[HiTech RedNeck]

And what’s the next level to push to. Archbishop?

[bgill]

Here’s the addresses.

http://www.usccb.org/dioceses.shtml

[Mrs. Don-o]

The Bishop of Ft. Wayne/South Bend --- where Notre Dame is the 800 lb. gorilla --- is Bishop John D'Arcy, who has swiftly announced he will boycott the graduation in protest of the Obama invite.

He does not have the power to hire, fire, make policy, etc. at Notre Dame because it is incorporated separately under a Board of Trustees, not "owned" by th Catholic Diocese.

D'Arcy does have one more canonical option, though: he can rescind their right to call themselves a "Catholic" University.

I think the time is right. I mean, what is he waiting for? Notre Dame sponsoring "burning babies on an altar to Moloch" as an interfaith worship alternative?

If you think he should revoke ND's right to call itself "Catholic," go ahead and (politely) let him know. (Remember, D'Arcy is one of the Good Guys.)

Next push? It would be a strong move to contact the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):

Cardinal Francis George
Archdiocese of Chicago
P.O. Box 1979
Chicago, IL 60690-1979
phone: 312-751- 8200
email: mfox@archchicago.org

The USCCB are the ones who made it official policy as of 2004 that NO Catholic institution is to offer a platform or honors to anyone who defies fundamental moral norms. Ask when he's going to start enforcing that, hmm?

Gonna do it? Thanks. But start with the bishop of your local (geographic) diocese. They have tons of influence on each other.