If one of the people you highlight as an influence at the very beginning is “Lucifer” himself ... “the very first radical” .... I don’t know how much more anti-Catholic one can get!!
Interesting fact: Alinsky was the recipient of the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award in 1969, the sixth year it was given. This prize is in commemoration of the 1963 encyclical letter “Pacem in Terris” (Peace on Earth) of Pope John XXIII ... given to those “to honor a person for their achievements in peace and justice, not only in their country but in the world.”
In 1972, Alinsky wrote RFR ... he was a great deceiver ... following in the footprints of his mentor, the Greatest Liar of All. Alinsky tactic, and those of his students (many, mind you, still reside in Holy Mother Church) have dismantled most of all that is good and holy over an almost 50 year period.
May we turn to God for the grace, strength, mercy, and righteous action that is necessary to make things aright in the world again ...
I remember thinking his approach borrows quite a bit from the Bible and the techniques used to attack Jesus and His disciples, as well as some of how Jesus spreads His Word, but all used to promote the darkside instead.
I never did research if his name is Saul or if he chose it for himself, but it fits and is a bit prophetic, as is the book's dedication. Justice is coming.