[SkyPilot]

The Pope had lots to say about pressuring Israel to cave in to Palestinian terrorist, and give up more "land for peace" this week - but he refuses to comment on this.

More of the same.

Why won't the Vatican do things that make sense? Oppose politicians that support abortion, excommunicate the Pelosis, Kennedys, and Dodds, excommunicate homosexual clergy, and support Israel?

Incredible.

[Gator113]

The Vatican will pay dearly for it’s silence.

[WellyP]

This is a very important issue for many. I understand this. Rahm and Obama are very good at misdirection! Why are milking this distraction for all it is worth. What are they trying to sneak through congress now?

[SkyPilot]

At present, this is the top story on Drudge, along with this photo of a Notre Dame student who was arrested for daring to oppose King Obama.

Thanks Rome, for the support.

[LibWhacker]

...the question of whether a Catholic institution should honor anyone who disagrees with the Church's teaching on abortion...

Not just honoring someone who disagrees with the Church, but silencing those who do agree with it. Perplexing indeed.

[RoadTest]

I think I know why the Vatican is silent. It is a secular nation-state, and wants to maintain good relations with the United States, of which Barack Hussein Obama is the President (legitimately or otherwise).

It’s a diplomatic thing.

[big'ol_freeper]

Gotta just eat up that TIME propaganda and accept it as truth hey.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2247015/posts

[South40]

Catholics have two choices; they can put ZERO in the offering from now on to protest the church’s silence. Or, they can continue to support a church who remains silent in the face of such atrocities.

[Iscool]

Why won't the Vatican do things that make sense? Oppose politicians that support abortion, excommunicate the Pelosis, Kennedys, and Dodds, excommunicate homosexual clergy, and support Israel?

Just about exactly opposite of what Jesus would do...Go figure...

[PGalt]

Touchdown Barack wins in sudden death and spikes the baby in the endzone.

[stop_fascism]

On May 8th, 2009, Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, commented on the University of Notre Dame's decision to honor President Obama at its upcoming commencement. Despite President Obama's support for abortion and other anti-life positions, he will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Law degree at the University on May 17th.

At the 2009 Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., the Archbishop stated: “The profound granting of an honorary doctorate” by Notre Dame to President Obama is “a source of the gravest scandal." "Catholic institutions cannot offer any platform to, let alone honor, those who teach and act publicly against the moral law. He continued: “If we as individuals are not willing to accept the burdens and the suffering” of the Catholic witness to the right to life, “we are not worthy of the name Catholic.”

In the Vatican, he is roughly equivalent to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court .

[Carry_Okie]

Three-quarters of Catholics either approve of or offer no opinion on Notre Dame's decision to invite Obama, and the same percentage of U.S. bishops have opted to stay out of the fight.

The Catholic Church has systematically conflated tax-funded social welfare with "charity," arising out of a tragically-confused understanding of the Tenth Commandment. It is the nexus of "liberation theology."

[Zionist Conspirator]

Support of Israel is not, unfortunately, a traditional conservative Catholic theological position. Fundamentalist Protestantism is very different from traditional, historical chr*stianity on this issue (and good for them!).

[blueyon]

There were Jewish people who asked where the Pope was during the holocaust.

There are Christians now asking where the Pope is during the takeover of Notre Dame.

Well, the Pope was just in Israel telling those folks to split Israel.....so why is anybody waiting for the Pope to come to the rescue of a Catholic college. It’s already been split. Job Done!

[Aliska]

I'm disappointed in the pope not speaking out. Achbp Burke isn't high enough.

Catholics who really care are in the minority now. Jesus did speak about a "little flock".

So take heart, try to do the best with where you are, and know that more persecution lies ahead.

[Man50D]

The Vatican is more concerned about political correctness than upholding a precept.

[roses of sharon]

The 12,000 that were there seemed to applaud Obama loudly. They also did that “YES WE CAN” and “WE ARE N.D.” to silence the few protesters inside the commencement. 75% of the American Bishops refused to sign the anti Obama petition and the Vatican was also silent on allowing Obama to speak.

Just outta curiosity, you wanna explain to all us non-papists out here in flyover country just why it is that Rome is so loathe to excommunicate these baby-murdering summabeeyotches?

In all honesty, for a religion which claims to worship at the altar of a doctrine of works, I can't think of a single, substantive concrete act which Ratzinger has taken to prevent the ongoing descent of the Roman church into nihilism & extinction.

[Salvation]

The Vatican is NOT silent. It had already spoken out on this matter. No one can receive an award when they don’t agree with Church Teaching.

[Misterioso]

Vatical?

[Misterioso]

I have always found The Vatican to be inscrutable.

[SkyPilot]