Mary Ann Glendon declines Notre Dame award

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Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard, faxed a letter to Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C. this morning, declining the Laetare Medal she was to receive at the school's graduation ceremony.

This follows the public controversy over the university awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama.
[A]s a longtime consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, I could not help but be dismayed by the news that Notre Dame also planned to award the president an honorary degree. This, as you must know, was in disregard of the U.S. bishops' express request of 2004 that Catholic institutions "should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles" and that such persons "should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions." That request, which in no way seeks to control or interfere with an institution's freedom to invite and engage in serious debate with whomever it wishes, seems to me so reasonable that I am at a loss to understand why a Catholic university should disrespect it.

Then I learned that "talking points" issued by Notre Dame in response to widespread criticism of its decision included two statements implying that my acceptance speech would somehow balance the event....

A commencement... is not the right place, nor is a brief acceptance speech the right vehicle, for engagement with the very serious problems raised by Notre Dame's decision -- in disregard of the settled position of the U.S. bishops -- to honor a prominent and uncompromising opponent of the Church's position on issues involving fundamental principles of justice....

It is with great sadness, therefore, that I have concluded that I cannot accept the Laetare Medal or participate in the May 17 graduation ceremony.
First Things has the entire letter, but their server appears to have crashed.

http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Mary-Ann-Glendon-declines-Notre-Dame-award.html&Itemid=127
 

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From the University of Notre Dame website: The following statement from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, is in response to the decision by Mary Ann Glendon to decline acceptance of the University’s Laetare Medal:

“We are, of course, disappointed that Professor Glendon has made this decision. It is our... READ MORE
 
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President Barack Obama reacted this way to Mary Ann Glendon’s decision to refuse to be honored alongside the pro-abortion president at Notre Dame’s May 17 commencement, MSNBC reports:

“President Obama is disappointed by former Ambassador Mary Glendon’s decision,” said spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki, “but he looks forward to delivering an... READ MORE
 
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Then I learned that "talking points" issued by Notre Dame in response to widespread criticism of its decision included two statements implying that my acceptance speech would somehow balance the event....

Futher the dialectic in other words...exactly why Axelrod is so eager to continue this tour of Catholic institutions upon which this adminstration has embarked.
 
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May I suggest she be replaced with someone more befitting Notre Dame's current culture.. a Nancy Pelosi perhaps or maybe some of the other Catholics that have turned the Democrats into the prolife party that they now are?


Mary Ann Glendon, evidently, is too much of an extremist to be very effective as the token alternative voice for Magestrial values.
 
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May I suggest she be replaced with someone more befitting Notre Dame's current culture.. a Nancy Pelosi perhaps or maybe some of the other Catholics that have turned the Democrats into the prolife party that they now are?


Mary Ann Glendon, evidently, is too much of an extremist to be very effective as the token alternative voice for Magestrial values.
I'm sure that will be coming soon to a Catholic University near you.
 
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Good for her. I hope the next person they offer the award to follows suit.
that will not happen, they will offer the award to someone who will not turn it down, either a mediocre talent who needs some fame or someone of compromised morals
 
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President Barack Obama reacted this way to Mary Ann Glendon’s decision to refuse to be honored alongside the pro-abortion president at Notre Dame’s May 17 commencement, MSNBC reports:

“President Obama is disappointed by former Ambassador Mary Glendon’s decision,” said spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki, “but he looks forward to delivering an... READ MORE

I wonder if Glenodon was inspired by Carrie Prejean- I also wonder if Obama will not just cut loose and call glendon a stupid <----->.

Good job Mary Ann Glendon, this is exactly the response Notre Dame deserves and needs.
 
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Compromise your morals and win valuable prizes!

Honorary degrees!

A free cap and gown!

Fawning articles about you in the New York Times!

An invitation to the White House!

A sinecure at a "non-profit" think tank.

Interviews with you on TV!

Perhaps a gubbermint job!
 
