The Cardinal Newman Society has been alerting its members that Scranton University is hosting a former Congresswoman and advocate of abortion to help train women to run for public office. The Catholic university is not backing down despite calls from the bishop.
Recently, the Diocese of Scranton issued a statement saying Bishop Joseph Bambera requested the Jesuit university to withdraw the invitation but it has refused. CNS indicates Bishop Bambera called the college’s decision “dismaying” and “personally disheartening.”
The statement reads:
“The gravity of this issue speaks to the heart and substance of who we are as Christians. Because of the incarnation of Christ, every human life has value and worth. As Christians, we must be committed to defending human life at every age and every stage from conception to natural death.”
“Although a forum such as this, designed to support and encourage women to engage in public service, is by its nature good and noble, for a Catholic institution in the Diocese of Scranton to invite a pro-abortion advocate to speak at a University sponsored event is dismaying and personally disheartening to me. And to do so within days of the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., is particularly demoralizing.”
The Cardinal Newman Society says:
According to the diocesan statement, University officials said that their invitation to Ms. Margolies was not an endorsement of her personal views. But the diocese said that the inclusion of Ms. Margolies in a University sponsored program has created “concern and confusion” among members of the Christian faithful.
The diocese said that the University’s charge as a Catholic institution of higher learning has been “compromised.”
The keynote lecturer for The Ready to Run Campaign Training for Women program on January 28,2012, Marjorie Margolies, served in Congress from 1993 to 1995 and later, acted as director of a PAC committed to electing pro-abortion rights women.
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Phone (570) 941-7400
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https://matrix.scranton.edu/about/campus-contacts.shtml
