Late Ted Kennedy's wife dis-invited to speak at Catholic University by order of Bishop!

[Dawson Leery]

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2012/03/college-cancels-kennedy-commencement-speech-under-pressure-from-worcester-bishop/QX1qzjBwrAea3eZnI8U6XN/index.html

"A small Catholic college that invited Victoria Reggie Kennedy to speak at its spring commencement has rescinded the offer under pressure from the Worcester bishop, who described her apparent political views as out of line with Catholic teachings.

Anna Maria College in Paxton, west of Worcester, released a statement today placing the decision at the feet of Bishop Robert J. McManus and saying it still believes Kennedy is an appropriate choice.

However, the statement continued, “after hours of discerning and struggling with elements of all sides of this issue, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees decided with deep regret to withdraw its invitation.”

The protectors of child rapist have declared war on our free society.

[mmonk]

1. I'm Catholic but it is time for them to be taxed

since they are a rightwing political organization of the Republican Party and no longer a faith. Not the college but the Bishops and the Church.

[get the red out]

5. "her apparent political views as out of line with Catholic teachings"

How can someone's apparent political views be out of line with their teachings unless they are admitting to teaching people what to think politically? Yep, that statement is just begging to be taxed. At this point it's like a tax-free freeper convention.

[atreides1]

2. Let's see

Haters of Gays
Haters of Women
Protectors of Pedophile Priests
Paranoid

Have I missed anything?

[Dawson Leery]

3. 2000 years of oppression against those groups by the church.

[pennylane100]

11. Money launderering

Staying silent during Holocaust, Misogynistic attitude toward woman. I know there is more, but these come to mind now.

[Spazito]

4. Appalling but so typical of the Church hierarchy...

protect child rapists but condemn all those who actually practice the tenets of the faith.

[Ilsa]

6. Can Catholics have their religion and

just chuck their leadership? I think they'd do better with only lay people running the show.

[HubertHeaver]

9. That is what the protestant reformation was all about.

[Dawson Leery]

12. +1

[BlueIris]

7. Klassy. nt

[bart95]

8. dis-invitation is lame

look like clods doing it

[MichiganVote]

10. Yeah well, the church has been badly put out by their little molestation game

And the bishops will pout for the next 500 years or so.

[spanone]

13. how christian of them