… I am at a loss as to how they can describe her as living her life of faith in an exemplary way given her strident support of abortion.
Ditto. A bit more detail on the earlier reports and an additional report. (Staggering, really)
“Now we have Roxanne Martino, a Chicago-area member of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees, who resigned Wednesday after serving less than two months. The Cardinal Newman Society noted that Martino had made $27,150 in political contributions to Emily’s List over a 12-year period. Her claim, relayed through the board’s chairman and the university’s president, is that she “didn’t realize any of the organizations she supported also promoted abortion rights.” Uh, Roxanne — Emily’s List has only one mission: “electing pro-choice Democratic women to office.””
also:
"Here’s some of the Chicago Tribune’s skepticism-free take:
A Chicago business executive resigned Wednesday from the University of Notre Dame’s board of trustees after a conservative Roman Catholic watchdog group reported that she donated thousands of dollars to an organization that says it is “dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women.”
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The controversy erupted last month when the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that monitors the Catholic identity of the nation’s Catholic colleges and universities, reported that Martino had given more than $25,000 to Emily’s List, a campaign committed to electing women who support abortion rights.
… Richard C. Notebaert, chairman of the university’s board of trustees, said Martino didn’t realize any of the organizations she supported also promoted abortion rights. The Rev. John Jenkins, university president, reportedly said the same to concerned alumni. Martino could not be reached to confirm whether she knew of the organization’s missions.
“On the basis of a recommendation from others, she made contributions to two organizations, and she regrets that she did not personally review their activities,” Notebaert said. “That she erred in not knowing completely about two of the many organizations to which she makes contributions does not in any way diminish the exemplary way in which she has lived her life and faith.”
The site link for this is clearly pro-life and anti abortion - Deo gratias.
benzinga.com/11/06/1154493/notre-dame-trustee-resigns-chicago-trib-relays-claim-she-%E2%80%98didnt-realize-emilys-lists-p#ixzz1OpjUE4Dz
Read more for additional support of Martino, given by the Chicago Tribune.
also from linked site:
"Here’s some of the Chicago Tribune’s skepticism-free take:
A Chicago business executive resigned Wednesday from the University of Notre Dame’s board of trustees after a conservative Roman Catholic watchdog group reported that she donated thousands of dollars to an organization that says it is “dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women.”
Roxanne Martino, a 1977 Notre Dame graduate and president and chief executive officer of Aurora Investment Management, a Chicago firm with more than $8 billion in investments, said she stepped down less than two months after her appointment in “the best interest of the university.”
“I dearly love my alma mater and remain fully committed to all aspects of Catholic teaching and to the mission of Notre Dame,” Martino said in a statement released by the university. “I had looked forward to contributing in this new role, but the current controversy just doesn’t allow me to be effective.”
The controversy erupted last month when the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that monitors the Catholic identity of the nation’s Catholic colleges and universities, reported that Martino had given more than $25,000 to Emily’s List, a campaign committed to electing women who support abortion rights.
… Richard C. Notebaert, chairman of the university’s board of trustees, said Martino didn’t realize any of the organizations she supported also promoted abortion rights. The Rev. John Jenkins, university president, reportedly said the same to concerned alumni. Martino could not be reached to confirm whether she knew of the organization’s missions.
“On the basis of a recommendation from others, she made contributions to two organizations, and she regrets that she did not personally review their activities,” Notebaert said. “That she erred in not knowing completely about two of the many organizations to which she makes contributions does not in any way diminish the exemplary way in which she has lived her life and faith.”
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Maybe most remarkably, this woman who claims IGNORANCE of the nature of the group that received $20,000+ of her money is working as the CEO of a financial advisory group. Almost impossible to belieleve> Guess she has plenty of money to throw wherever ... .
