White House, Notre Dame Respond to Mary Ann Glendon's Pro-Life Principles

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South Bend, IN – Former Vatican ambassador and Harvard professor Mary Ann Glendon is drawing praise from across the pro-life community for standing up to the University of Notre Dame. She turned down an award from the Catholic college because pro-abortion President Barack Obama will be giving commencement.

As LifeNews.com reported on Monday, Glendon wrote a letter to UND president John Jenkins telling him that he is compromising the Catholic identity of the college by inviting and honoring Obama.

See update at LifeNews.com/state4086.html
 
Good for her!
Her feet are on the ground and not even for a well deserved honor she compromises her faith and integrity. She’s a real FEMINIST!!
Hooray for Miss California and Mrs. Glendon for standing for God’s given principles.
God will give you both the crown of glory when others will just watch.
 
It is so inspiring to see real hero’s with backbone!

Rather than rationalize accepting a meaningless award from a has-been University, Dr. Glendon rejected the “honor” to accept the honor of preaching the Truth of Jesus Christ!

“Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.” (Acts 5:41).

**Our society honors greed, selfishness, lust, self-gratification and so many other horrible evils that it is no wonder we want to honor a man who condones murdering innocent babies under the cloak of “women’s rights”?
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It is so ironic that our President born in 1961, aggressively promotes abortion, which probably would have taken his own life, if born after 1972 (poor single mom, father abandoned them) and prevented him from becoming President!

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro Nobis Peccatoribus!

Mark
 
Let me get this straight, our most prominent American Catholic university will no longer be giving an award to a person with a long history of pro-life activities and accomplishments, but will award a honorary doctor of law degree to a person whose brief political career is constistently pro-death?

I have to go to bed now. My head hurts.:confused:
 
juliee said:
She turned down an award from the Catholic college because pro-abortion President Barack Obama will be giving commencement.
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I don’t think it’s quite that simple. Read her letter. She apparently had been in communication with Notre Dame following the announcement of the commencement speaker. Something (or things) have transpired since then to lead her to this decision; it’s not simply/only the fact that the President is giving the commencement speech.

Here’s a copy of the letter: firstthings.com/blog/2009/04/27/declining-notre-dame-a-letter-from-mary-ann-glendon/
 
Exactly. Without her consent, ND was trying to turn her award and acceptance speach into a token ‘faithful catholic’ counterpart to Obama’s award. So suddenly, her award places her in the position of either:
  1. Having to say nothing about Obama’s award on the same day (seeming to give tacit acceptance) or
  2. Criticising Obama for his amazing lack of insight into the reality that abortion on demand turns the unborn into chattle property.
She felt that she could never do #1 and #2 would be disrepespectful by distracting from all the hard work the graduates did on their special day. Her solution was to bow out.

Smart lady.
 
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I don’t think it’s quite that simple. Read her letter. She apparently had been in communication with Notre Dame following the announcement of the commencement speaker. Something (or things) have transpired since then to lead her to this decision; it’s not simply/only the fact that the President is giving the commencement speech.

Here’s a copy of the letter: firstthings.com/blog/2009/04/27/declining-notre-dame-a-letter-from-mary-ann-glendon/
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She says right in that letter from the link you posted at first things, the reasons why:

Then I learned that “talking points” issued by Notre Dame in response to widespread criticism of its decision included two statements implying that my acceptance speech would somehow balance the event:

• “President Obama won’t be doing all the talking. Mary Ann Glendon, the former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will be speaking as the recipient of the Laetare Medal.”

• “We think having the president come to Notre Dame, see our graduates, meet our leaders, and hear a talk from Mary Ann Glendon is a good thing for the president and for the causes we care about.”

A commencement, however, is supposed to be a joyous day for the graduates and their families. It is not the right place, nor is a brief acceptance speech the right vehicle, for engagement with the very serious problems raised by Notre Dame’s decision—in disregard of the settled position of the U.S. bishops—to honor a prominent and uncompromising opponent of the Church’s position on issues involving fundamental principles of justice.

firstthings.com/blog/2009…y-ann-glendon/

God bless her for making the right decision.
 
allhers said:
She says right in that letter from the link you posted at first things, the reasons why:

Then I learned that “talking points” issued by Notre Dame in response to widespread criticism of its decision included two statements implying that my acceptance speech would somehow balance the event:

• “President Obama won’t be doing all the talking. Mary Ann Glendon, the former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will be speaking as the recipient of the Laetare Medal.”

• “We think having the president come to Notre Dame, see our graduates, meet our leaders, and hear a talk from Mary Ann Glendon is a good thing for the president and for the causes we care about.”

A commencement, however, is supposed to be a joyous day for the graduates and their families. It is not the right place, nor is a brief acceptance speech the right vehicle, for engagement with the very serious problems raised by Notre Dame’s decision—in disregard of the settled position of the U.S. bishops—to honor a prominent and uncompromising opponent of the Church’s position on issues involving fundamental principles of justice.

firstthings.com/blog/2009…y-ann-glendon/

God bless her for making the right decision.
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As we saw in previous scandals like Watergate, Clinton and the intern, and clerical sexual abuse, the coverup can do worse damage than the initial mistake. Bishop D’Arcy intially urged Professor Glendon to accept the award she richly deserves, while he would not appear on the podium and risk giving the appearance of approval from the chief teacher of the local church in Northeast Indiana.

Father Jenkins gave such a twisted and weak defense of the board’s invitation that he has done even more harm. That is why I changed my mind about whether Father Jenkins should continue to lead Our Lady’s University. He should go. Maybe Mary Ann Glendon should get the job. She is a better diplomat, has lots of experience with prestigious universities, and has more common sense.
 
God bless her. Our Church needs people who will stand up for their beliefs.
 
Prof. Glendon is indeed an impressive person. God bless her!

She and Bishop D’Arcy have set an excellent example of principled, courteous, and dignified witness.

Edwin
 
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