AmericanPapist Comments
Well, they dis-invited her and I think they get the credit for doing the right thing in the end. I'm not sure what you mean by saying that they were too apologetic.
They have an obligation to be courteous to a guest, even if the guest pushes loathsome ideas. It wasn't her fault that they invited her; it was theirs. Once she accepted their invitation I think they were obligated to be completely courteous in its withdrawal.
With regard to other inappropriate invitations at other institutions -- does it matter what type of event is involved? I mean, if the erring person is invited to a panel discussion at which his or her views will be challenged and subject to debate, does that make a difference?
"Seton Hall University, which is under the direct control of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, is the first "Catholic" university this calendar year of 2004 to honor a pro-abortion public figure, doing so this very day, April 16, 2004, by having the militantly pro-abortion Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, present an award named for herself to a Maryanne Trump Barry, a judge of the Third United States Circuit Court, which sits in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Among her other accomplishments, Judge Barry struck down the State of New Jersey's partial, conditional ban on partial-birth abortions. Thus, the pro-abortion Justice O'Connor handed an award name for her to a fellow pro-abortion jurist at a Catholic university under the direct and official control of the Archdiocese of Newark, which is headed by His Excellency, the Most Reverend John Myers."
I couldn't remember the details but remembered hearing about it so I found them in an article. I am sad to say that SHU has chosen to honor some questionable individuals in the past and this Judge Barry was one of them. John Kerry was invited by one of the campus clubs but the administration cancelled the day of...
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