The Scandal of Notre Dame

From left to right: Fr John Jenkins, President Obama and some other awful abortion supporter at a Catholic University in the US



This, by the way, is a handshake demonstrating mutual respect, integrity and agreement. Now, look at the handshake in the picture above between Obama and Jenkins. Hmm...Have you noticed which one hand is firmly in control and which one is rather limp and feeble? Yep, Jenkins is firmly in the grip of Obama, there is no doubt about that.

The Notre Dame fiasco is over. But not quite...The repercussions will be felt far and wide across Catholic America, in the Church and beyond. The mainstream media reported that Obama was received with a standing ovation by Catholic university students and of course, Fr John Jenkins, who will not only have to answer to God for his actions, but surely to Rome also. Why is it that this picture looks less like a university ceremony and more like a masonic lodge meeting? There is something about this picture that makes it appear as if all three are just glad to be making a mockery of the Catholic Faith, glad it is being undermined and overwhelmed with joy that the Emperor has new clothes and an honorary degree in his hand. What was the degree in? Eugenics?

The Guardian, in a surprisingly balanced article reported that, 'The president was drawn reluctantly into a confrontation with anti-abortion activists who opposed his end-of-term visit.' [End of term, late term, early term, mid-term...We know that Obama doesn't mind when the visit to the abortion clinic takes place...]

The Times reported the event as such,

'President Obama made a controversial appearance at America’s foremost Catholic university today, where angry protesters [angry yes, but peaceful, don't forget] were arrested as they demonstrated against his support of abortion rights. [Interesting language...Why not leave it at '...his support of abortion.' I'm becoming more and more convinced you can endorse any evil within the language of rights...'I haven't eaten all day and my flatmate looks tasty. Why can't I eat her? It's my right! There's no food in! What am I meant to do? Starve!']

Before he delivered the address for graduating students at least 25 people were arrested for trespass [please, tell us more and tell us what they said. Hang on, wasn't an elderly Catholic priest arrested too? And wasn't he pulled to the ground and handcuffed and quite eerily labelled by the Police, even though he didn't struggle in the slightest, while singing to the Blessed Virgin? Oh, I see, you'd rather not report that. Understood!], while an aircraft flew overhead pulling an anti-abortion banner. Graphic images [or just the reality?] of aborted foetuses were paraded on roads near the campus in South Bend.

Despite the controversy, Mr Obama was given a lengthy standing ovation before he spoke [So all is well that ends well...Isn't he a brave soldier? Thank God the students recognised his virtue and greatness!] “I want to thank you for this honorary degree. ["I'm the President. I don't really give a damn about this degree, but thanks for helping me undermine the opposition!"] I know it has not been without controversy,” he said. “When we open our hearts and our minds to those who may not think like we do or believe what we do — that’s when we discover at least the possibility of common ground. [Strange choice of words, given that the people who don't think like he does were largely arrested and thrown into jail for the night.]

"That’s when we begin to say, ‘Maybe we won’t agree on abortion but we can still agree that this is a heart-wrenching decision for any woman to make, with both moral and spiritual dimensions.’ [Gosh, how profound. Please elaborate, Barry, on the moral and spiritual dimensions, on how women are damaged psychologically by abortion and the morality of infanticide. No? You don't want to? Okay then, carry on...]

“So let’s work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions by [making abortion widely available only to be funded by you, the US taxpayer] reducing unintended pregnancies [involving contraception and, err, abortion...Isn't abortion promoted by Obama in the event of an unintended pregnancy], and making adoption more available, and [last and clearly least favourite option] providing care and support for women who do carry their child to term. Let’s honour the conscience of those who disagree with abortion ["Aren't I magnanimous and good?"], and . . . make sure that all of our healthcare policies are grounded in clear ethics [they don't seem that crystal clear, Barry!] and sound science [using human embryos for science/medicine and then destroying them etc], as well as respect for the equality of women." [What's that? All women are equal? Or women are equal to men? Oh, I see, the right for a woman to choose abortion is the same as or more important than the right of a child to live. Yes...If there were any doubts as to the reason why peaceful protests were mounted outside Notre Dame, there it is! There are his crystal clear ethics in which policy is firmly grounded...]

Yep...as you can guess, The Times did not want to put the video of Fr Norman Weslin being taken away by the authorities. If you think I've been selective in my reporting of the event, it is only to combat the Obama-mad media. The Fourth Estate is the last bastion of freedom. If that goes, frankly, we all go.

Anyway, back to that handshake and the 'Je t'aime' grin on Fr Jenkins face. Do you think that abortion law change might not be the only Obama policy Jenkins of which Jenkins is a fan?