Notre Dame releases pro-life statement

South Bend Tribune ^ | Apr 9, 2010 | MARGARET FOSMOE

[jaydubya2]

'I don't know that this will be a dramatic change,' president says

SOUTH BEND -- The University of Notre Dame on Thursday issued an institutional statement affirming "its commitment to the defense of human life in all its stages."

The university also has adopted new principles for the institution's charitable activity.

"I don't know that this will be a dramatic change," the Rev. John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame's president, said in a telephone interview. "We wanted principles that we could apply consistently."

The development and adoption of the statement and principles were among recommendations made to Jenkins by the campus Task Force on Supporting the Choice for Life.

Jenkins and the university faced widespread criticism last spring for inviting President Barack Obama, who favors abortion rights, to campus to give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree. Jenkins created the task force in September.The new statement on the defense of life reads: "Consistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church on such issues as abortion, research involving human embryos, euthanasia, the death penalty, and other related life issues, the University of Notre Dame recognizes and upholds the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death."

[Vision]

The University of Notre Dame on Thursday issued an institutional statement affirming "its commitment to the defense of human life in all its stages..."...unless of course a bizarre figure of questionable character who supports killing live babies who survive an abortion wants to use us for a campaign backdrop.

[NTHockey]

Alumni must really be holding back on their donations. Just wait until football starts and God starts mocking Notre Shame.

[Illuminatas]

You know Shakespeare really was a genius. Two lines come to mind.

"Me thinks thou doth protest too much."

And for Pres Jenkins "Get thee to a nunnery." In the bard's time a nunnery was slang for whorehouse.

[jaydubya2]

Thanks EV, for your contributions!

[EternalVigilance]

[little jeremiah]

Thank you for posting those photos. I will ping this thread out. Tears - what is the world coming to where those who want children not to be killed are arrested as criminals.

[BenKenobi]

Always follow the money.

[jaydubya2]

bookmark

[stainlessbanner]

thanks for posting the pics

[wagglebee]

Thanks for posting all of these!

[wagglebee]

TOO LITTLE AND WAY TOO LATE!

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[militant2]

Most Merciful Jesus!!

This picture tells it all!!

Militant

[little jeremiah]

BTTT for a very important thread and please, everyone - check the photos!!!

[Albion Wilde]

Alumni contributions from the real Catholics must be way down.

Bingo. Opportunistic statement from the ND prez who fawned before Obama and spit in the eye of God.

"You look fab in that outfit!"
"Thanks! Love your hair!"

[Herbster]

The contrast and irony.
Well done.

[Herbster]

How do you post a picture?

http://blacknright.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/you-stay-out-of-this.jpg

[LibertyRocks]

How many resignations and firings are accompanying this statement? Are they revoking the honorary degree? [sorry if this in answered - the are my immediate thoughts from your ping...]

[TASMANIANRED]

Donations must really be down.

[little jeremiah]

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Even if people don't have time to read the article or the comments, please look at the photos. They tell the story.

[wagglebee]

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