Catholic enough

Notre Dame looks past new coach Brian Kelly’s political history | Mark Bergin

Associated Press/Photo by Al Behrman

The recent hire of Brian Kelly to succeed Charlie Weis as head football coach at Notre Dame raised more than a few eyebrows among devout Catholic alumni, many of whom have helped build the school's $6 billion endowment. Kelly has a history of association with left-leaning politicians, including working for Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart in 1984. Such ties have prompted some Fighting Irish faithful to wonder aloud if Kelly supports legalized abortion.

For his part, the former Cincinnati head man claims to be a "practicing Catholic," who embraces "the same values that are here at Notre Dame." But Kelly has ducked answering whether he is pro-life, saying that he is "pro-Notre Dame" and "pro-football."

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