[NYer]

Ping!

[TSgt]

The move drew some criticism the Xavier University faculty committee, which questioned whether the university president’s decision violated the principle of shared governance with the faculty. It also asked whether he has the right to make changes to health coverage plan in the middle of the year. “We would like to see if insurance law permits an employer to change benefits after six months that employees are expecting for the entire year,” the committee said in an April 2 letter.

Xavier blew it by A: Offering contraception in the first place and B: Making this change in the middle of the benefits year.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Bravo!

But what good is it to gain the world, but lose one’s soul?

Expel theology professors who lack a mandatum.

(List of “mandatum colleges:” http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=18505)

[allmendream]

Mutants never have been big on birth control or sterilization. ;)

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

As an aside, it seems to me that as a follow up, those members of the Xavier University faculty committee who protested should be reconsidered as far as their retention as faculty. I’m sure there is an abundance of lettered, good Catholics more than willing to take their places.

[Lorianne]

Why did the University cover contraception and sterilization in the first place?
Seems like weak convictions to me.

[Notwithstanding]

What a lovely surprise!

Clear and decisive action from a liberal Jesuit university based on Humanae Vitae - stunning!

[Rashputin]

"The committee said it is “very concerned” about the precedent the bishops’ possible involvement may set in “weakening the semi-autonomous status of our university.”"

It seems to me that the semi-autonomous status stuff has been tried long enough and should now be offically declared a failure with a return to what existed and worked so well in the past.