National Catholic Reporter has received a fundraising letter lambasting liberal Catholics and bearing Kansas Senator Sam Brownback’s signature. The letter’s from Catholic Advocate, a conservative Washington-based group.

The undated Brownback letter names many prominent Catholic Democrats and accuses them of abandoning the Catholic faith in their support for The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA).

Moneyquote: “Real Catholics need a new voice – not the likes of Ted Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi who have campaigned as Catholics while voting to undermine the values that we hold most dear,” said the letter.

Among other Democrats named in the letter are John Kerry, Barbara Mikulski, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, and Maria Cantwell.

There seems to be some confusion as to whether Brownback actually consented to the letter being sent out with his name.

A spokeswoman for Catholic Advocate says that the senator’s office approved the letter while a spokesman for the senator denied such approval.

Politico is calling it a “Hill Whodunit.”

Blog post by Christopher Guzman.

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