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President Obama to deliver Notre Dame’s Commencement address (Catholic Caucus)
Notre Dame University ^ | 3/20/2009 | n/a

Posted on 03/20/2009 1:08:15 PM PDT by Pyro7480

President Barack Obama will be the principal speaker and the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 164th University Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. May 17 (Sunday) in the Joyce Center on campus.

Mr. Obama will be the ninth U.S. president to be awarded an honorary degree by the University and the sixth to be the Commencement speaker.

The University will confer degrees on approximately 2,000 undergraduates, 420 MBA students and 200 Notre Dame Law School students.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsinfo.nd.edu ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: 0bama; bho2009; bho44; bhocommencements; catholic; notredame; obama
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Did the petition and also e-mails.


121 posted on 03/21/2009 7:55:02 AM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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To: Pyro7480

What an utter disgrace.


122 posted on 03/21/2009 8:03:04 AM PDT by Nextrush (Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan.)
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To: Born Conservative
Bishop Martino needs to intervene. It's not Martino, it's Bishop Michael D'Arcy.
123 posted on 03/21/2009 8:10:18 AM PDT by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: massgopguy

Good one.


124 posted on 03/21/2009 8:49:31 AM PDT by reagandemocrat (Roe v Wade = Dred Scott)
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To: Pyro7480

Theme of the speech? Post-birth abortion.


125 posted on 03/21/2009 8:50:09 AM PDT by nufsed
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To: Pyro7480
Great!

A high-profile speech at a major Catholic university! This will give him a chance to explain why he supports throwing babies in the trash if they happen to survive an abortion. I can't wait to hear his reasons!

</sarc>

126 posted on 03/21/2009 8:51:14 AM PDT by Deo volente (Freedom ended not with a bang, but with a "stimulus".)
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To: Pyro7480

I signed the petition and sent this to Father Jenkins’ email address.

Dear Father Jenkins,

As a Catholic citizen who advocates for pro-life legislation, I beseech you to rescind the invitation to speak at commencement ceremonies offered to President Obama. His advocacy for unrestricted abortion rights is in direct conflict with the catechetical teachings of the Catholic Church.

If indeed the Notre Dame community has decided to align itself with a worldview counter to that espoused by our Church on such a core issue, than the time has come to cut the cord through and through. And if this is the case, please change the name of the university so that there is no confusion about what the university stands for.


127 posted on 03/21/2009 8:52:03 AM PDT by StPatricksBreastplate
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To: GCC Catholic

#28


128 posted on 03/21/2009 9:42:35 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Coleus

Magnificent, Coleus. I am spreading your links far and wide!


129 posted on 03/21/2009 10:38:58 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("By all that you hold dear on this good earth I bid you stand, Men of the West!" - Aragorn the King)
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To: Military family member

I know; see post 97


130 posted on 03/21/2009 6:22:08 PM PDT by Born Conservative (Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
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To: Pyro7480
I guess when over 50% of nominal Catholics vote for you, it's safe to assume that there shouldn't be a problem. Both ND and Obama probably came to this same conclusion.

This comes right back to the US Catholic bishops (with a few notable exceptions) and their long standing insipid response to the abortion question.

131 posted on 03/21/2009 7:30:15 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: NYer

No wonder Catholics are generally doing pretty poorly when it comes to understanding their faith. What is Obama’s teleprompter going to talk about, the importance of abortion on demand? Or how the envy of entrepreneurs can lead to policies that destroy business as well as destroy the economy?


132 posted on 03/21/2009 7:47:30 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Pyro7480

I am disappointed and dismayed that the Catholic priest who is the President of Notre Dame would invite a noted late term abortion supporter should be honored with an honorary degree and give the commencement speech. As a Catholic I am ashamed that Notre Dame has made this decision.


133 posted on 03/21/2009 7:48:23 PM PDT by kevinm13 (Tim Geithner is a tax cheat. Manmade "Global Warming" is a HOAX!)
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To: kevinm13

Un Freakin believable don’t ya think??? I would think that this has something to do with Federal Money, ya think?

I haven’t read the thread, I truly hope I’m not being redundant!

mrs


134 posted on 03/21/2009 8:20:40 PM PDT by proudmilitarymrs (Rush has given his first public address to the nation. What say ye now libs?)
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To: Pyro7480
The apostate annoint the anticrhist. What's to be surprised about?

Paging Bud MacFarland, Jr.

135 posted on 03/23/2009 8:52:19 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Wall Street: Built by dropouts and misfits, destroyed by the Ive League's finest.)
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