[wagglebee]

And Notre Dame still shows no signs that they will do the right thing.

[AFreeBird]

The first Amendment guarantee's the RIGHT of freedom to practice the religion of your choice.

If former Indianapolis Colts coach, Tony Dungy, can be "dis-invited" to be a member of ZerØ's faith based community outreach organization because of his Religion, and opposition to gay marriage among others (one would assume abortion), then the UofND can "dis-invite" Ø bama to speak at their university because of their religion.

If ND is, and considers itself to be, THE premiere American Catholic University, then the Vatican had better get involved. Fr. Jenkins needs to be reassigned to some far away place. And if the Congregation of the Holy Cross, ND's sponsors, doesn't put its foot down, then they too need to be censured.

The Church had better make a stand, because there's a reverse Crusades working against it.

[wagglebee]

Pinged from Terri Dailies

[xzins]

They should focus on the objections to the honorary degree. It’s understandable to invite a sitting president for a backslapping event. That comes under the heading of “listening to our leaders and hoping perhaps to influence them.”

The honorary degree, however, says “We really like what this guy stands for.”

That is hugely objectionable, and I can’t imagine any Roman Catholic leader in good standing wanting to suggest that Obama’s policies on life are worthy of reward.

[bgill]

Cardinal Francis George, the archbishop of Chicago and the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has urged Catholics "to call, to e-mail, to write letters" about the "extreme embarrassment" ... Whatever else is clear, it's clear Notre Dame didn't understand what it means to be Catholic when they issued this invitation," he was quoted as saying. One wonders if George feels the same about the majority of U.S. Catholics -- 53 percent, by one reckoning -- who voted for Obama.

http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/04/head-of-us-catholic-bishops-ca.html

[soccermom]

My apologies if this has already been posted:

http://www.bnd.com/347/

I don’t know how to post graphics.

[Cicero]

And Notre Dame still shows no signs that they will do the right thing.

Father Jenkins will never withdraw the invitation. It would be too shameful, it would be an admission of guilt, and it would turn Democrats everwhere against Notre Dame.

Regretably, in most cases the primary job of a university president is fund raising, and Notre Dame has done extremely well in that regard. Now I think they're between a rock and a hard place, because they'll offend liberal donors if they pull out and they'll offend orthodox donors if they don't. In fact, if they pull out now, they will have succeeded in offending absolutely everyone.

There is one reasonable hope, I think. If enough complaints are made, if enough scandal is raised, if enough negative publicity comes from this, then Obama may find some convenient excuse to back out. Too tired from all his travels in behalf of our country, perhaps. Maybe a sudden head cold.

Obama wants this event to be a showcase stage for him to appear on, like the Greek Temple or the Berlin Monument. Here he is, being adored by the faculty and students of Notre Dame, America's great Catholic football college. Here he is, practically being invested with his honorary robes by The Gipper.

But if the event becomes one big food fight and protest instead of an adoring crowd of symbolic worshippers, that ain't what he wants. So, the more protests and the more bad publicity, pointing out that he is the world's number one baby-killer and an enemy of God and the Church, the better.

That ain't what he wants.

[TASMANIANRED]

I have not been impressed with our new bishop.

His name is lacking on the list...