[kellynla]

“The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions.”

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

[kellynla]

ping

[truthandlife]

It is amazing how the press has created this guy and continues to fuel the fire. The cult of personality. You can see how the people will be tricked in the last days with the anti-Christ.

[Le Chien Rouge]

“Our culture is increasingly embracing a culture of death:”

Message to the left:

Be Careful of what one embraces because it will eventually consume you whether you like it or not.

[Iron Munro]

We'll be seeing the good Bishop at Kamp Komrade Obama soon.

[kellynla]

If you haven’t already,
Please sign the Notre Dame Scandal petition.
And email it to all your friends, family & neighbors! PLEASE!
Link: http://www.notredamescandal.com/

[Happy Rain]

Notre Damned.

The original Christians started the Catholic Church and now they surrender without a peep to a worse heresy then the ones,as they perceived,that they fought and died for to stop for centuries.

Notre Damned is Catholic shame and Catholics dishonor.

Since when do any Christians,even Catholics,rationalize away core beliefs rooted in the Holy Gospels?
Sure the University honors ALL American Presidents,but this is the first one from socialist secular Hell!

Are there no exceptions for persons of perdition?

[mrmargaritaville]

Id love to see the fans of their opponents this coming football season wear black arm bands to their game against ND-as a sighn of protest.

[olezip]

The catechism goes so far as to call for "excommunication latae sententiae" (essentially, immediate default excommunication) for anyone who cooperates in an abortion. With such clear, strict pro-life doctrine, it is no wonder that Catholics are up in arms over Notre Dame's decision to honor a man whose words and actions directly support the destruction of nascent human life.

Let's face it. Notre Dame is no longer Catholic. The institution should change its affiliation to some other denomination and be done with it.

[Right Wing Assault]

Commencement is not an occasion for debate. Commencement is not an opportunity to set the foundations for a dialogue.

Exactly. This is a BS argument, Fr. Jenkins. None of the students nor any of the family watching from their seats will be allowed to "engaged in debate" with obama, unless they want to be ejected or arrested by the SS. It will be a one-way debate, if obie even brings the topic up.

If you really had the nuts, you would introduce him and tell him why he is wrong before he speaks. You would have the whole place on its feet cheering. (Hey, you could be the rock star of the day! I bet you'd like that.)

[LibLieSlayer]

Where is the Pope... does he not care? He has the power.... why does he not use it? Then again, why is ted kennedy still allowed to be Catholic?

LLS

[ripley]

Obama: The new Messiah foisted upon the world by the secular church.

IMHO

[raybbr]

ping

[Tribune7]

It doesn’t sound like Obamamania from the article.

[uncitizen]

Notre Dame appears to value cultural approval more than the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Apparently so. Sounds like the alumni endowments may be slowing down. Maybe some liberal group will take up the slack. I don't think ND would have made this move without first considering how it would affect endowments. Who could the new benefactors be??

[Mrs. Don-o]

Thanks to the sharp Internet Sleuthing skills of FReepers PAR35 and maryz, we now have contact information for some Notre Dame Trustees. These are the people who ultimately run Notre Dame.

Do not assume they are pro-aborts: very likely some are, and some aren’t. Contact them quite politely and quite persistently, make sure their Catholic consciences begin to torment them. Exhibit intelligence and honor. Say what you truly believe. Sample letter below.

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William J. Shaw
President and COO
Marriott International, Inc.
Marriott Drive
Washington, D.C. 20058
Phone: 301.380.3000

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Kenneth E. Stinson
Chairman of the Board
PETER KIEWIT SONS’, INC.
Kiewit Plaza,
Omaha, Nebraska 68131

(402) 342-2052

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Arthur R. Velasquez
Chairman, CEO and President
Azteca Foods
5005 S Nagle Ave
Chicago, IL 60638
Phone: (708) 563-6600
Fax: (708) 563-0331
www.aztecafoods.com
possible e-mail: Arthur.velasquez@aztecafoods.com

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Hon. Ann Claire Williams
Room 2612
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
Contact through the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk’s Office at (312) 435-5850.
Ask for Judge Williams’ chambers.

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Rev. David T. Tyson, CSC
Provincial Superior
Indiana Province, Congregation of the Holy Cross
Indiana Provincial Administration Center
P.O. Box 1064
Notre Dame, IN 46556-1064
phone: (574) 631-6196
fax: (574) 289-0487
http://www.cscip.org

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Mrs. Phyllis W. Stone
Senior Director of Marketing
Merck & Co., Inc.
One Merck Dr
P.O. Box 100
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100
(908) 423-1000
732-873-1495 (possibly a home phone)

Phyllis is an ND grad.

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John F. Sandner
Director
CME Group, Incorporated
20 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 930-1000
Fax: (202) 638-5799
Toll Free: 866-716-7274
Web Site: www.cme.com

Can also be reached via:

John F. Sandner, of Counsel
Lane & Lane, LLC
33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 2300
Chicago, Illinois 60602-3199
312.332.1400 TEL
312.899.8003 FAX

John graduated from ND law school.

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. Dear Mr. xxxxxxx,

I am writing to appeal to you as a good man and a Catholic.

As you must know, the Obama Administration has now rescinded conscience protection for pro-life doctors, nurses, and healthcare institutions by eliminating HHS regulations which recognized the right NOT to participate in abortion.

This is a direct threat to every Catholic healthcare provider in this country.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated plainly that those who oppose the fundamental norms are "not to be given a platform or honors" by any Catholic institution.

Please take action in order to stop Barack Obama's proposed award of an Honorary Law Degree from Notre Dame. This is a Catholic honor to which Mr. Obama is not entitled.

This award is breaking the hearts and shocking the consciences of literally hundreds of thousands of people, some 230,000 of whom have already signed a petition calling for Notre Dame to dis-invite Mr. Obama. If the award is given as planned, it will be the ruin of the Soul of Notre Dame.

Please do what you can to stop this.

May God bless you.

Sincerely,

[signature]
[city and state]

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YES, WE CAN STOP OBAMA atNOTRE DAME Ping List

This is meant to be an AD-HOC action list to (selectively) report and urge specific actions to stop Obama and win the Battle of Notre Dame. This is not just for Catholics. It's for anybody who wants --- in the words of Mary of Nazareth--- to "put down the mighty from their thrones" (baby-killers in high places) and to "lift up the humble" (tiny infants and their valiant defenders).

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[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"Unfortunately, Notre Dame appears to value cultural approval more than the teachings of the Catholic Church. By honoring Mr. Obama at its commencement, Notre Dame trivializes our culture's devaluation of human life."

Judas Iscariot sold out for 30 pieces of silver.
ND sold out for less - approval from Harvard and Dems.

[MayflowerMadam]

I believe all, or most, of the Ivy League colleges, especially those in the northeast, began as conservative Christian colleges. If they were to stand by their Christian heritage, they, too, would have an issue with Hussein. Sadly, things change.

[Ann Archy]

Choosing “prestige over TRUTH” is NEVER a good choice. God will NOT be mocked.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Protestant bump for my Catholic brothers and sisters in Christ. Proud to stand with you in defense of life.

[what's up]

He explains that the university must necessarily allow for the open discussion of such issues, since it is "devoted to both faith and reason."

Reason should dictate that Oshama should NOT hold the podium at a central speech at the University since he holds contrary views to their basic beliefs.