An Open Letter to Notre Dame

If Ms. Glendon does not want to be there that's fine. She is standing up for what she believes. However, the folks that think the school should not have the president be awarded a honorary degree should get a life. We have bigger problems in this world to deal with: war, homelessness, healthcare, etc. The school invited him let him speak. I doubt that in the span of the ceremony the world will stop spinning on its axis. Go volunteer in your community, donate to charity, and share your love of God with others. Even God walked among lepers and prostitutes are you better than him?

My opinion is those that seek to denigrate President Obama for upholding the law, which he swore an oath to do, refutes any argument that he supports abortion. The law says that a woman has the legal right to choose. He is upholding the law. As far as I know not one US President has overturned that law, and I am not certain that any US President can.

I also oppose any person or politician seeking to impose a particular Church Doctrine on all Americans. I think this is simply a fabricated platform used to denigrate a US President they do not like. That does not sound very Christian to me. Perhaps I missed it. Did Republican Presidents get the same condemnations, no Honorary Degree from Notre Dame when they failed to overturn RoevWade?

It does not take a rocket scientist to see through the unfair bias these so-called Christians are practicing. Having the audacity to suggest they are doing so in the name of the Lord. Shameful! By the way, simply because there are pedophiles in this nation, I think that an inadequate excuse to condemn those that point out tragedy of those unfortunate occurrences connected to the Catholic Church. It happened and there is no sense becoming resentful at those that point it out. Especially when some Catholics are so willing to point the finger at others.

President Obama is president of all the people of the United States. It should be considered a privilege and honor to have any president speak at your school's graduation. Ms. Glendon will do whatever she does, but it is a silly gesture and very disrespectful of her country for whom she served as ambassador. The president of our country is speaking at one of our country's premier universities. Enough said.

President Obama is president of all the people of the United States. It should be considered a privilege and honor to have any president speak at your school's graduation. Ms. Glendon will do whatever she does, but it is a silly gesture and very disrespectful of her country for whom she served as ambassador. The president of our country is speaking at one of our country's premier universities. Enough said.

Everyone can see that America is in a moral decline. I applaud Mrs. Glendon for making a public statement, based on moral principle, notwithstanding she is giving up the honor associated with this prestigious event. It is time more people started doing the same thing! Mrs. Glendon has courage most of us could never muster.

js123, ronkerny, Dolmance-great comments! I wish Mary Ann Glendon could read them.

The President is delivering a speech to the graduates on their commencement day, an insipring thought to carry forward - let go of differing positions on when life begins and embrace the honor of being addressed by the President. The University has extended the invitation and that should end the debate. Don't cloud the commencement event with rumbling over issues not pertaining to graduation.

Now I understand why the British turned so hostile to the Catholics. In another time, this kind of Papist mind control could have been really dangerous. Nowadays, it just seems kind of demented, like the Papal hit man in the Da Vinci Code.

Obama was elected by 54% of Catholics. I wonder if Ms. Glendon was those people out of touch like their counterpart like the neo-con hypocritical Fundamentalists.

It saddens me that Ms. Glendon feels that she cannot participate in Notre Dame's commencement activities. Though she must act in accordance with her morals, it is not as though the university were awarding this same medal to President Obama. An honorary degree does not mean that Notre Dame approves of President Obama's stance on abortion, simply that they respect the work he has done on behalf of the country and in the interest of interfaith co-operation. After all, the University of Notre Dame is not the church, and has both the right and the responsibility to make its own decisions.

this is merely a woman standing up for what she believes in. i say good for her.

wow I am stunned by so many of you so called 'catholics' who do not and cannot even support your own faith base.
No wonder the born agains rip you all apart from seam to seam. Basically very few of you actually know your faith, few truly practice your faith. Then to boot you all come out as "Obama supporters, are Pro Abortion, Pro stem cell , and on and on...
As far as ND's Alum go, they have slacked obviously on their standars of moral acceptance because they are to busy worrying about getting a National Championship
I USED to be a big fan of the Irish for years, but ater all this BS, and the fact that I find most Grads as arrogant , know it alls...I'm done.
I can't support a University that promotes anyone who is pro Abortion, anti life, and hell bent on destroying America.
You all remember these days, because it is just the beginning, and all of you hands are dirty
So all you "I'm Catholic and an Obama supporter's" are merely CHINO's-catholic In Name Only because if any of you truly knew you faith, you would act and think a lot differently. Didn't hear any of you say you attend mass-daily or weekly, pray the rosary, fast, spend time in front of the blessed sacrament or read the bible. If you did I think the Holy Spirit would change you heart.
IWhoever you are Pia, I will pray for you when I pray for you & this sad Country of urs.

If it were possible, would any here support a modern day Spanish Inquisition? Shall the motives behind Church Politics , any Churches??? Politics of any religion actually be used to support division between one person that claims Christ as his Savior, and another? Can it be that is the intentions of God the Father sending His Son into the world to save man from his sins? I guess we all have the right to answer such a question any way we want. How does worshipping the Lord fit into our individual decisions?

Perhaps she would prefer Sara Palin or ???Joe The Plumber???