately larger number of abortions, is no accident.

PPFA tells us that the Rev. Castuera has been a member of its clergy advisory board since its inception in 1994 and is a frequent contributor to the pro-abortion religious network's publication, "Clergy Voices." PPFA says that the Rev. Castuera has also worked closely with the California Abortion Rights Action League and "was honored by the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights for his commitment to reproductive freedom."

If that weren't enough, the Rev. Castuera has served on the boards of several Planned Parenthood abortion clinics and spoke at the 1992 "March for Women's Lives."

In the 1990s the Rev. Castuera headed the Latina Outreach Project, a program designed specifically to target Hispanic families and promulgate Planned Parenthood's pro-death message to them.