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College Honoring Clinton Declared 'No Longer Catholic'

New York, May. 02, 2005 (CNA) - Marymount Manhattan College, which had ties to the Archdiocese of New York, was formally dropped as a Catholic institution Thursday, because it intended to give Senator Hillary Clinton an honorary doctoral degree.


The college will no longer be listed in "The Official Catholic Directory," which identifies Catholic institutions.


"The decision to honor one of Congress's most outspoken and strident advocates of abortion rights was just the latest episode in a long history of secularization at Marymount Manhattan College," said Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society.


Reilly wrote to Edward Cardinal Egan of New York about the college, suggesting "immediate action to prevent scandal in the archdiocese." Reilly said the college's actions defied the "Catholics in Political Life" statement that was approved by the U.S. bishops in 2004.


Fania Tavarez, assistant to the vice-president for institutional advancement at the college, confirmed the ruling from the archdiocese. In a prepared statement, Tavarez defended the school as "an independent, non-sectarian, private liberal arts college.� She said students and staff are �very excited� to hear Clinton at the commencement exercises.


This is the fourth time since Pope John Paul II issued "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," the apostolic constitution on Catholic universities, that a bishop has declared a historically Catholic college or university to be no longer Catholic. The 1990 document gives local bishops the responsibility of determining whether colleges can be called "Catholic."


Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was declared "no longer Catholic" by Egan in 2003, following a similar protest by the Cardinal Newman Society regarding New York�s Attorney General Elliott Spitzer.

Thak you, Myles, for posting that article. That is real news. I shall pass that on, too.

Be well.

--John
(who is very busy right now and who can only pop in the forum from time to time)

Many are concerned by the emasculation of Catholic clerics. It's good to see that at least one bishop isn't totally emasculated.

I'm curious, the article only mentions NY colleges. I would suppose that other colleges and universities have been taken off the list. Does information exist on whether or not this is true?

Dan L

Here is another good article on the delisting of Marymount Manhatten as a Catholic college:

http://www.lifenews.com/state1012.html

--John

Yes, which are the other two colleges...?

and see this:

http://www.petersvoice.org/bookmonth4.htm

Perhaps I misread about NY. Thanks for the lead.

What I'd like to know what colleges if any have been delisted outside this one in NY.

Dan L

Wonderful! Let's all send this Cardinal a very brief email note letting him know that he has our support and prayers. That would give him a boost of vote of confidence.

Blessings,

SPDundas
Deaf Byzantine

From an article on WND

Concludes Wheeler: "Benedict XVI is going to give people what they spiritually hunger for and no longer find in their pews today: a firm place to make their moral stand. This pope is going to regenerate the moral revival of Christianity � to the great benefit of all Christendom, to the great benefit of Western Civilization, and to the great frustration of its enemies."
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I personally think this is a very true statment about this pope. This happening to this college is just an example. He is not afraid to step on toes. You go PAPA!

May God bless those Bishops who become courageous!

�Be not afraid.�

-ray

Don't misunderstand I loved John Paul II and I think he was a vry holy man. But I've been waiting since a few years after the close of Vatican II for someone to put some things right.

Pray without ceasing...

Did not the Holy Father put things right in the 26 years of service to Mother Church. Have we been riding the same carousel? grace, wg

Absolutely, despite the resistance. Vatican II called for periods of silence during the Liturgy. I'm still waiting.

Ptay without ceasing...Mike

Hi Mike,

There is always about 10 minutes of silence in the Liturgy at Taize (http://www.taize.fr/en) and when I lead prayers in that tradition (the liturgy is shorter for academic purposes) we always spend about 4-6 minutes in silence.

Yes, silence is absolutely beautiful....

Wild Goose,

Must your every post contain a judgment or insult? Please attempt to be more charitable in your posts.

Admn

How about the ten minutes of silence after the priest tells a really, really, really lame joke during the Homily?