Posted on 04/24/2009 6:06:25 AM PDT by Ebenezer
Archbishop Alfred Hughes has told Xavier University he will not attend its graduation ceremonies next month because he objects to the university's decision to award an honorary degree to a veteran Democratic political strategist who supports abortion rights.
Hughes told Xavier President Norman Francis of his decision by letter, expressing disappointment with the university, even as he acknowledged its legacy of education among African-Americans.
Hughes also praised Francis "for your remarkable record of public service."
Donna Brazile, a Catholic and a native of Kenner, is a familiar advocate on behalf of Democratic issues, working at the national level in support of Democratic values that include defense of abortion rights and pursuit of embryonic stem cell research.
The Catholic Church opposes those policies, believing that both take human lives.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
There sure are a lot of people that think that it is compatable, abortion and Church teaching.
Where has this all come from?
I can tell you that I was "pro-choice Catholic" in the past. What a joke! My religious education as I was growing up was pathetic. As an adult, I began to learn about my faith and see that the opinions I held could not coexist. My husband and I have learned more about our faith by homeschooling our own children than we ever learned in Catholic school (him) or CCD (me).
actually, it is a fact that abortion and embryonic research takes a human life, we believe it because it is a fact.
Brazile said by e-mail. "I will remain faithful to the Catholic Church and my Christian faith which keeps me grounded."
guess all I can do is pray for her.
“Has any historically black college like Xavier ever been integrated?”
Yes.
Xavier University of Louisiana
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http://www.stateuniversity.com/universities/LA/Xavier_University_of_Louisiana.html
BTTT!
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