Howard Dean to speak at a Catholic university Matt C. Abbott Matt C. Abbott August 31, 2004 Loyola University Chicago on Sept. 1 will host former Vermont Gov. and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, who will speak "on the implications of the 2004 presidential election, an event sponsored by the Student Activities Fund and the College Democrats," according to the university's website, www.luc.edu. Dean, an avowed proponent of abortion and homosexual marriage, is not the first public figure with views in opposition to Catholic teaching to be invited to speak at the Jesuit Catholic institution. In September 2003, pro-abortion civil...