Archbishop Burke : Prevent Repeat of Notre Dame

http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=33854

lessons must be taken from Notre Dame’s conferral of an honorary doctorate on Obama.

Notre Dame’s decision to honor President Barack Obama was not only “profoundly shocking,” but also underscores a grave situation requiring action to ensure the incident is never repeated.

Burke said that the “betrayal of the Catholic identity of Notre Dame University” grew out of the danger of “pursuing a kind of prestige in the secular world, which leads to a betrayal of the sacred aspect of its work, namely the fidelity to Christ and His teaching.”

“That the premiere Catholic university in the United States would give an honorary doctorate of law to one of the most aggressive pro-abortion politicians in our

history is profoundly shocking.”

We need to take the measures that are necessary so that this is not repeated in other places. If it could happen at Notre Dame, where else could it happen?”

D’Arcy was working hard to encourage a spiritual renewal among students at Notre Dame, “while at the same time correcting what is gravely wrong.”

“I have friends who are professors or students at the university who tell me that there are a great number of the students are very devout in their practice of the Catholic faith, and strive in every way to live their faith and grow in it,” said Burke. “We certainly want to save that and promote it.”


I am curious as to how a repeat will be prevented and how the Catholic universities in this country and around the world will heal, grow , and be a witness to all of the necessity and truth of Christ and His Church