'Monologues' Divide Catholic Universities

The Washington Post ^ | 02.09.06 | TOM COYNE

[Coleus]

Catholic Higher Education Alert - 2/10/06
Catholic Higher Education Alert - 1/31/06

[sgtbono2002]

If the kids going to Catholic Colleges dont want their acedemic freedom stifled they should pick another school.

If the Catholics running these schools dont have the guts to do what their religious teaching tell them to do they should quit and find another job.

Its just that simple.

[kjo]

Yeah. This is the WaPo's idea of the perfect story: catch those homosexual hating, women hating, Catholics out in a situation where they can't win.

Wonder if the Post is gonna run any stories about Harry Reid's $68,000 anywhere except the back of the paper?

[A.A. Cunningham]

Jenkins is a coward. If he needs input from faculty, students and alumni to determine that this crap has no place at Notre Dame then he has no business running the University

john.i.jenkins.1@nd.edu

[conservative cat]

My daughter will only go to a Catholic school that is true to the faith. If not, there is no point.

[Para-Ord.45]

Let the freak show begin

http://www.vaginalady.com/

[livius]

The play, usually performed around Valentine's Day, is being put on by students from about 20 Roman Catholic schools this year, including DePaul and Georgetown universities and Boston College.

There is no excuse for this being performed at ANY Catholic school. If the kids are dying to see it, there are certainly abundant opportunities to see it elsewhere. Why does any Church institution facilitate this poison?

Particularly since the homosexually-seduced young lady in the play is 16 - and in initial performances was described as being 12, until legal considerations forced a change. Valentine's Day indeed.

[Lizavetta]

Personally, I'm waiting for a production of "The Penis Diaries".

Not.

[rjp2005]

Three Words:

"Ex Corde Ecclesia"

If more Catholic schools lived it, there would be no "riddle" regarding such a play.

[Phil Connors]

What part of the phrase 'Ex Cordae Ecclesiae' don't they understand?

[Para-Ord.45]

Too late

The Penis Monologues

http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/penis1.htm

[marron]

Why would you choose a catholic university if you didn't want a catholic environment and catholic standards?

Why would you bill yourself as a catholic university if you aren't willing to enforce catholic standards?

There are some things a Christian simply can't be a party to. We live in a muddy world; but we wipe our feet at the door. We don't track the mud inside. We don't celebrate the mud.

[Old_Mil]

Way to go Fr. Jenkins! Now, let's cancel it next year. While Malloy's years at the helm of ND may have been marked by more new buildings than any previous president, I think it's safe to say that ND hit its all time spiritual and gridiron lows under his leadership.

As an alum, I'm glad to see that he's gone.

[little jeremiah]

Looks like both lists, if interested!

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Let MC Ping both lists at the same time. I'll be back later, its dinner time here.

[Notwithstanding]

Headline should be:

"Monologues Expose Non-Catholic Universities"

[Romulus]

If the kids going to Catholic Colleges dont want their acedemic freedom stifled they should pick another school.

The V monologues isn't about academics; it's about propaganda. Refusing it a venue actually enhances freedom, since young minds are not being troubled by tendentious sloganeering that's a substitute for genuine thought.

[rjp2005]

I dont know. It's a battle, but the tide is turning. Many campus ministry departments of Catholic universities have finally gotten on board with peer to peer evangelization programs that are working.

[Bush2000]

He is seeking input from students, faculty and alumni on whether it and another controversial event, previously called The Queer Film Festival, should be allowed at all.

If this guy needs guidance from students, faculty, and alumni to decide whether The Queer Film Festival is appropriate for a Catholic institution, forget it. The Culture War is over.