Archbishop Dolan on Obama Speeking at Notre Dame

Thanks to Deacon Greg Kandra for this post:

"They made a big mistake. There's a lot of things that President Obama does that we can find ourselves allied with and working with him on, and we have profound respect for him and pray with him and for him. But in an issue that is very close to the heart of Catholic world view, namely, the protection of innocent life in the womb, he has unfortunately taken a position very much at odds with the Church."

-- Departing Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan

You can watch his interview on the subject right here.

Archbishop Dolan is turning out to be a true servant of God. I'm pleased that the Pope selected him as the new Archbishop of the NYC Diocese. This is a very Catholic statement - both accepting and non-judgmental yet clearly drawing lines that protect and defend the Church's teaching. In this case, there is no gray area; the head of Notre Dame has erred in asking Obama to speak and is in direct conflict with the teaching of the church to not 'give those who oppose Church teachings a public platform nor award them honors."

We hope and pray that President Obama will have a conversion of heart and that God will work through him to do good. Our support of him as President and our prayers do not mean that we need to give him the stage so he can send conflicting messages to the students of our Catholic universities.