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Do you think he cares? Jenkins is a philosophy professor who took on this job out of duty, not ambition. I imagine he’d like nothing better than to return to his philosophy teaching.

When will people learn that the president of a university is not a powerbroker. He’s in the crossfire between faculty, board, students, alumni and parents. He can never please all of them. If he alienates big donors or faculty, he gets fired. You don’t fire the donors, you don’t fire the faculty (because the faculty’s research prestige is the university’s marketable “product.”

If Jenkins were fired, nothing would change. What drives the decisions are marketing factors. And the sad truth is that the market for “Catholic education” today doesn’t give a damn about pro-life or other Catholic teachings.

For God’s sake, people, focus your anger at the board, at the faculty of Notre Dame, at the donors who won’t pull their donations (because most of them are themselves only CINOS). That’s where the problem is. Jenkins is small potatoes in all of this. He’s the messenger boy. The message is created by the huge reservoir of CINOism out there in the culture.

I suppose BO will show up and make a wonderful sounding speech (off the teleprompter of course!) saying we should find common ground on the abortion issue, respect each other’s opinions, and all the usual bull. And he will be lauded by the media and even by some pro life liberals for his ability to transcend the issue and bring people together, blah blah blah.

“Do you think he cares?”

I don't "care" if He "cares" but one way or the other Hussein will not be speaking at ND on commencement day. And you can take that to the bank.

For God’s sake, people, focus your anger at the board, at the faculty of Notre Dame, at the donors who won’t pull their donations (because most of them are themselves only CINOS). That’s where the problem is. Jenkins is small potatoes in all of this. He’s the messenger boy. The message is created by the huge reservoir of CINOism out there in the culture.

So what's the solution? Cino's have no shame. I was shocked to see 2 cars leaving the church parking lot this weekend with Obama bumper stickers. If I had been closer I would have knocked on their windows and asked why they bothered coming to mass.

My point is - how do you deal with people with such blatant disdain for church doctrine? Or is it even we who should be dealing with it? Why aren't our priests more vocal? I don't want to hear about jeopardizing tax-free status, the baptists practically registered Obama voters in the pews and delivered campaign speeches from the pulpit.

You have given me food for thought.

So it’s really a whole structure that the pro-lifers are resisting—not just Fr. Jenkins.

The only answer is a groundswell of grass-roots resistance and pocket-book protests.

And the sad truth is that the market for “Catholic education” today doesn’t give a damn about pro-life or other Catholic teachings.

The Franciscans have a University at Steubenville that seems to be getting along quite nicely. Maybe if the Church had more of them and fewer of these prima donna orders, there would be more Steubenvilles around the country and fewer ND's and Marquettes and Georgetowns.