Some Notre Dame Seniors Say No to Graduation

CBN News Channel ^ | 5-12-09 | David Brody

[STARWISE]

Because of President Obama's appearance and speech at Notre Dame this Sunday, some seniors will not attend their own graduation ceremony and instead join a University prayer service on the grounds at Notre Dame. No indication yet as to how many seniors will forgo the graduation ceremony.

The student group behind this effort, ND Response, has made this wild hollywood style video showcasing their displeasure with Notre Dame and the President. I must say the production value is extremely high and I feel like I'm watching a trailor for some sort of hollywood blockbuster movie.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KUBdrrbF6o

Read below as to what will be taking place this Sunday at Notre Dame:

The meditation, which will be led by Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, is part of a two-day rally that has been officially sanctioned by the university.

The evening of May 16, bishop of the Fort Wayne- South Bend diocese, Rev. John D'Arcy, will lead a candlelight prayer vigil for graduating seniors and their families to pray for an end to abortion and embryo research.

On May 17, Commencement Day, in addition to the meditation ceremony, a large rally will be held on the South Quad of the university, the campus' main quad, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Speakers at the rally will include Elizabeth Naquin Border, Notre Dame graduate and former chairman of the board for the Women's Care Centers in South Bend; Rev. Joseph Raphael, Notre Dame graduate and principal of St. Augustine's High School in New Orleans; William Solomon, director of the university's Center for Ethics and Culture; and Chris Godfrey, a Notre Dame law school graduate and former offensive guard for the Super Bowl XXI champion New York Giants.

You know, the Obama faith team worked really hard during the campaign to court Catholic voters and it paid off because Obama won the Catholic vote. It made a difference in swing states like Pennsylvania and others. All along the Obama team knew they had a challenge on the abortion issue but was able to break through because of how candidate Obama lined up with Catholics on other issues like torture, healthcare, climate change, human rights, etc.

Since becoming President, Mr. Obama has made policy that has left himself open to criticism by pro-life Catholics (conscience clause, mexico city, embryonic stem cell research). When the President faces re-election in 2012, the faith team will have an even tougher challenge because with evidence in hand, pro-life Catholics will now mount a full scale offensive against the President. Moderate Catholic groups are armed for battle too. Will this be a Catholic armageddon of sorts?

By the way, just because some students at Notre Dame take issue with what will happen Sunday, let me provide a little balance here.

Read more on that here.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D976AAE00&show_article=1&catnum=0

23 student groups support the move by Notre Dame.

More on that here

http://www.news-tribune.net/statenews/local_story_114133348.html

and did you know that the Notre Dame valedictorian is an Obama supporter?

Read that here.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050801868_4.html?sid=ST2009050803068

[wrighter]

“Graduates need to get over themselves.”

Fair statement...for me personally I achieved a goal that I worked my ass off for so as I said there`s no way I would have missed my commencement. If I would have missed it say over a 60`s radical boycott or something similar I believe I would have regretted it to this day.

[jmaroneps37]

http://www.collinsreport.net/2009/05/11/%e2%80%9cit%e2%80%99s-the-infanticide-stupid%e2%80%9d-the-ap-lies-by-omission-about-why-real-catholic%e2%80%99s-don%e2%80%99t-want-obama-at-notre-dame/

[JustSurrounded]

....as Hussein approaches the podium people stand up and turn their backs...in complete silence

Or (I keep thinking of the black power salute at the '68 olympics) ... perhaps kneel, bow head, and pray for his soul and the country during his entire speech ...or the rosary for his sins ...?

[Gay State Conservative]

...or the rosary for his sins ...

Good idea.Hundreds...or even thousands...of attendees standing and praying the rosary out loud.....in unison...

Outstanding!

[ritewingwarrior]

The worst part is that people are calling the students racists because they don’t want Obama there. They completely ignore his support of killing babies.

Stupidity knows no bounds.

[STARWISE]

And did you graduate from a Catholic university?

Case you forgot, that’s the point.

[STARWISE]

[ArrogantBustard]

There is no way that I would miss my college graduation because I disagreed with the choice of speaker. Those of you who have graduated university should be able to attest to that once in a lifetime feeling of accomplishment that you feel at the ceremony surrounded by fellow grads and family.

Sorry ... I disagree with you. I have "graduated university" twice, and knew ahead of time who the commencement speaker would be. First time, speaker was an inoffensive nonentity. Second time, speaker was moderately famous (for honourable reasons) and I very much looked forward to meeting him. Had the speaker in either instance been a slug like Zero, I would not have attended.

[Salvation]

I wish this said “ALL” instead of “Some”

[Sun]

Mother Angelica said a long time ago that liberalism was taking over some of the Catholic colleges. Very sad.