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Critic of Obama Hon. Degree Made Bishop of Notre D
« Thread Started on Nov 17, 2009, 8:28am »

Critic of Obama Honorary Degree Named Bishop of Notre Dame’s Diocese
The new bishop of the Indiana diocese in which the University of Notre Dame is located is a critic of the university’s decision to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree. Bishop Kevin Rhoades, the one-time rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., had served as bishop of his native Diocese of Harrisburg since 2004 before being transferred to the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend on November 14.

Bishop Rhoades, who recently declared a diocean Marian year and has a strong track record of attracting vocations to the priesthood, issued a statement in March condemning the Obama administration’s decision to fund embryonic stem cell research. After the University of Notre Dame decided to award President Obama an honorary degree, Paul Schenk-- the pro-life activist whom Bishop Rhoades named head of his diocesan pro-life office-- wrote:

Bishop Rhoades also supports those who exercise their freedom of conscience and speech to express their opposition to the university’s decision to have President Obama as commencement speaker and honoree. In fact, Bishop Rhoades has written to the president of the university to express his disagreement with the university’s action … It is Bishop Rhoades’ hope and prayer that all the institutions that bear the name “Catholic” will affirm the Church’s teachings, expose the culture of death and build up the Culture of Life.

http://www.ewtn.com/news/index.asp

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« Reply #1 on Nov 17, 2009, 5:08pm »

This is good. The obvious disconnect between Catholic doctrine and liberalism has puzzled me for a long time. Perhaps there are those in the church who do not relish the role of useful idiot.

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