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Flash: Fr. Jenkins announces will transfer Laetare Medal + White House responds to Glendon Refusal
American Papist ^
| April 27, 2009
| Thomas Peters
Posted on 04/27/2009 1:17:07 PM PDT by NYer
Flash: Fr. Jenkins announces he will transfer Laetare Medal
This has all the signs of a knee-jerk half-baked response to Glendon's morning bombshell:
Statement by Father John Jenkins on the Laetare Medal
The following statement from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, is in response to the decision by Mary Ann Glendon to decline acceptance of the University’s Laetare Medal:
“We are, of course, disappointed that Professor Glendon has made this decision. It is our intention to award the Laetare Medal to another deserving recipient, and we will make that announcement as soon as possible.” (University of Notre Dame Office of News & Information)
... and that's it.
He only registers "disappointment", not even attempting to answer her arguments.
In a scramble, they have no fall-back award recipient because they were presuming she would accept. Instead, they are left pulling out the Rolodex.
"Nothing to see here. Moving on."
Labels: notre dame scandal
Breaking: White House responds to Glendon Refusal
David Brody at CBN News passes along the short communique:
“President Obama is disappointed by former Ambassador Mary Glendon’s decision, but he looks forward to delivering an inclusive and respectful speech at the Notre Dame graduation, a school with a rich history of fostering the exchange of ideas. While he is honored to have the support of millions of people of all faiths, he does not govern with the expectation that everyone sees eye to eye with him on every position, and the spirit of debate and healthy disagreement on important issues is part of what he loves about this country.”
Jen Psaki, White House Deputy Press Secretary
Labels: notre dame scandal
TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Ministry/Outreach; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholic; flendon; glendon; jenkins; laetare; maryannglendon; ndu; notredame; obama; prolife
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To: SuziQ
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04/28/2009 10:36:37 AM PDT
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bdeaner
(The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
To: SuziQ
82
posted on
04/28/2009 10:41:21 AM PDT
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bdeaner
(The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
To: 353FMG
“...the spirit of debate and healthy disagreement on important issues is part of what he loves about this country.”
Snif.
Unless the disagreement is with him or his policies :(
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04/28/2009 10:44:00 AM PDT
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Freedom56v2
(Wonder if our founding fathers would even recognize the USA?!)
To: bdeaner
Where did those come from?
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04/28/2009 8:10:57 PM PDT
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SuziQ
To: SuziQ
Found them on Google search of images.
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04/28/2009 9:17:55 PM PDT
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bdeaner
(The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
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