[Cicero]

Sure he has a right to be heard. But first he has to resign his job at a Catholic college.

“Majerus is not pro-abortion, but he is pro-choice.” Sure, buddy. Big distinction there. The difference between a dead baby and a dead baby.

[Scarchin]

The irony of the title -

And the Church standing by its beliefs is a problem?

[CowboyJay]

Singing St Rick’s praises for taking a stand in favor of the right to murder life in the womb? What a schmuck.

[Carry_Okie]

And we thought the Inquisition ended in the 15th century.

Nobody's threatening torture here; question the belief of a Church employee is legitimate.

After a hyperbolic comment like that, I would fear more the the author than the Catholic Church.

[ex-snook]

That means his players can use steroids, HG, drugs, whatever in ‘their own body’?

[Edgar3]

He’s not rejiggering his hugh and series beliefs for anyone, yo!

[big'ol_freeper]

God Bless Archbishop Burke!!

U.S. Army Retired

[netmilsmom]

This guy coaches basketball right?

Imagine how he would feel if a group of players came onto the court and used the rules of Aussie Rules Football to play against them. It kind of works like basketball, it’s a game of possession and not territory. There is a traveling penalty, they dribble, very close to the same game. But it is still Aussie Rules. This guy would have a hissy fit and tell them that they couldn’t play that way.

The church is playing basketball. He needs to stick with the rules.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"And we thought the Inquisition ended in the 15th century. No one has denied Burke his right - or anyone's right - to express his opinion on Roe v. Wade or stem cell research or any issue. But Burke seemed to overstep his spiritual boundaries when he threatened the First Amendment rights of a private individual in this supposedly free country and the free exchange of ideas in a university community."

Ridiculous. The Archbishop is not questioning his rights as an American to free speech. He's free to run his mouth on abortion in private life as a non-Catholic. As a Catholic and an official of a Catholic Jesuit university, he has to observe Catholic teaching and the moral law. The Archbishop is fully within his rights and the rights of the Church to admonish heretics for public immorality and to excommunicate them.

[Lord Basil]

And we thought the Inquisition ended in the 15th century.

Evidently, the author hasn't been reading about events on college campuses when conservatives are invited to speak.

[sitetest]

Excommunicate this flaming a$$hole.

[Charles Henrickson]

Burke seemed to overstep his spiritual boundaries when he threatened the First Amendment rights of a private individual. . . .

No, he did not. Majerus works for a Catholic university, and if he speaks out publicly against church teaching, the university and/or the archdiocese has a right to discipline him.

[Joe Boucher]

Just one reason to not vote for Rudy the RINO

[denydenydeny]

If an employee of the NAACP was found to be a dues-paying member of the Klan, we would expect him to be fired immediately.

This situation is no different.

[July 4th]

the classrooms of Marquette High and University and in the home of his parents in Milwaukee, an equally devout Catholic city

Marquette University isn't exactly known for its devout Catholic teachings. There's a cross in every classroom - I think that's the extent of the religion there these days. Good school though...lots going on with the campus right now.