I file this under “Darn why didn’t I think of that.”
Catholic Phoenix writes:
In a move already denounced by Catholic bishops & other leading religious conservatives, St. Sincerus University, the nation’s 84th largest Catholic university, has invited Satan to deliver its commencement speech later this month. Also known as the Prince of Darkness, Lucifer, &, more popularly, the Devil, Satan is a divisive figure among Catholics & other Christians. Several Catholic universities have upset religious conservatives in recent years by inviting controversial figures to deliver commencement speeches, as when the University of Notre Dame, the nation’s largest Catholic University, invited President Barack Obama, who supports a woman’s right to abortion, in 2009. The invitation to Satan by SSU president Fr. Thad Despereaux comes at a time when many Catholics are highly critical of the Obama administration’s attempts to reform health care, which some claim would force Catholic institutions to violate their Church’s teachings by providing contraceptives as part of their health insurance plans. Fr. Despereaux, in comments made to the Daily Sham, SSU’s student newspaper, said that having Satan on campus gives bold witness to a central Catholic principle that God can be found in all things.
I’d like to steal the whole thing but I’d have to go to confession so go to Catholic Phoenix and read it. It’s really good.
May 9, 2012 at 12:11 am
A man who sells his rational, immortal soul to the devil for a job cannot be trusted with our unalienable rights.
May 9, 2012 at 12:16 am
You found a Catholic university that acknoledges the reality of the Devil?
May 11, 2012 at 7:36 am
You found a Catholic university that would invite Mark Shea to speak? 😉