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52 Bishops Against Notre Dame “Betrayal” of Catholic Identity by LifeSiteNews.com By Kathleen Gilbert SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 28, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As the swell of criticism against the Notre Dame scandal continues to rise, three more bishops have spoken out against the school’s decision to honor president Obama at this year’s commencement ceremony, bringing the total number of opposing bishops to 52. President Obama is expected to deliver the University’s commencement address and receive an honorary law degree May 17. Bishop Joseph Galante of New Jersey’s Camden diocese weighed in on the controversy in the April 24 edition of […]

By Kathleen Gilbert DENVER, Colorado, April 29, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has weighed in on the controversy at Notre Dame, criticizing the school’s defense of its decision to honor President Obama and praising former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon’s refusal to accept the Laetare Medal at the same ceremony. 53 bishops and over 340,000 Catholics have protested against Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama to give the commencement address and receive an honorary law degree on May 17. In an email to LifeSiteNews.com, Archbishop Chaput confirmed that he had advised concerned Catholics to […]

By Hilary White CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, September 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Although some issues, like taxation and immigration, can leave room for differing opinions, Catholic voters must remember the primacy of the life and death issues of abortion and euthanasia, said a group of prominent US Catholics this week. The Catholic Leadership Conference, a yearly gathering of some of the nation’s most influential Catholics, has issued a statement for Catholic voters, saying that Catholics must always be guided in their political participation by the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church. The taking of innocent life through abortion, euthanasia, […]