Bp D'Arcy May Join Prayerful Notre Dame Protests against Obama (and you've got to see this VIDEO)

LifeSiteNews ^ | Friday April 17, 2009 | Kathleen Gilbert

[Mrs. Don-o]

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 17, 2009 - Notre Dame's own Bishop John D'Arcy has expressed a desire to attend "prayerful and dignified" demonstrations led by Notre Dame students against the school's honoring of President Obama on May 17, according to reports.

Bishop D'Arcy's latest statement on his support for peaceful demonstrations clarifies once again an April 10 statement in which the bishop urged protesters "to stay away from unseemly and unhelpful demonstrations against our nation's president or Notre Dame or Father John I. Jenkins."

While construed by several media outlets as a condemnation of all protests, the diocese's communications director told LifeSiteNews.com Tuesday that the bishop is only opposed to "demonstrations that attack the President, Fr. Jenkins or Notre Dame," and said that, "A peaceful, prayerful demonstration is okay." (http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09041404.html)

The American Papist blog posted correspondence yesterday from Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop John D'Arcy's secretary indicating that the Bishop had spoken to Notre Dame Response leader Mary Daly to affirm his support for the group's efforts against the invitation.

"I am supportive of all efforts by NDResponse or any other prayerful and dignified demonstrations by Notre Dame students; and if my schedule allows, I will attend and also meet with students if they would find this helpful," said the Bishop.

To view the American Papist post: http://www.americanpapist.com/2009/04/exclusive-bishop-darcy-clarifies-his.html

[afraidfortherepublic]

Wow! Michael does not mince words! I like his style. I wish that our Bishops would be so outspoken — ore someone with power over Fr. Jenkins. Who’s his boss, anyway?

[Mrs. Don-o]

See #18 and #20 as well.

[A.A. Cunningham]

I still wonder why Catholics (I'm not, BTW) don't have a pledge drive to suspend all donations to the church

Why should the entire Church, as opposed to only Notre Dame, be punished for Jenkins behavior? You sound like an Obama tax policy wonk.

Notre Dame Alumni Use Donations As Leverage in Effort to Oust University President

[Republic]

I am going to go...for sure. Freepmail me...let’s get this planned!

[Seaplaner]

You both make good points; and, I agree.

Withholding financial support of the school is more appropriate.

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[Mrs. Don-o]

I thought you might be interested in this, especially this wonderful, awful, UN-buh-LEEV-able VIDEO ---Click, and then scroll down to where it says FALSE DIALOG: JENKINS SCR***S THE STUDENTS.

I am not sorry for the frank language in the video. I believe that Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezechiel and Daniel (the Bible's frank-language Good Guys) would have no problem with telling it like it is.

You are cordially invited to sign the the UNINVITE OBAMA PETITION now has a phenomenal 324,157 signatures (click the link, sign up and send it to everybody in your Address Book!)

...And a BIG, BIG PROTEST IS A-COMIN' which stirs my activist imagination and makes me think Obama is gonna unite us after all :o)

[Republic]

Thank you for the links...the first one got me to Notre Dame's website and I started looking for an email for Father Jenkin's office...no luck.

So I fired one off to the news and info contact site and informed them of the graphic nature of one of the two posters I intend to make.

Asked that they pass it on to Father Jenkin's office since I was unable to directly email him myself.

[Levante]

Thank you for the link and info, Mrs. Don-o!!!!

[mlizzy]

You folks might appreciate this Prophetic Link. And also The P.O.P.E. Project has addresses listed to those you may wish to contact. And remember, snail mail is so much the bulkier. We sent snail mails to both the Pope and Jenkins.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Fr. John I. Jenkins C.S.C., president of ND:
Phone: 574-631-5000
Fax: 574-631-2770
Email: John.i.jenkins.1@nd.edu
Mailing: 317 Main Building, Notre Dame, IN 46556

He almost certainly has a filter on his incoming e-mails at this point, so I'd recommend snail mail. Bulkier. Has to be opened. Go get 'im. And his superiors, too.

[Republic]

Thank you both, I will get the snail thing going tomorrow. That is a good idea.

[TASMANIANRED]

You need to pray the Rosary and the Caplet of Divine Mercy with bull horns during the demonstration.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

BTTT

[potlatch]

Thanks, and BUMP!

[Mrs. Don-o]

" You need to pray the Rosary and the Caplet of Divine Mercy with bull horns during the demonstration."

Right you are.

I think Joe Scheidler may have that covered :o)

[TASMANIANRED]

Did you get to watch the Divine Mercy events in Stockton MA yesterday?

Must have been quite powerful live.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I thought you might be interested in this, especially this wonderful, awful, UN-buh-LEEV-able VIDEO ---Click, and then scroll down to where it says FALSE DIALOG: JENKINS SCR***S THE STUDENTS.

I am not sorry for the frank language in the video. I believe that Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezechiel and Daniel (the Bible's frank-language Good Guys) would have no problem with telling it like it is.

You are cordially invited to sign the the UNINVITE OBAMA PETITION now has a phenomenal 325,100 signatures (click the link, sign up and send it to everybody in your Address Book!)

...And a BIG, BIG PROTEST IS A-COMIN' which stirs my activist imagination and makes me think Obama is gonna unite us after all :o)

[Mrs. Don-o]

No, I didn’t catch that. Our parish (St. Mary’s in Johnson City, TN) had a very well-attended Divine Mercy observance. I am touched by this.

[delacoert]

Thank you for the pings to these threads Mrs. Don-O.

I have appreciated all the articles on the Notre Dame / Fr. Jenkins fiasco that you have posted, but this one is especially significant (to me anyway).

I was originally quite upset with Bishop D'Arcy's announcement that he was just going to boycott the commencement exercises, but this announcement makes me very happy. I hope that the students take advantage of his humble offer, and extend him as warm and gracious invitation to a prayer service.

[delacoert]

I am touched by this.

I have also been touched by TASMANIANRED's reminder to pray the Chaplet.