Communists Secretly Infiltrated
Roman Catholic Church
“In the late 1920’s and 1930’s, directives were sent from Moscow to all Communist Party organizations. In order to destroy the Roman Catholic Church from within, party members were to be planted in seminaries and within diocesan organizations...In the 1930’s, we put eleven hundred men into the priesthood in order to destroy the Church from within. The idea was for these men to be ordained, and then climb the ladder of influence and authority as Monsignors and Bishops. Right now the Communist infiltrators are in the highest places in the Church where they are working to bring about change in order to weaken the Church’s effectiveness against Communism. You will not recognize the Catholic Church.”
Dr. Bella Visono Dodd
Dr. Bella Visono Dodd was born in Italy, in October of 1904. She was baptized as Maria Assunta Isabella. She was a product of the public schools of the city of New York, both elementary and high school. She attended Hunter College, where she developed an interest in social issues and drifted into agnosticism. She did her master's work at the Columbia University. She was a brilliant and dedicated woman. She graduated from the School of Law at New York University. She was a school teacher and a lawyer by profession. She became head of the New York State Teachers Union and was a member of the National Council of the Communist of Party U.S.A. (CPUSA). She became an organizer for the Communist Party of U.S.A. (CPUSA) from 1932–1948. In June of 1949 She was expelled from the CPUSA by the Communist Party. After her expulsion from the Communist Party, she revealed the widespread Party infiltration of labor unions and other institutions. She became a vocal anti-communist. She testified that one of her jobs, as a Communist agent, was to encourage young radicals to enter Roman Catholic Seminaries. She claims that before she had left the Communist Party in the U.S., she had encouraged young radicals to infiltrate Roman Catholic Seminaries and Religious Orders.
Dr. Bella V. Dodd was received back into the Roman Catholic Church on April 7, 1952 by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City. On April 29, 1969, she died in Manhattan, New York.
Dr. Bella V. Dodd was received back into the Roman Catholic Church on April 7, 1952 by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City. On April 29, 1969, she died in Manhattan, New York.
