I have gotten used to dissenters in the Church, and those of us who try to follow Church teaching will just have to keep spreading the truth. But what bothers me most about this Notre Dame scandal is that it seems that Fr. Jenkins is dissenting, causing a division in the Church, and scandalizing many faithful, and no one is willing to stop this desecration of what is supposed to be a Catholic university. But let's be honest: under Fr. Jenkins, Notre Dame stopped being a Catholic university a long time ago. Although some Bishops have spoken out expressing their 'outrage', neither they, or any of Fr. Jenkins' superiors have been willing to stop this.Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, has said that the University of Notre Dame's decision to host and honor President Obama at their commencement ceremony this year was an "extreme embarrassment" to Catholics.
"Whatever else is clear, it is clear that Notre Dame didn't understand what it means to be Catholic when they issued this invitation," George told the crowd at a conference Saturday on the Vatican document Dignitatis Personae. The conference was hosted by the Chicago archdiocese's Respect Life office and Office for Evangelization at the Marriott O'Hare hotel.
"Whatever else is clear, it is clear that Notre Dame didn't understand what it means to be Catholic when they issued this invitation," George told the crowd at a conference Saturday on the Vatican document Dignitatis Personae. The conference was hosted by the Chicago archdiocese's Respect Life office and Office for Evangelization at the Marriott O'Hare hotel.
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While ND deserves the censure received from bishops for honoring Obama and for hosting the V-Monologues, I disagree with your dismissal of ND's Catholicity: "Under Fr. Jenkins, Notre Dame stopped being a Catholic university a long time ago." Since he became President (only four years ago), the campus' 15-20 daily Masses (all valid) have not ceased. Outside Rome, at what other college or university are as many Masses offered each day? Crucifixes in every classrooms (without faculty uproar), a tabernacle in every dorm, strong pro-life student groups, and a liturgical celebration of the Triduum second only to that in Rome. If you want to test your hypothesis, please visit Notre Dame next weekend, and count the number of Catechumens and candidates joyfully entering the Church at the 3-hour Vigil Mass. It may be eye-opening.
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