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Bishops of Knoxville and Palm Beach Continue String of ND Scandal Condemnations by LifeSiteNews.com By Kathleen Gilbert April 14, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, Ten. and Bishop Gerald Barbarito of Palm Beach, Fl. have joined the ranks of U.S. bishops publicly opposing the University of Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama to speak and receive an honorary law degree at its May 17 commencement. In his column in last week’s East Tennessee Catholic, Bishop Stika said, “As a Catholic, I am embarrassed by this gesture of the University of Notre Dame. “It is fine to honor an […]

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By Kathleen Gilbert NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two more bishops have written and made public strongly-worded letters to University president Fr. John Jenkins, bringing the number of U.S. bishops to 31 protesting the school’s invitation to President Obama to speak at commencement and receive an honorary law degree May 17. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of the Lincoln Diocese supplied his letter, addressed to University president Fr. John Jenkins, today to the Cardinal Newman Society, which is hosting a petition against the scandal, now bearing well over a quarter million signatures (http://www.notredamescandal.com). “Permit me to add my name as […]

59: Two More Bishops Condemn Notre Dame “Embarrassment” by LifeSiteNews.com By Kathleen Gilbert LONG ISLAND, New York, May 1, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two more bishops have publicly condemned the University of Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama to speak and receive an honorary law degree at their May 17 commencement exercises. This brings the number of U.S. bishops known to have spoken against the honor up to 59. At the closing Mass of the Rockville Centre diocese’s Catholic Men’s Conference Saturday, Bishop William Murphy exhorted men to renew the Church by standing up for the principles of their faith, and […]

Nota: Este artículo ha sido traducido automáticamente al español. Bishops Bruskewitz, Aquila Issue Stinging Condemnations to “Formerly Catholic” Notre Dame by LifeSiteNews.com By Kathleen Gilbert NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two more bishops have written and made public strongly-worded letters to University president Fr. John Jenkins, bringing the number of U.S. bishops to 31 protesting the school’s invitation to President Obama to speak at commencement and receive an honorary law degree May 17. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of the Lincoln Diocese supplied his letter, addressed to University president Fr. John Jenkins, today to the Cardinal Newman Society, which […]

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua expresses "great distress" at Obama invitation and calls for invitation to be rescinded