Catholic Church, Notre Dame, and President Obama
To my wife’s chagrin, I love a good debate.
There is an interesting controversy between the Catholic Church, Notre Dame, and President Obama that is testing the roots of the school and the church against the leadership’s desire to be relevant and in tune with culture and the new presidency. The University has asked the President to do the commencement address this year and is honoring him with an honorary law degree. Some Catholics feel President Obama’s stand on the abortion issue is a misuse of the law and do not believe he should be honored in this way. Is this a moral debate, a spiritual debate or a political debate? I’m not sure that it is not each of these, but I suspect there is more to come in the next few years. Since I am not a Catholic, I certainly don’t feel it is my place to take sides on this issue, but I am curious how the leadership of the Catholic Church will mesh with its own people over these issues in the coming years.
What do you think? Read the article by Father Jonathan Morris, a Fox News Relegion Contributor, HERE and let me know your thoughts. You can also follow this debate on Father Morris’ Facebook and Twitter.
