Posted on 04/15/2009 8:04:17 PM PDT by markomalley
We have done all we can to keep our readers up to date on the continued news following the University of Notre dame's decision to invite President Obama to speak at their commencement and receive an honorary Doctor of Law Degree. The work of the Cardinal Newman Society has been at the forefront of galvanizing the extraordinary reaction of Catholics, other Christians and people of good will to this invitation.Their petition has generated over a quarter of a million responses. Students have organized under the banner of NDResponse and a growing number of alumni under Project Sycamore.
Thursday, another group of Alumni has been formed called "Replace Jenkins. ND Alumni for Restoring the Catholic Tradition to Our Lady's University."
They have a web site: http://www.replacejenkins.com/index.html
We present their statement below:
(Excerpt) Read more at catholic.org ...
There was an earlier FR thread on this topic.
Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230599/posts
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