Jesuit University Refers Students to Abortion Mills

see for yourself ^ | 12/04/02 | pseudo-justin

[pseudo-justin]

It seems that the University of San Francisco -- a college in the "Catholic" and "Jesuit" tradition-- is now in the business of referring students to Planned Parenthood and other abortion mills. See for yourself:

http://www.usfca.edu/shep/pregnancy.htm

(click on Source URL)

[pseudo-justin]

Would all freepers who are concerned about the state of Catholic higher education please let the Bishop of San Francisco, the California Province, and the University President (the "Jesuit" who suppressed the St. Ignatius Institute) know that this is unacceptable. It is unacceptable for the webiste of a "Catholic" school to refer women to Planned Parenthood. Your letters will make a difference...

Most Rev. William J. Levada mersont@sfarchdiocese.org

California Province Jesuits calprovsj@calprov.org

Stephen A. Privett S.J. privett@usfca.edu

[pseudo-justin]

Please ping the Catholic Caucus...

[Desdemona]

ping

[Polycarp]

As requested...pinging

[Maximilian]

Isn't this the same University of San Francisco that shut down the Ignatius Institute, the only genuinely Catholic part of the university? And aren't they the same ones that sent Fr. Fessio, founder of the Ignatius Institute, far away to be assistant chaplain at some hospital on the other side of the state?

If you check the links, you'll see that the Women's Clinic is just as bad as Planned Parenthood. And even the supposedly "Christian" counseling center offers "pre-abortion" counseling. Hopefully they try to talk the women out of it. But the pope definitively told the German bishops that Catholics can have nothing to do with facilitating abortion through "pre-abortion counseling," even if they claim they have good intentions.

These people seem to be just totally immune from any type of accountability. How can they get away with this? Maybe someone has a suggestion about how to apply some leverage.

It seems like it may be working with Loverde in Arlington. He didn't show up for his meeting with Fr. Haley claiming a scheduling conflict. But the protest by Roman Catholic Faithful was the headline story on the local news affiliate anyway.

[pseudo-justin]

Isn't this the same University of San Francisco that shut down the Ignatius Institute, the only genuinely Catholic part of the university? And aren't they the same ones that sent Fr. Fessio, founder of the Ignatius Institute, far away to be assistant chaplain at some hospital on the other side of the state?

yes, to both of the above. The California Province is the most decadent of all the S.J. provinces. The same province was also recently busted because some priests were molesting the mentally retarded kitchen help.

[Aquinasfan]

See for yourself:

Normally I don't advocate the use of nuclear weapons, but...

[RobbyS]

In the late '50s,, a very liberal guy I knew at UT Austin got a job at San Francisco U. He was an ABD who called himself an agnostic. He wrote back saying he found himself right at home with the Jebbies. So It didn't start with VII.

[Catholicguy]

<> In my former life as a psychiatric social worker, I was once at a Staff Meeting for the Crisis Intervention program. We were discusssing various items and I mentioned "Anniversary dates," as a time the staff in our apartments needed to be vigilant about, especially when it came to clients who have had an abortion because on the "anniversary" of that date (or close to it) those clients frequently were disruptive or suicidal. I suggested we consider referrals to the local Project Rachel to help them cope with their, usually unacknowledged, guilt.

I was told by the Supervisor of this "Holy Innocents" Organistation , A Catholic Charities Organistation (located right next to Sacred Heart Church in Portland, Maine)that I had to "learn to deal with my issues about abortion," but that "Holy Innocents" would not only not refer to Project Rachel, they would continue to refer pregnant clients to Planned Parenthood for services.

I followed-up by asking if we should, similarly, refer our suicidal men to "The Hemlock Society" and the meeting became less than productive from then on.

I made my usual compliants up the chain of command and nothing was done. This was back in the 1980's.

I 'spose letters won't hurt but "How long, Lord?"<>

[ultima ratio]

I'm waiting for Rome's apologists to tell me why it can't come down hard on these people--the way it came down hard on the FSSP--even firing their theologians and superior--only a scant year and a half ago--for not thinking with the "conciliar Church". Won't happen, of course. Any outrage is permitted, provided it doesn't involve traditionalists.

[Diago]

Pro-life bump!

Let's let the e-mails fly:

Most Rev. William J. Levada mersont@sfarchdiocese.org

California Province Jesuits calprovsj@calprov.org

Stephen A. Privett S.J. privett@usfca.edu

[pseudo-justin]

I just received an e-reply from Fr. Privett, President of USF. He wrote:

"I am referring your email to Dr. Margaret Higgins, the Vice President for University Life. Student health services are directly under her. I expect that you will receive a response of her office regarding your concern about Planned Parenthood's being accessible through USF's website. I appreciate your calling this to our attention.

Stephen A. Privett, SJ"

Well, now it is time to send Dr. Margaret Higgins an e-flood of fraternal correction before she even hears from Fr. Privett:

mmhiggins@usfca.edu

[ThomasMore]

He wrote back saying he found himself right at home with the Jebbies.

What an awful state the Jebbies are in. They need to clean house.

[pseudo-justin]

see post #12

[WriteOn]

on it. that's sick.

[RobbyS]

I think that it should be suppressed.

[Polycarp]

Well, now it is time to send Dr. Margaret Higgins an e-flood of fraternal correction before she even hears from Fr. Privett:

I sent mine, and bcc'd to the right folks so that it will get sent out all over too.

[BlackElk]

This problem of Jesuit abortion referrals is not limited to the despicable Privett, SJ, or San Francisco University, once Catholic and now merely Jesuit, but is also a problem right across from Cardinal Law at Boston College. They educated me but it is time to suppress the order as it was surpressed several centuries ago. Wait fifty years and start over with actual Catholics.

[Maximilian]

This problem of Jesuit abortion referrals is not limited to the despicable Privett, SJ, or San Francisco University, once Catholic and now merely Jesuit, but is also a problem right across from Cardinal Law at Boston College.

Yes, it is true of virtually every Jesuit college. Before he wrote "Goodbye Good Men," Michael Rose exposed the unbelievable heresy being taught to all freshmen in Theology 101 at Xavier University in Cincinnati. It went beyond the usual touchy-feely stuff to outright denial of every element of the New Testament. And the chairman of the department belonged to the execrable Daniel Maguire's "Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights."

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