If the Vatican newspaper does not speak for him, then he better disavow them publically - today. Doesn't that make any sense to you?
Archbishop Burke spoke, 70 U.S> bishops spoke, and that's plenty enough.
Obviously, not. Obama ripped a hole right through the heart of Catholic teaching in a very public speech that was broadcast around the entire world. Notre Dame honored Obama for it. The Vatican never released an official statement of condemnation. You keep telling me about these Bishops that mentioned something the week before Obama spoke. Obama was not dis-invited, and since his caustic speech, there has been nothing from the Vatican except an affiliated newspaper giving Obama praise!
Otherwise it is a parochial matter, and not comparable to the human rights concerns whatever they might be in Palestine.
It wasn't a "human rights" issue with the Palestinians. It was a direct statement from the Pope that Israel must capitulate to the Palestinians threats, give them land, and ignore the Muslim worlds promises of destruction.
Moreover, Obama's "sermon" to the Notre Dame audience attacked the dignity of human life. If you believe that is a "parochial matter" then there is not point in debating further.
Obama also redefined what a good Catholic is. See the National Review Online piece I posted on this thread.
Otherwise, why don't we demand that the Pope speak on the habit of the Notre Dame football players, few if any of them Catholic, of swearing every week on the field, or the habit of female students there to interject their cell phone conversations every 30 seconds with "Oh, my God!" Good heavens. You really think that is an equivalent argument? You think Obamas invasion into Catholic doctrine and teaching is the same as that? I am speechless.
The country is lost worshipping whoever was just elected POTUS, his semi-literate idiot wife and his Jewish Svengali. More of those students there (@ND) listen to Simon Cowell than to the Pope.
I'll let your words be your own rope.
News headline from this morning:
The Vatican is hopeful of a presidential visit. Father Ciro Benedettini, deputy director of the Vatican Press Office, told me the Holy See is “waiting” to hear from the administration but noted the U.S. embassy to the Holy See is still without an ambassador. Father Benedettini said it’s usual for a visiting head of state to visit the Holy Father when passing through Rome, but he added that so far “nothing concrete” had been planned. According to Rome sources, just over a week ago the Vatican had still not received “first contact” from the administration to start visit preparations.
Abused wife syndrome.
But the fact that the Vatican was not on the itinerary released over the weekend, that steps have hardly been taken to arrange a meeting, and that a Vatican ambassador has yet to be appointed is perhaps revealing of how low down on the list of priorities the Holy See is at the White House.
And there you have it.