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No, I don’t. But I can’t say that it would be clear to the average person that supporting abortion etc. is unacceptable at a Catholic institution. Catholic institutions often have pro-abortion speakers, Vagina Monologues, etc. Until the message from Catholic institutions is clear, you can’t entirely blame people for not understanding. (I can’t defend his actions, but I can understand how Majerus could be angry. He was publically rebuked for something he got permission to do. I would feel unfairly sandbagged if I got permission to do something from the proper authority, and then got publically reprimanded. Yes, ideally, he should know what he did was unacceptable, but if Fr. Biondi didn’t know? It’s not Majerus’ fault that the Catholic hierarchy isn’t giving a clear message.)

Obviously there are plenty of them. It's one thing to have a personal opinion about the issue and vote that way. It's another to offer public statements. I don't see the Archbishop's position or the coach's obedience to him as the cutting issue. It's the issue of making a public spectacle and creating a controversy over abortion when the individual is merely a basketball coach. An athletic coach has no authority on the issue. His hot air is just annoying, offensive and rude. Should anyone want rude and offensive employees at a Catholic institution even as sports coaches? No.

Does it make any sense for a baksteball coach to get into a controversy with an Archbishop over abortion? No.

It must have been a really slow day at the office that dragged him away from studying three-pointer shot charts to cheerlead for abortion at a Hillary rally. Not exactly top-tier judgment on professional priorities.