{"id":537813,"date":"2021-05-23T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=537813"},"modified":"2021-05-23T14:35:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T18:35:55","slug":"biden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=537813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pjimage-1200x720-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden will break a 20-year tradition of a president or vice president delivering a commencement address at the University of Notre Dame during the first year of a new presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Sources at the White House claimed the school had invited Biden to speak, but said the nation\u2019s second Roman Catholic president is unable to attend because of a scheduling conflict, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/247622\/biden-will-not-address-notre-dame-commencement-was-invited-by-the-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catholic News Agency<\/a> (CNA). Jimmy Dunne, who is a&nbsp;finance executive and trustee of the university, will address the graduates instead.<\/p>\n<p>Former President George W. Bush delivered a commencement address at the school in 2001, followed by former President Barack Obama in 2009 and former Vice President Mike Pence in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s scheduling conflict comes as a <a href=\"https:\/\/sycamoretrust.org\/take-action\/petitions-open-letters\/dont-invite-biden-to-speak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petition<\/a> circulates among the Catholic university demanding that Notre Dame President Fr. John I. Jenkins neither invite the president nor give him an honorary degree because of the many policies he supports in open defiance of Church teaching. More than 4,300 students, alumni, and other members of the community signed the petition as of Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.8148148148148\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fr. Jenkins should not invite <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> to speak at commencement and receive an honorary degree from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NotreDame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NotreDame<\/a>. Add your signature at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHatBRMDc4\">https:\/\/t.co\/CHatBRMDc4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoCatholicND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoCatholicND<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sycamoretrust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sycamoretrust<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sycamoretrust (@sycamoretrust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sycamoretrust\/status\/1362921555282526208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Citing the injunction of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), which said, \u201cCatholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles,\u201d the petition said in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><em>Biden is such a person writ large. He rejects Church teachings on abortion, marriage, sex and gender and is hostile to religious liberty. He embraces the most pro-abortion and anti-religious liberty public policy program in history. The case against honoring him is immeasurably stronger than it was against honoring President Obama, an action that alienated countless Catholics and brought upon Notre Dame the harsh criticism of 83 cardinals, archbishops and bishops.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The petition went on to detail specific policies Biden supports that promote abortion, contraception, homosexuality, transgender behavior, and the repeal of religious exemptions for institutions that oppose such things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the nation\u2019s foremost Catholic university to honor a person with such an agenda would scream scandal,\u201d the petition added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and other pro-abortion Catholic politicians face potential rebuke from the USCCB when they convene for their annual meeting in June. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-unique-problem-u-s-catholic-bishops-may-demand-biden-other-pro-abortion-politicians-stop-taking-communion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"22.371733966746\">\n<p><em>During their next annual meeting, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine will be drafting a document that will clarify their position regarding the longstanding question of how to handle Catholic politicians in open defiance of Church teaching on abortion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-government-and-politics-religion-22e0d1ba299fe8693013036e3cc85c81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, who is chairman of the USCCB\u2019s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has publicly and repeatedly rebuked Biden for supporting abortion, going so far as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/archbishop-of-kansas-city-joe-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">say<\/a> the president \u201cshould stop defining himself as a devout Catholic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause President Biden is Catholic, it presents a unique problem for us,\u201d Naumann told the AP. \u201cIt can create confusion. \u2026 How can he say he\u2019s a devout Catholic and he\u2019s doing these things that are contrary to the church\u2019s teaching?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/moral-evil-pelosis-archbishop-demands-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians-to-refrain-from-communion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Moral Evil\u2019: Pelosi\u2019s Archbishop Demands Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians Refrain From Communion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wapo-defends-very-catholic-biden-against-far-right-bishops-set-to-rebuke-him-over-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WaPo Defends \u2018Very Catholic\u2019 Biden Against \u2018Far-Right\u2019 Bishops Set To Rebuke Him Over Abortion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/source-of-discord-vatican-urges-caution-to-u-s-bishops-considering-formal-rebuke-of-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Source Of Discord\u2019: Vatican Urges Caution To U.S. Bishops Considering Formal Rebuke Of Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><em>member<\/em><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will break a 20-year tradition of a president or vice president delivering a commencement address at the University of Notre Dame during the first year of a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312756,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pjimage-1200x720-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-537813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pjimage-1200x720-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}