[Arguendo]

The President of the United States is not just another American citizen. I can see objecting to an honorary degree, but it’s perfectly appropriate to invite him to give the commencement address.

[EyeGuy]

No it is not appropriate and it is not even close. One’s standing in the secular world is irrelevant.

Not if Notre Dame is a truly Catholic University.

Obama is an aggressive abortionist. The pro-life movement is a central pillar of Catholic doctrine. THere is no common ground here.

[Kansas58]

No, it is not.
IF Hitler had been invited to speak, at a Catholic University, in Europe, the libs and Catholic bashers would be bringing it up, to this day!

Obama is a disgrace, and should not ever step foot on Catholic grounds without strong protest from all Church leaders.

[chemicalman]

"The President of the United States is not just another American citizen."

Nope...He's Kenyan.

[BlackElk]

This is a Catholic question and not some quandary for Emily Post. As a Catholic, I don't care if this pro-abort Obamanation is emperor of the universe or POTUS. He has absolutely NO BUSINESS being allowed on the Notre Dame campus much less giving commencement addresses or receiving an "honorary" doctor of laws degree.

If the Holy Cross fathers have so far apostasized from the Faith that they would tolerate the presence of this POS, then my bishop (Doran) is certainly right to suggest that ND be renamed Northwest Indiana Humanist University and stop sullying the name of Our Lady. Additionally, ND can stop vomiting on the reputation of the Roman Catholic Church by posing for holy pictures as though the school were still Catholic when, in fact, it is devoted to academic anarchy and all things in enmity to the Faith.

[Dr. Sivana]

I can see objecting to an honorary degree, but it’s perfectly appropriate to invite him to give the commencement address.

No. It is not perfectly appropriate. His being president makes it worse. I would have less problem inviting someone who happened to be pro-abort, but neither trumpeted it, nor was in a position to do much with it. If Julia Child (she was a pro-abort who didn't make a big deal about it) were invited and talked about cooking, it wouldn't be the scandal of having a pro-abort president telling the students how to change the world and make an impact, because all would be coming from the perspective of a man who could not even get the basics right. Of course, it'd be better to bring on someone you could respect.

Still, there are enough inspiring Catholics of note, that Notre Dame should not have to stoop to invite a man who is in almost every way the enemy of the Church and of the Natural Law written on men's hearts.

My young children ask me about Obama when I describe his ways, and I do emphasize that it is better to be a nation under law than a nation not under law, even when the executor of the law is unfit for the position. Respect for the office, however, does not mean I ought to invite him into my living room to give an address. I respect the office, and I fear that it may be shredded in even more pieces when he and his henchmen are done.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

Hey troll...go climb into your hole and go away with your commie remarks!

[hinckley buzzard]

it’s perfectly appropriate to invite him to give the commencement address.

It's perfectly appropriate to invite some one else who respects your institution's values. If giving a speech is such a big deal for this guy let San Francisco State invite him. they'll all be right at home together.

[verga]

The President of the United States is not just another American citizen. I can see objecting to an honorary degree, but it’s perfectly appropriate to invite him to give the commencement address.

You are correct he is not "just another guy". He is a Muslim masquerading as a christian, he has received a 100% approval rating from NARAL, and he wants to give embryonic stem cell research federal funding even at the expense of adult stem cell research. Adult stem cells have shown promise in the treatment and cure of 73 separate diseases while embryonic stem cells have only shown the ability to grow tumors in the patients that have received these treatments.

You are correct he is not just another guy, he is evil.