President Obama to deliver Notre Dame’s Commencement address (Catholic Caucus)

Notre Dame University ^ | 3/20/2009 | n/a

[Pyro7480]

President Barack Obama will be the principal speaker and the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 164th University Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. May 17 (Sunday) in the Joyce Center on campus.

Mr. Obama will be the ninth U.S. president to be awarded an honorary degree by the University and the sixth to be the Commencement speaker.

The University will confer degrees on approximately 2,000 undergraduates, 420 MBA students and 200 Notre Dame Law School students.

[Pyro7480]

!!!???

[Pyro7480]

Catholic ping!

[frogjerk]

This will not be allowed.

[silverleaf]

NO

[nickcarraway]

And just when they were making a little progress.

[LottieDah]

President Baby Killer to deliver Notre Dame Commencement address? Do anyone see the disconnect here?

[Dinah Lord]

I am gobsmacked by this news.

[TigersEye]

Oh good. He can try out some hunchback jokes. ;^)

[Carley]

For shame

[Ann Archy]

Notre Dame is MARGINALLY CATHOLIC anymore!!!! PATHETIC!! ALL REAL CATHOLICS should be alarmed.

[Kimmers]

Notre Dame is showing it’s liberal hypocrisy by inviting a president that believes in the death of infants......

[Dog]

I hope Teleprompter is there.

[ArrogantBustard]

You gotta be kidding!

Pro-abortion politicians should not be honoured by Catholic universities regardless of the office held by such politician.

Bishop needs to grow a spine.

Now.

[big'ol_freeper]

Oh no...this will not stand.

[pabianice]

One can imagine the people attending the ceremony silently standing and turning their backs on Obama while he’s reading his teleprompter.

[Ann Archy]

of COURSE TOTUS will be there....it’s his crutch.

[Dog]

ROFL..........good one.

[workerbee]

WHAT THE HELL????????????????

[Natural Law]

He may well speak there, but what an opportunity to bring the spotlight on his anti-life positions. I trust the Church will not remain silent in the run up to or the aftermath of the address.

[FreeAtlanta]

Doesn’t this nit wit have some real presidential issues to watch over?!!? On second thought, maybe all colleges and high schools should book this clown and keep him away from national policies.

[PzLdr]

Benny isn’t going to be happy about this.

[Born Conservative]

Bishop Martino needs to intervene.

[Big_Monkey]

"I am gobsmacked by this news.

Don't be. There's a powerful liberal current that runs quickly at ND. Sure, there's powerful conservative alums and some conservative voices on campus, but ND isn't much different from their academic colleagues.

[Kimmers]

BTW this is just another reason why I do not like Notre Dame.....

[Melinda]

LOL!!! You get today’s prize!

[al baby]

Obama get back to F ing work

[villagerjoel]

I hope not! Somebody has to be running the country while all this is going on, and apparently it’s not Obama!

[frogjerk]

You may contact Bishop D’Arcy at the following address:
Fort Wayne Chancery
1103 S. Calhoun Street
P.O. Box 390
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801
(260) 422-4611

[EyeGuy]

My first thoughts exactly.

However, is Notre Dame truly Catholic anymore?

[TigersEye]

It’s the closest thing to funny you can get with this guy. 8-(

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This is laughable. I guess the the Iranian Nutjob was not available.

[GCC Catholic]

Which diocese is ND in?

(Read: Who is the bishop that we need to press about this?)

[pgkdan]

If this allowed to go forward I will burn every Notre Dame sweatshirt, jersey, cap and every other damned thing I’ve got. Notre Dame isn’t even a ‘marginally’ Catholic institution anymore. They’re a disgrace if they allow this public scandal.

[ArrogantBustard]

You may contact Bishop D'Arcy at the following address:
Fort Wayne Chancery
1103 S. Calhoun Street
P.O. Box 390
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801
(260) 422-4611

Bishop D'Arcy had this to say about "Ex Corde Ecclesiae".

[frogjerk]

Fort Wayne-South Bend

You may contact Bishop D’Arcy at the following address:
Fort Wayne Chancery
1103 S. Calhoun Street
P.O. Box 390
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801
(260) 422-4611

[TigersEye]

It’s a target rich environment. I’m not even fully caffeinated yet.

[GCC Catholic]

Thanks; you answered my question before I got to finish asking it.

[ArrogantBustard]

GMTA

[jersey117]

People should write the Vatican.

[Gaffer]

You mean “President Obama’s Teleprompter to deliver Notre Dame’s Commencement Speech”.......

[Sunshine Sister]

WHAT?????????????? The man believes in infanticide. He shoudln’t be allowed to set foot on that campus. What’s the world coming to?

[bboop]

Oooooh, there’s tuition money well spent. Not mine, mind you...

[frogjerk]

Prediction: There will such an uproar the Obama thugs will convince the media that Obami had a scheduling conflict and wouldn’t have been able to make it anyway. - A “non-issue” talking point will be faxed to all from the ballerina.

[massgopguy]

2001 BC 21 ND 17
2002 BC 14 ND 7
2003 BC 27 ND 25
2004 BC 24 ND 23
2005 No Game
2006 No Game
2007 BC 27 ND 14
2008 BC 17 ND 0

The Bush Years

[nina0113]

...followed by a performance of The V Monologues. Can’t Rome sue to get the “Catholic” name taken off this secular place?

[Ransomed]

“I hope Teleprompter is there.”

That’s St. Telepromptius, patron Saint of Swivelling Heads. He is very popular amongst public officials and tennis fans.

Freegards

[koraz]

As an alumni I am outraged by this. I have just sent an email expressing this outrage and telling them that I will no longer send contributions.

[machogirl]

i think that he’s trying to run around and catch all the college graduates (last minute indoctrination attempt) before they get out into the real world and see how much in taxes they have to pay and get pi**ed off.

[ArrogantBustard]

Contact the Bishop of Ft. Wayne - South Bend. See contact info upthread. He has immediate jurisdiction, and should be encouraged to “teach, sanctify, and govern” appropriately ...

[John W]

He is one of the good guys so, hopefully...