De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Further to the deeply disconcerting news that Boston College is honouring the Irish Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, by awarding him an honorary degree and inviting him to deliver the Commencement Address this year I have some news.

Today Father James Bradley noted that Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.,had responded very strongly to this disaterous invitation by withdrawing from the event and issuing a statement which is transparent on the matter. This is the full text:



BOSTON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT STATEMENT Cardinal Sean May 10, 2013
Because the Gospel of Life is the centerpiece of the Church’s social doctrine and because we consider abortion a crime against humanity, the Catholic Bishops of the United States have asked that Catholic institutions not honor government officials or politicians who promote abortion with their laws and policies.
Recently I learned that the Prime Minister of Ireland, the Hon. Mr. Enda Kenny was slated to receive an honorary degree at Boston College’s graduati…

The main reason for posting this is to publicise the fact that Boston College is honouring the Irish Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, by awarding him an honorary degree and inviting him to deliver the Commencement Address this year. Or as LifeSiteNews brilliantly puts it: PM Foisting abortion on Ireland to be honoured by Jesuit Boston College. This was first reported by Lisa Graas on 5th May. I noticed it on Protect the Pope on Tuesday, and my friend CC Father has written a letter as well. I think Caroline Farrow says it best:
So whilst ordinary lay Catholics are fighting tooth and nail in order to keep abortion out of Ireland, whilst GPs are finding their jobs and families are on the line for speaking their minds, what is happening to that nominal Catholic Enda Kenny? You know the man who closed Ireland’s embassy in the Holy See, who misled the Irish public with regards to the Cloyne Report, pointing the finger solely at the Vatican in a speech loaded with venom and vitriol?What’s happening to…