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that will not happen, they will offer the award to someone who will not turn it down, either a mediocre talent who needs some fame or someone of compromised morals

I am available. ;)

One thing worth looking at here is who Miss Glendon was appointed by and which administration she represented as an Ambassador.

For those not sure of the answer to that question, here is a hint:

300px-Ma_glendon.jpg


It is possible that this is being done purely out of religious conviction, but it is also possible that there is an element of partisanship in play here. I wouldn't overlook the latter as being an element of this. If this story were reported more as "Bush appointee upset that Obama is being honored", I doubt it would be viewed as being that noteworthy or significant.
 
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I am available. ;)

One thing worth looking at here is who Miss Glendon was appointed by and which administration she represented as an Ambassador.

For those not sure of the answer to that question, here is a hint:

300px-Ma_glendon.jpg


It is possible that this is being done purely out of religious conviction, but it is also possible that there is an element of partisanship in play here. I wouldn't overlook the latter as being an element of this. If this story were reported more as "Bush appointee upset that Obama is being honored", I doubt it would be viewed as being that noteworthy or significant.
well i would hope it is not partisan play, i also, do not think that would be a factor, i mean, these kinda things happen, people come in and out of office, parties wax and wane, you get used to it, you do not turn down an award from ND just because somebody else getting an award is from a differant party (unless that party is the Nazi party ofcourse lol) so since Obama is not a member of the 3rd Reich, i think this is something more then just political
 
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I am available. ;)

One thing worth looking at here is who Miss Glendon was appointed by and which administration she represented as an Ambassador.
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Kinda makes sense don't it? I mean considering who holds which positions on life you would sorta like, you know, expect this, right? I mean like Obama isn't gonna, from what we've seen, appoint a person who like, you know, holds the position on life Miss Glendon does to any position of influence, is he?
 
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Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org)

The financial penalty resulting from the decision to honor the most pro-abortion president in our nation's history will be enormous.

DEARBORN, Michigan (Zenit) -
A Notre Dame alumni coalition verified that donors have pledged to withhold $8.2 million from the university in protest of the school's decision to honor President Barack Obama.

The coalition launched the national outreach effort one week ago, appealing to alumni and benefactors to hold back donations until the university's president, Father John Jenkins, is replaced.

In a press release today, the group, called "Replace Jenkins," reported that over 900 pledges have been sent online with the promise of canceling payments to the school, including notifications from donors who removed large estate bequests to the university from their wills.

Continued- http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=33372
 
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Kinda makes sense don't it? I mean considering who holds which positions on life you would sorta like, you know, expect this, right? I mean like Obama isn't gonna, from what we've seen, appoint a person who like, you know, holds the position on life Miss Glendon does to any position of influence, is he?

The President has yet to appoint his ambassador to the Vatican yet. I consider it likely that the person he appoints will be pro-life on the abortion question, though obviously we'll have to wait and see.

In the meantime, though, we do know that President Obama has taken a lot of steps to show that he values human life and human dignity on issues other than abortion, steps that former President Bush did not take.
 
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In the meantime, though, we do know that President Obama has taken a lot of steps to show that he values human life and human dignity on issues other than abortion, steps that former President Bush did not take.
one of the first things Mr.Obama did was to do away with the Mexico City Policy, he is an enemy of the unborn
 
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one of the first things Mr.Obama did was to do away with the Mexico City Policy

Here is the post you just replied to. I put the part I think you may have missed in bold:

"In the meantime, though, we do know that President Obama has taken a lot of steps to show that he values human life and human dignity on issues other than abortion, steps that former President Bush did not take."
 
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Here is the post you just replied to. I put the part I think you may have missed in bold:

"In the meantime, though, we do know that President Obama has taken a lot of steps to show that he values human life and human dignity on issues other than abortion, steps that former President Bush did not take."
I am sorry, I missread your post
Mr.Obama has been very pro-life to people who have already been born
just like how Hitler helped a lot of people, he turned the German economy around, he was just agianst some minorities
 
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