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Daily dispatch - March 28, 2009
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
Open Season on the Pope
A Pro-life Graduation?
Send the Message of Silence
Praise for Notre Dame Students
Regretting Anti-life Votes
Church, AIDS, Africa
Life in Kenya Under Attack
A response to: Cardinal: Criticisms of Pope Have Gone Too Far
I am much consoled at the upsurge in verbal support for the Holy Father by many bishops, especially by Cardinal Bagnasco, president of CEI, in your article yesterday. It distresses so many of our faithful that the Successor of St. Peter is daily being marginalized, upbraided and ridiculed in the world's press. Is there any way in which ordinary faithful Catholics can express their profound solidarity with the Pope also?
It strikes me that to insult the Holy Father is open season even for Catholics. He needs our prayerful respect and support more than ever for all he is trying to do for the propagation and consolidation of the Faith.
Yours sincerely
(Monsignor) Stephen Robson
Chancellor
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
Scotland, UK
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A response to: Notre Dame Student Groups Lead Graduation Protest
Congratulations to the students who are taking a stand to protest honoring the President. They say they have a moral question as to whether or not to attend their own graduation. Well, Bishop John D’Arcy, who has always attended in the past, is not going to attend this year.
Why not have the university send him all the diplomas of the students in those protesting groups and let him present those diplomas to the students at the cathedral!
Loretta Shalosky
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A response to: Notre Dame Student Groups Lead Graduation Protest
Bravo!! The seniors and students, especially the law students, have learned their lessons very well. You are an inspiration to all of us who are appalled with the idea of Norte Dame University honoring President Obama with an honorary law degree. I agree with your article completely and support your efforts.
May I suggest a silent graduation ceremony for President Obama. Ask the Pro-Life contingency to show their respect for life and country by remaining silent when Obama is introduced and the whole time he is on stage. NO APPLAUSE, NO BOO'S, JUST SILENCE.
What a great message this would send out. God bless all of you.
Respectfully,
John Boudreaux
Knights of Columbus
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Praise for Notre Dame Students
A response to: Notre Dame Student Groups Lead Graduation ProtestMay God bless the Notre Dame Student Groups who have organized to protest Fr. Jenkin's decision to invite President Obama to be this year's commencement speaker. I am encouraged that these young people who are obviously committed to the truth that all life is sacred have decided to protest Fr. Jenkin's absurd position on this matter.
The Bishops of the United States clearly stated several years ago that no politician who espouses positions contrary to Catholic teaching should be honored or given a platform to speak at a Catholic institution. Praise God that these students are holding the university's administration accountable for this fiasco.
Father Peter J. DiMaria
Stella Maris Church, Philadelphia
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A response to: Notre Dame Student Groups Lead Graduation Protest
I voted for pro-choice candidates for President of the United States for most of my 65 years only because I am a registered Democrat.
I told myself that the more important issues were those of health care, the poor, etc. Inside I was fighting guilt. After all, I was killing the most poor -- the ones most in need of medical care (if only they survived)!
I now look back am ashamed of my voting behavior.
I urge all of the young people attending Notre Dame and who are about to receive their degrees from that school to avoid the public graduation, avoid having your presence and that of freinds and family add legitimacy to the president's way of thinking toward the preciousness of life.
When you are my age you will look back with so much pride in standing up for what you believe!!
Good luck and congratulations!
Jim (last name withheld)
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A response to: AIDS Worker Says Africans Don't Need Condoms
Thank you so much for the article on Aids in Africa. It was very informative and I appreciate the work that the Church and everyone is doing to promote abstinence in Uganda. It is nice to hear the facts. Catholic publications print truths that are never published in mainstream media. Thank you again.
Donna McCullough
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A response to: Pro-lifers Ready for the Fight
Thanks for the article. It was a real eye opener. I had an idea of what Obama was capable of but I didn't know it would be so bad or start so soon. Here in Kenya, we are already seeing effect of the family planning campaign -- the emergency contraception pill is being shoved down our throats in the most attractive way possible. And a pro-abortion bill has been hanging over our heads for quite some time. We need to pray for the Church and spread the word about Obama!
Leah Wathira
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