Archbishop says Majerus should be disciplined

St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 01/22/2008 | By Deirdre Shesgreen and Tom Timmerman

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St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke said this morning that St. Louis University basketball coach Rick Majerus should be disciplined over his public comments supporting abortion rights and stem cell research.

Majerus made his comments at a campaign appearance for Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday night during an interview with KMOV (Channel 4).

During an interview with the Post-Dispatch today in Washington, where Burke is attending the March for Life, he said the coach should be disciplined.

"It's not possible to be a Catholic and hold those positions," Burke said. "When you take a position in a Catholic university, you don't have to embrace everything the Catholic church teaches. But you can't make statements which call into question the identity and mission of the Catholic church."

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Prayers for Archbishop Burke as he continues to uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church.

[denydenydeny]

"It's not possible to be a Catholic and hold those positions," Burke said. "When you take a position in a Catholic university, you don't have to embrace everything the Catholic church teaches. But you can't make statements which call into question the identity and mission of the Catholic church."

Exactly.

[doc1019]

And Christendom in general.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

I knew Mejerus was a pinhead. He used to coach at MArquette I believe.

[Incorrigible]

For those of you who attended Marquette in the 80’s, you might remember that Majerus always knew how to pick a winner.

[scrabblehack]

Utah as well, no? Is he Catholic?

If so then definitely he should be following church teaching. If not then it’s a little fuzzier....

[Campion]

I believe he is Catholic, but he’s definitely an employee of a university that is supposed to be Catholic.

[John O]

Is he Catholic?

Apparently not. (based on his remarks)