Caps and frowns

Education | Notre Dame students lead the fight against awarding an honorary degree to Barack Obama | Jamie Dean

Handout

Jon Buttaci's father was looking forward to his son's graduation: When the elder Buttaci graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1981, President Ronald Reagan delivered the commencement address at the famed Roman Catholic university in Indiana. When the younger Buttaci graduates from Notre Dame next month, President Barack Obama will deliver the speech. But the graduating senior from Raleigh, N.C., says he and his father won't be there: "I've decided not to risk scandal."

Buttaci and other Catholics say Obama's upcoming Notre Dame address—and the school's plans to award the president an honorary law degree—are scandalous for one reason: the president's strong support for legal abortion, a position that's anathema to Catholic teaching. School officials say the president's visit isn't an endorsement of his abortion views, and many students support the visit.

Find out how to get instant access to this article and one month of WORLD for only $5.00! If you are already a subscriber, please log in below.

The complete article is ~689 words long

Current Subscribers

Magazine
Subscriber

Online Only
Subscriber

>> Click here to see other purchase options for this article

New Subscribers

Secure form

Receive instant access to this article and the WORLDMag.com Archives
Plus, enjoy 2 issues of WORLD Magazine for only $5.00*

Want a different type of subscription? Click here for Online-Only Subscription options. Or here for Print Subscription options (which include online subscription access).

Payment Information

Name	State	Card Type

Address	Zip	Card Number

City	Email	Expiration Date
		/
	Phone Number

Offer Terms

Subscribers Advantage Automatic Renewal Program You authorize WORLD Magazine to charge your credit/debit card at the price listed above and in time to renew your subscription to WORLD Magazine, without interruption, before the start of the first 6-month term (for $24.95) and then thereafter at 6-month terms at the regular rate then in effect unless you tell us to stop. You may cancel at any time during your subscription and receive a full refund on all unmailed issues. If your credit/debit card cannot be charged, we will bill you directly instead.

*Offer good in the U.S. only for new subscribers.
I agree to the terms above

Outside the US, click here.
Renewing subscribers, click here.
Gift subscriptions, click here.

Copyright © 2010 WORLD Magazine
Articles may not be reproduced without permission
April 25, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 8

MORE PREVIOUS ISSUES

The schools that Arne built Apr. 11, 2009 View WORLD E-zine	Ready or not, here we go Mar. 28, 2009 View WORLD E-zine	Wealth and poverty Mar. 14, 2009 View WORLD E-zine
New breed of homeless Feb. 28, 2009 View WORLD E-zine	The Obama era Feb. 14, 2009 View WORLD E-zine	Schock factor Jan. 31, 2009 View WORLD E-zine