Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana denounced Saint Mary's College and its president for departing from Catholic teaching.
Appeals to academic freedom, free speech and conscience should never be allowed to undermine a Catholic college’s commitment to truth and the moral good.
Faithful Catholic education is flourishing on many campuses, forming students morally, spiritually and intellectually, in contrast to the scandals at many wayward Catholic universities.
If a college is genuinely committed to being Catholic, then every facet of the college, including the rules and regulations governing student life, must reflect Church teachings.