Bishop John D'Arcy of the Diocese of Ft. Wayne-South Bend has issued a statement regarding Notre Dames's invitation to Barack Obama to speak at commencement, and the university's plan to honor Obama with an honorary degree. He said that March 21 was the first time that he had been informed that Notre Dame had issued the invitation, and that he will not attend the graduation ceremony.The Bishop said:
President Obama has recently reaffirmed, and has now placed in public policy, his long-stated unwillingness to hold human life as sacred. While claiming to separate politics from science, he has in fact separated science from ethics and has brought the American government, for the first time in history, into supporting direct destruction of innocent human life.
Even as I continue to ponder in prayer these events, which many have found shocking, so must Notre Dame. Indeed, as a Catholic University, Notre Dame must ask itself, if by this decision it has chosen prestige over truth. (My highlight).
Way to go Bishop D'Arcy! What a great example for the rest of our Bishops and the Catholic faithful. Read the rest of his awesome statement here.
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