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Outrage!! Catholic Georgetown Chooses Sebelius For Commencement (Petition against this linked)
NCRegister.com ^ | May 04, 2012 7:06 PM | Pat Archbold

Posted on 05/04/2012 7:45:32 PM PDT by Salvation

Outrage!! Catholic Georgetown Chooses Sebelius For Commencement

 
Friday, May 04, 2012 7:06 PM 

I can't believe it. I can, but I can't.

One of the leading ostensibly Catholic Universities, Georgetown, has invited the author of the virulently anti-Catholic HHS mandate, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, to be one of its commencement speakers.

There is no way to interpret this other than a direct slap and challenge to the USCCB.  Georgetown needs to lose its Catholic certification immediately.  The Cardinal Newman Society reports:

In what can only be interpreted as a direct challenge to America’s Catholic bishops, Georgetown University has announced that “pro-choice” Catholic Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and lead architect of the Obama administration’s assault on religious freedom through the HHS contraception mandate, has been invited to speak at one of Georgetown’s several commencement ceremonies.

The Cardinal Newman Society has posted a petition to protest this outrage here: GeorgetownScandal.com.  It has also alerted Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl and sent a letter to Georgetown President John DeGioia urging him to immediately withdraw the invitation.

We cannot allow this to happen or we cannot allow Georgetown to carry the name Catholic.

In the defining battle of our generation over religious libertyy and the rights of conscience, you are either with us or against us.  Georgetown has now affirmed, they are against us.



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KEYWORDS: abortion; catholic; deathpanels; georgetown; hhs; johndegioia; kathleensebelius; obamacare; prolife; romancatholicism; zerocare
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To: Salvation

The Bishops and Pope say one thing, but consistently do the opposite thing.

They claim they are against the government telling them what to do in health care but advocate for socialized medicine in the name of social justice. The culture that goes with the economic system of “social justice” is state enforced amoral and unethical atheism.

They claim they are, morally and ethically, Catholics but bring in an anti-human life and anti-Catholic, anti-religious freedom atheist to a Catholic University for a key speech of influence on the graduates.

I think real Catholics are being taken for a ride and they should watch what they do much more and pay attention to what they say much less. Keep close to Jesus and cut your hearts’ ties to this bunch of decievers. I think they are leading Catholics over a spiritual cliff.


41 posted on 05/04/2012 10:00:47 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Georgetown U. has nothng to do with Christianity and vise versa.


42 posted on 05/04/2012 11:12:09 PM PDT by Tolkien (Grace is the Essence of the Gospel; Gratitude is the Essence of Ethics.)
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To: Salvation

Will they be using those “Fluke” reclining desks at the Commencement? It would be most appropriate for Sebelius.


43 posted on 05/04/2012 11:20:51 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: Salvation; HiTech RedNeck

Fluck is a student (about to graduate - and wed!) at the G’town Law School. She made it clear she chose G’town precisely because it IS (nominally) a Catholic university, and she was hoping for exactly the opportunity the presented itself.

The article says Sebelius is speaking at “one of” its commencement ceremonies, maybe it’s the one for the Law School ... how fitting there, too, since she exhibited her total ignorance of the Constitution at a recent Congressional hearing.


44 posted on 05/04/2012 11:23:19 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Salvation

This is why I think that noise about “Catholics standing up to Obama” is BS. If that truly were the case.. THIS wouldn`t happen.


45 posted on 05/05/2012 2:45:23 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Buying Drain-O requires photo I.D... so should voting!)
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To: lightman

Sebelius is a very poor choice for commencement speaker at ANY university—even secular ones!!!!

Just give her a broomstick and watch her fly through the air with no trouble at all!!!!


46 posted on 05/05/2012 5:45:16 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Salvation
Just sent the following letter to the editor of the Catholic Virginian:

The National Catholic Register reported that ostensibly Catholic University, Georgetown, has invited HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to be one of their commencement speakers. She is the author of the anti-Catholic Health and Human services contraception mandate.

It is time for the Bishops of the USCCB to take concrete action. This should include the following:

1. A letter signed by all of the bishops condemning this action and a letter to the President of Georgetown stating that unless Ms. Sebelius is immediately disinvited the university will be prohibited from calling itself Catholic, until it can document fully that it is in full communion with the Catholic Church.

2. And open letter to all Catholic politicians regardless of party affiliation stating that if they support legislation which contradicts the Church’s teaching on abortion or contraception that they will be publically ex-communicated and prohibited from receiving all sacraments until they publically admit their error and repent of these actions.

For to long politicians have caused confusion and gathered support for anti-Catholic legislation by using the public display of their religion as a shield to deflect opposition to anti-Catholic activities.

It is time for our Bishops to lead the flock in condemn these institutions and public figures which are Catholic in name only and to educate the public as to exactly what the Catholic Church teaches to prevent this from reoccurring.

Thomas T. Verga 1-540-xxx-xxxx

47 posted on 05/05/2012 6:03:08 AM PDT by verga (Party like it is 1773)
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To: lightman; Salvation; mickie; flaglady47
"This Lutheran did."

This Missouri Synod Lutheran signed also.

It took less than 20 seconds to sign the petition. The link is in the article above. C'mon, all freepers, this is a freep! This is why we're here....not to just blab 'n type!

Leni

48 posted on 05/05/2012 6:20:34 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Salvation

Why not? She’s a Catholic. And the Catholics on this board always claim, once a Catholic always a Catholic.


49 posted on 05/05/2012 7:11:45 AM PDT by crosshairs (Worship the Creator, not the created.)
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To: ScottinVA

Maybe the people are Georgetown are only CINOs and not really full-fledged Catholics like you find here on FR.


50 posted on 05/05/2012 7:38:45 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: verga

Excellent letter!


51 posted on 05/05/2012 7:40:12 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: crosshairs

She is not a Catholic. She has been formally excommunicated by her Kansas Bishop.


52 posted on 05/05/2012 7:40:53 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: crosshairs
Why not? She’s a Catholic. And the Catholics on this board always claim, once a Catholic always a Catholic.

Because she does not represent Catholic teaching. Do you want Arriana Huffington representing Conservative thought, she claimed to one at one time.

53 posted on 05/05/2012 8:46:41 AM PDT by verga (Party like it is 1773)
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To: Salvation

Now let’s see if that liberal rag actually posts it.....Did I say that out loud?


54 posted on 05/05/2012 8:50:04 AM PDT by verga (Party like it is 1773)
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To: Salvation

WTF!!!!


55 posted on 05/05/2012 8:51:08 AM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: Salvation

Thank you for the link to the other thread! I’m happy to wake up to the news, here in AZ, that Gov. Brewer cut off funding to P.P. yesterday. One more small victory.


56 posted on 05/05/2012 9:06:59 AM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: Salvation

Doesn’t anyone remember how the entire faculty came out in support of Sandra Fluke?


57 posted on 05/05/2012 11:49:10 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: verga

Wonderful letter-—hope it does some good.


58 posted on 05/05/2012 12:03:41 PM PDT by Mears (Alcohol. Tobacco. Firearms. What's not to like?)
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To: Borax Queen; wagglebee

Great news indeed.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2880112/posts?page=56#56


59 posted on 05/05/2012 2:16:43 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: lightman

Just signed it, too.


60 posted on 05/05/2012 4:12:14 PM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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