Notre Dame cancels Biden! Catholic
school will NOT give honorary
degree traditionally handed to presidents
amid outrage over his pro-choice views
Daily Mail,
by
Melissa Koenig
Original Article
Posted By: Pinkpanther,
5/23/2021 5:14:33 PM
Joe Biden will skip a commencement ceremony traditionally attended by presidents amid a row over his pro-abortion views at the Catholic university. Biden's administration will be the first since Bill Clinton's to skip the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony, after more than 4,000 students and alumni signed a petition urging school officials not to invite the president over his pro-choice view on abortion. A White House official told the Catholic News Agency on May 11 that the president was invited to give a commencement speech and receive an honorary degree from the school but would not attend due to a scheduling conflict.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
earlybird 5/23/2021 5:17:18 PM (No. 794650)
Well, well, well. And what do they think about Pelosi?
29 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
DVC 5/23/2021 5:19:28 PM (No. 794652)
A small step in the right direction.
41 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
downnout 5/23/2021 5:19:45 PM (No. 794653)
Nice to know there are at least a few students and alumni that still believe in their religion.
40 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 5/23/2021 5:20:09 PM (No. 794654)
Unexpectedly!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Imright 5/23/2021 5:22:24 PM (No. 794658)
Interesting little tidbit, from the article: ~~"President Trump also skipped the ceremony - traditionally attended by presidents in their first year in office - to go to Saudi Arabia in 2017. But Trump, who painted himself as a staunchly anti-abortion president, sent his Vice President Mike Pence instead. It is unclear whether Vice President Kamala Harris was invited to speak."~~
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
pearlyjo 5/23/2021 5:33:14 PM (No. 794665)
How about rescinding Obama’s while you’re at it?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
columba 5/23/2021 5:57:19 PM (No. 794680)
Q: What does the Rudder say about Murder?
A: The person who is complicit has no right to enter a church building, Except for Confession.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
udanja99 5/23/2021 6:18:43 PM (No. 794696)
It’s about darn time! Biden’s support for abortion should have had him excommunicated 45 years ago. It’s not too late to do that now, Catholic bishops.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
freightdog 5/23/2021 6:30:12 PM (No. 794703)
#6 got it right. If UND doesn't ask 0bama to return his honorary degree, then this brouhaha over Biden's invitation is just so much posturing by those who didn't have the courage to challenge the 0bama honorary degree. (That invitations were extended or might be extended to 0bama and Biden says a lot about the priorities of the current leadership at UND.)
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 5/23/2021 6:53:48 PM (No. 794725)
But Notre Dame caved to Obama's pre-speech demand to cover up (with a huge covering) permanent Christian religious symbols that were on the building wall behind the podium. My assumption is that Obama did not want to be photographed in a Christian setting because the photos might be seen by too many Muslims. He'd lose some street cred.
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Well, if you can't get Pope Frankie and certain higher ups in the Vaticam to cut Biden off from receiving the most Holy Eucharist because he, Biden, is a pro-abort, the students of Notre Dame can protest and win: Biden will not be the commencement speaker! Hats off to the graduating class. God bless you!
15 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Condor44 5/23/2021 7:17:52 PM (No. 794750)
#19. I believe that was Georgetown, not Notre Dame.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
john56 5/23/2021 7:50:26 PM (No. 794776)
I expect Notre Dame to reconsider its decision.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
seamusm 5/23/2021 8:46:52 PM (No. 794814)
Our son, a ND alum, won't wear his ND ring and wants NOTHING to do with the once-Catholic university after it awarded O'Mama an honorary doctorate KNOWING he was the most pro-abortion politician ever to have served. As a physician, my son is in position to financially contribute to his alma mater but will never do so unless they apologize and retract Obama's degree as well as apologize for having given the senior Cuomo a platform to promote baby killing some 60 years ago.
16 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Salt5792 5/23/2021 8:53:10 PM (No. 794817)
Amazing that ND actually did something right.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 5/23/2021 9:03:00 PM (No. 794826)
I'll admit, something more is amiss. First, Notre Dame is the most pro abortion Catholic institution in the nation. So it ca 't be about abortion. There is something deeper scaring the priest on this one.
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