Reply #3: Another instance of the widening gap between Catholic church leaders and their flocks [View All]

These bishops are really out of touch with the people they serve. There have been so many studies done over the years that show that there are plenty of Catholics who wouldn't consider themselves pro-life. The Pew Forum study showed that plenty of Catholics approved of ND's choice of Obama as their commencement speaker.

I think that the president of Norte Dame should be commended for inviting Obama to speak at commencement knowing that this would cause an uproar among some of the bishops. He didn't disinvite Obama. He told the opposition that Obama had a lot to offer to graduates having broken the race barrier and become the first African American president. He said that abortion is not really going to come up in his speech.