The university has responded to the concerns raised by the broader community regarding the selection of this year's Laetare Medal recipient. We are pleased to acknowledge this adjustment in direction as a necessary step toward upholding the university's Catholic mission. Thank you for your commitment to the protection of life …
June 25, 2016
Final supporters
We support Bishop Kevin Rhoades in his condemnation of Notre Dame’s award of the Laetare Medal to Vice President Biden, and in solidarity with Notre Dame Right to Life, the Identity Project of Notre Dame, the Irish Rover student newspaper, Militia of the Immaculata, Jus Vitae, the St. Thomas More Society, and the Catholic Graduate Community, we will offer our prayers at 2:00 PM EDT, Sunday, April 17 wherever we happen to be “for a greater respect for human life, and especially for Notre Dame’s commitment to its Catholic identity and to protecting the sanctity of life at all stages.”
Vice President Biden is the country’s most prominent Catholic pro-choice politician, advocate of public funding of embryonic stem cell research, and supporter of the government's abortifacient/contraception mandate that scores of religious organizations, including Notre Dame, are challenging in court as a violation of conscience. In addition, he led the way in the administration in support of same-sex marriage. Nevertheless, Notre Dame is giving him what it describes as “the highest honor an American Catholic can receive” for “illustrat[ing] the ideals of the Church.” It is, as Bishop Rhoades declares, a scandal.
Updates
April 16, 2016
The petition has now surpassed two hundred and fifty signatures. It is encouraging to see such a clear commitment to upholding the Catholic identity of Notre Dame through collective prayer.
Reached 250 supporters
April 15, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016
Our total is approaching two hundred and fifty signatures as we prepare for this important day of prayer. Please invite others to join this effort so we can demonstrate the breadth of our commitment to Catholic identity.
225 Comments
I have spent my nursing career trying to bring babies into this world healthy and save lives when difficulties. I am a labor and delivery RN. Sad to honor those who wont give the babies the choice for living
Thank you to all the students for standing up to the Administraion for their terrible decision to honor Joe Biden. You are all in my prayers and please know you have the support of thousands of almuni, parents, and Catholics across the country
I am filled with hope in the knowledge that a remnant of faithful Catholics exists and is strong within the student body (as well as faculty and staff) at my beloved University. Know of our prayers for you! May God continually be praised in and through you!!
Regrettably the award by the administration to Biden showcases how misguided they have become and how out of step they are with the historic catholic values of the university we love. So disappointed in Fr. Jenkins.. God bless the students in their protest.
Class of '86. It is sad that the Bishop of Rome does not support you. I'm praying for His Holiness and am praying for you and with you all. Thanks for taking the initiative and standing with Bishop Rhoades.
If the University has no scruples about awarding the Laetare Medal to an unqualified recipient because it somehow adds to the "prestige" of the Notre Dame, perhaps it should also consider the possibility of selling Laetare medals at the Notre Dame bookstore and at least try to monetize the concept.
Lord bring Your message to this ever darkened arena... Let Your Light Shine ,Jesus on these hearts.
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The university has responded to the concerns raised by the broader community regarding the selection of this year's Laetare Medal recipient. We are pleased to acknowledge this adjustment in direction as a necessary step toward upholding the university's Catholic mission. Thank you for your commitment to the protection of life …
June 25, 2016
Final supporters
We support Bishop Kevin Rhoades in his condemnation of Notre Dame’s award of the Laetare Medal to Vice President Biden, and in solidarity with Notre Dame Right to Life, the Identity Project of Notre Dame, the Irish Rover student newspaper, Militia of the Immaculata, Jus Vitae, the St. Thomas More Society, and the Catholic Graduate Community, we will offer our prayers at 2:00 PM EDT, Sunday, April 17 wherever we happen to be “for a greater respect for human life, and especially for Notre Dame’s commitment to its Catholic identity and to protecting the sanctity of life at all stages.”
Vice President Biden is the country’s most prominent Catholic pro-choice politician, advocate of public funding of embryonic stem cell research, and supporter of the government's abortifacient/contraception mandate that scores of religious organizations, including Notre Dame, are challenging in court as a violation of conscience. In addition, he led the way in the administration in support of same-sex marriage. Nevertheless, Notre Dame is giving him what it describes as “the highest honor an American Catholic can receive” for “illustrat[ing] the ideals of the Church.” It is, as Bishop Rhoades declares, a scandal.
Updates
April 16, 2016
The petition has now surpassed two hundred and fifty signatures. It is encouraging to see such a clear commitment to upholding the Catholic identity of Notre Dame through collective prayer.
Reached 250 supporters
April 15, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016
Our total is approaching two hundred and fifty signatures as we prepare for this important day of prayer. Please invite others to join this effort so we can demonstrate the breadth of our commitment to Catholic identity.
225 Comments
I am in support of open discussion of divergent views on many difficult topics. However, I am against any person, Catholic or not, being honored for taking positions strongly opposed to Catholic moral doctrine
I have spent my nursing career trying to bring babies into this world healthy and save lives when difficulties. I am a labor and delivery RN. Sad to honor those who wont give the babies the choice for living
Thank you to all the students for standing up to the Administraion for their terrible decision to honor Joe Biden. You are all in my prayers and please know you have the support of thousands of almuni, parents, and Catholics across the country
I am filled with hope in the knowledge that a remnant of faithful Catholics exists and is strong within the student body (as well as faculty and staff) at my beloved University. Know of our prayers for you! May God continually be praised in and through you!!
Regrettably the award by the administration to Biden showcases how misguided they have become and how out of step they are with the historic catholic values of the university we love. So disappointed in Fr. Jenkins.. God bless the students in their protest.
Class of '86. It is sad that the Bishop of Rome does not support you. I'm praying for His Holiness and am praying for you and with you all. Thanks for taking the initiative and standing with Bishop Rhoades.
If the University has no scruples about awarding the Laetare Medal to an unqualified recipient because it somehow adds to the "prestige" of the Notre Dame, perhaps it should also consider the possibility of selling Laetare medals at the Notre Dame bookstore and at least try to monetize the concept.
Lord bring Your message to this ever darkened arena... Let Your Light Shine ,Jesus on these hearts.
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I am in support of open discussion of divergent views on many difficult topics. However, I am against any person, Catholic or not, being honored for taking positions strongly opposed to Catholic moral doctrine