100,000-plus Petitioners Protest Notre Dame's Obama Invite

Posted by Marilynn Hughes Mar 25, 2009

Chicago, Ill., Mar 24, 2009 (Catholic News Agency).- In response to the announcement that the pro-abortion “rights” President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Notre Dame, CatholicVote.org has partnered with the Cardinal Newman Society to establish a web petition for Catholics and others who wish to protest the university’s invitation of the president.

Brian Burch, President of CatholicVote.org, characterized the president as “a champion of the abortion cause,” citing his support for embryo-destructive research and taxpayer-funded abortion.

“Given President Obama’s utterly shameful record on life, how could a Catholic university honor him?” Burch asked.

“The University could have politely and quietly told the White House that their standing invitation to the President of the United States was not available this year. Better yet, they could have said that while they would welcome his contributions to the public debate over how to solve our economic crisis, his regrettable policies in favor of a culture of death make it impossible for them to welcome him.”