Posted on 05/05/2009 3:04:25 PM PDT by chase19
April 30, 2009 Obama to wear robe with cross and Virgin Mary prayer at Notre Dame commencement
Per CNSNews.com, April 28:
President Barack Obama is expected to wear the traditional doctoral robe featuring the cross and prayer of the Virgin Mary when he speaks at... Notre Dame next month, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told CNSNews.com White House Correspondent Fred Lucas on Monday....
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"I honestly don't know what the dress code is for that day. I can assume that the president would wear what one traditionally wears at that commencement," Gibbs told Lucas during Monday's White House press briefing.
Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brown told CNSNews.com earlier this month that the university expects Obama to wear the robe.
The question was posed after the monogram "IHS," which symbolizes the name of Jesus, was covered up when Obama spoke at Georgetown University, a Jesuit university. Georgetown officials said the "IHS" was covered at the request of the White House.
Photo left, courtesy of the White House, is of Laura Bush speaking at Georgetown in 2006 with "IHS" visible; center photo is close-up of "IHS"; photo right shows "IHS" covered for Obama's recent speech.
Our Life; Our Sweetness; and Our Hope
He just thinks that motto is about him.
0bama would wear this in a hot second. He’d think it was referring to him...
6 seconds...
Disgusting.
Our Life; Our Sweetness; and Our Hope
Wouldn’t it be something if rose petals started to fall miraculously from the garment as they have done from Icons around abortion clinics?
I didn’t think of that...LOL
he should beware of wearing the robe, it might attract unwanted attention.......God came for Paul and took him to His cause....he can come for theOne as well.
I’d settle for lightning bolts.
If it was a SNL skit it would seem too outrageous.
Mary tends to do it a little more quietly :)
I didn’t know about that...do you have a link where I could read about it? It would be wonderful if it happened but I doubt it.
Just one would do.
I wouldnt insult the Mother of jesus Christ like this.
If he even notices the emblem (and I don’t see how he could with his nose always up in the air like that), he’ll probably figure a way to invert it or hide it or something.
Give me a little while, it was a long time ago. I hadn’t thought about it until just now when I saw this thread. I do want to say it was in CO, but, I just can’t remember. I take a look.....
Wearing it rubs salt in the wound for Catholics. This will further enrage those that already cut off ND from funding. Excellent!
I don’t think God will take it too lightly either.
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