I'm not sure how much the whole Catholic church in America is behind this or if it's mostly Cardinal Francis George and Father Michael Pfleger, but it seems to be timed well with Mayor Emanual's call for stricter gun control.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1...t-sabinas.html
It also comes on the heals of Ed Acevedo introducing 3 anti-gun initiatives in the Illinois house earlier this year.