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{ Sen. Claire McCaskill D-Mo } Senator Asked Not to Speak at Graduation
AP via SFGate ^ | 5/2/7 | BETSY TAYLOR

Posted on 05/02/2007 10:21:15 AM PDT by SmithL

Saint Louis (AP) -- An invitation to Sen. Claire McCaskill to speak at her daughter's graduation from a Roman Catholic high school was withdrawn because of her positions on abortion and stem cell research.

Students at all-girls St. Joseph's Academy in the St. Louis suburb of Frontenac wanted to have McCaskill speak at their commencement this month, McCaskill spokeswoman Adrianne Marsh said Tuesday.

But the offer was rescinded last week. The president of St. Joseph's, Sister Michaela Zahner, said she reluctantly made the decision after receiving a call from the St. Louis Archdiocese.

. . . The senator was told by the school that the decision came from Archbishop Raymond Burke, Marsh said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: cafeteriacatholic; mccaskill; moralabsolutes; pseudocatholic
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To: 50mm

Agreed — although there are a handful of those ones, too.


61 posted on 05/02/2007 8:26:31 PM PDT by soccermom
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To: soccermom

Cafeteria nuns? See post 14.


62 posted on 05/02/2007 8:28:53 PM PDT by 50mm (algore uses 20 times as much energy as me)
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To: Zakeet

If they go to Archbishop Burke territory....


63 posted on 05/02/2007 9:03:29 PM PDT by Jaded ("I have a mustard- seed; and I am not afraid to use it."- Joseph Ratzinger)
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To: submarinerswife

Well, when our Holy Father was elected, they did say as the cafeteria doors would be closing soon!


64 posted on 05/02/2007 9:08:40 PM PDT by Jaded ("I have a mustard- seed; and I am not afraid to use it."- Joseph Ratzinger)
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To: Hacksaw
Huh? Do you try to change the subject on EVERY thread you post on?

Can't answer, huh?

65 posted on 05/03/2007 3:49:55 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: LantzALot
While you are at it, please tell me how this part-time Catholicism works.

Gladly. These cafeteria Catholics or "part-time" Catholics really belong in the Episcopal church where homosexual behavior is celebrated, embryos are not valued and abortion is okay, but the weasels either believe that the Catholic church will change or they don't want to dissapoint their families by leaving the faith. These cafeterians make excellent democrat politicians (I say that in the most negative way) because hypocrisy helps their careers and morals and principles don't matter. Good examples: Kerry, Pelosi, Kennedy, Mikulski and many others. By the way, Mikulski is the ultimate cafeterian in that she is a homosexual as well as 100% pro-death culture.

66 posted on 05/03/2007 5:44:24 AM PDT by 50mm (algore uses 20 times as much energy as me)
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To: NYer

I think it is time to start a Archbishop Burke fan club.


67 posted on 05/03/2007 8:05:23 AM PDT by mockingbyrd (peace begins in the womb)
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To: mockingbyrd

68 posted on 05/03/2007 8:15:21 AM PDT by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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To: Dave S

Your comments are ill informed. May I suggest a subscription to First Things as a convenient way to become better informed on issues of doctrine, theology and religion in the public square?


69 posted on 05/03/2007 9:47:16 AM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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To: Dave S

I’ll go one step further. Not only was this the right thing to do in this case, McCaskill’s position on Life Issues IN GENERAL make her UNFIT for any office. Not only this, but it renders her COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT on all topics. If she can’t get Life right, what she thinks about anything else is irrelevant.


70 posted on 05/03/2007 10:15:02 AM PDT by OriginalChristian (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: OriginalChristian
I’ll go one step further. Not only was this the right thing to do in this case, McCaskill’s position on Life Issues IN GENERAL make her UNFIT for any office. Not only this, but it renders her COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT on all topics. If she can’t get Life right, what she thinks about anything else is irrelevant.

Ok, I'll go one further. I think the pope is a fool and a pretender.

71 posted on 05/03/2007 10:19:22 AM PDT by Dave S
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To: mockingbyrd

I can help you there. Its not a web site, but there is a loose association of us that began with the St. Stanislaus flap and has continued through to today:
Send an eMail here: defendabpburke@sbcglobal.net and express your praise of our BELOVED Archbishop.


72 posted on 05/03/2007 10:32:21 AM PDT by OriginalChristian (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Dave S
Dave S

(Ok, I’ll go one further. I think the pope is a fool and a pretender.)

You have your right to YOUR opinion.

I disagree!!

You digress!!!

73 posted on 05/03/2007 2:25:55 PM PDT by mckenzie7
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To: presidio9

Where can I see a copy of this letter.
I am not doubting you, but I have asked others this same question and no one has been able to direct me to an official source.

Thanks


74 posted on 05/04/2007 5:15:37 AM PDT by verga (I'm not an apologist i just play one on TV)
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To: Dave S
Stupid Bishop. The guy has singlehandedly turned off the entire St. Louis community. The guy looks like an intolerant fool. Actually quite the opposite The community supports his and his principles. Vocations are up in his diocese and so is Chruch attendance You might consider checking facts before shooting off your mouth. If he was so proud of his intolerance, why did he race his PR people out yesterday to claim he had nothing to do with withdrawing McCaskill's invitation? And I suppose the while Sheryl Crowe thing was just a publicity stunt?
75 posted on 05/04/2007 5:29:19 AM PDT by verga (I'm not an apologist i just play one on TV)
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To: verga

There’s this really cool website called www.google.com

I haven’t actually tried it myself, but I hear good things about it.


76 posted on 05/04/2007 5:49:30 AM PDT by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: presidio9
There’s this really cool website called www.google.com I haven’t actually tried it myself, but I hear good things about it. Oh I am sorry I thought you actually knew what you were talking about and not just speaking without references.
77 posted on 05/04/2007 6:31:31 AM PDT by verga (I'm not an apologist i just play one on TV)
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To: verga
Oh I am sorry I thought you actually knew what you were talking about and not just speaking without references.

No, I do know what I'm talking about, I just don't feel the need to do your research for you. The truth is out there Scully. Have at it.

78 posted on 05/04/2007 6:37:34 AM PDT by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: 50mm

Good post. I suspect, though, you meant it for the attention of Smithl (Post 24),


79 posted on 05/04/2007 9:49:48 AM PDT by LantzALot
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To: 50mm
Pretty important omission if you ask me!

And absolutely intentional.

80 posted on 05/04/2007 9:54:14 AM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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