Sunday, March 22, 2009
Glendon at ND
As Michael guessed, I was sorry to hear that ND is going to go along with the President's effort to distract Catholics and others from his abortion, embryo-destruction, and school choice errors with (what I am sure will be) an irenic, entertaining, God- soaked commencement speech. As I always tell those Catholics who insist that ND has "sold out", ND is one of the few institutions that actually matters, for the Church and the world. Which is why its inability, or unwillingness, to decline to cooperate with the President's propaganda effort is so disappointing. It strikes me as reflecting not institutional maturity, or an entirely appropriate desire to engage the world, but a defensive lack of confidence.
But, there is good news. It is announced that this year's Laetare Medal recipient is Mary Ann Glendon.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2009/03/glendon-at-nd.html
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Professor Garnett,
I know that this must be terribly disappointing to you. I thought you might be interested in this, from the 2004 statement of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Catholics in Political Life":
"The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions."