In an apparent attempt to mend relations with Christians, Planned Parenthood has hired a national chaplain to "articulate the spiritual dimensions of sexuality and reproduction."
Rev. Ignacio Castuera, senior pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church in the Watts district of Los Angeles, also will seek to build better relations with the largely pro-life Hispanic community.
"His expertise in offering spiritual insight and guidance to the reproductive health movement is invaluable," Planned Parenthood president Gloria Feldt said in a statement announcing the appointment Monday. "We are honored that he has accepted this position."
But he will have a hard time winning Hispanics, who already have marked him as a betrayer of their Catholic beliefs because of his past involvement as an abortion activist, according to Raimundo Rojas, director of Hispanic outreach for the National Right to Life...