Commencement crusades ... Notre Dame’s choice as commencement speaker shows poor judgement

Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia Daily) ^ | April 9 2009 | Robby Colby

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Imagine you have been invested with the power to choose a major university’s next commencement speaker. You can choose anyone you want — business leaders, political officials, talented artists — everything is on the table. By what criteria would you make your decision? Would you choose a speaker in line with the values according to which the school was founded or would you simply choose the biggest name out there? If at our own University, for example, would you pursue someone who adamantly opposes the freedoms of expression and religion espoused by our illustrious founder, or would you seek someone who embodies the liberties he promoted? The University of Notre Dame faced this predicament and went the wrong way with it. The Roman Catholic Church has long been the most stalwart defender of Christian social values; it has been a bastion around which pro-life, socially conservative forces can rally. In inviting President Obama to serve as its commencement speaker, Notre Dame dilutes the message that its mother church proclaims, demonstrating disregard for the principles so highly valued by many Catholics.

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