Photo ~ Notre Dame President John Jenkins and friend
The University of Notre Dame's Dec. 3 decision to file a lawsuit challenging the federal mandate requiring religious employers to provide contraceptive coverage — including sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs — had to be a difficult one for Notre Dame President John Jenkins. After all, it was only a few years ago that Father Jenkins was lauding President Obama as a “leader who has great respect for the role of faith and religious institutions in public life.”
Father Jenkins continues to seem bewildered about the way his relationship with the president has ended so badly. Like a spurned lover, still unable to admit to himself that he was used by the president to provide Catholic cover, Father Jenkins posted a statement on the Notre Dame website last week thanking the president for “undertaking these discussions in good faith.” Stating that he was “grateful to the administration for the time it gave to this matter and for …More