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  • Minnesota Catholic school revokes honors for legislator over abortion

    02/02/2009 10:31:09 AM PST · by NYer · 19 replies · 644+ views
    CNA ^ | January 31, 2009
    Paul Thissen Minneapolis, Jan 31, 2009 / 03:43 pm (CNA).- A Catholic high school in Minnesota has denied honors for a state legislator who is a candidate for governor, citing his active support for “pro-choice issues.”Holy Angels Academy in Richfield, Minnesota had considered alumnus State Rep. Paul Thissen  as a nominee for its Activities Hall of Fame, which recognizes those who “through their citizenship and achievements, have brought honor to themselves, their school and the community.”Thissen, a 1985 graduate of the school, was to accept the honor at a January ceremony, the Star Tribune reports.However, the school’s president called...