Wednesday, April 05, 2006
HOW DOES THAT GO AGAIN?
Pink News brings us the latest developments in academic freedom:
A gay film festival has been allowed to go ahead at a Roman Catholic university.
University of Notre Dame President Reverend John Jenkins gave the go ahead on the basis of academic freedom, after spending two months considering allowing the event along with a screening of the Vagina Monologues.
Mr Jenkins said: “I am very determined that we not suppress speech on this campus. I am also determined that we never suppress or neglect the Gospel that helped inspire this university.
“As long as the Gospel message and the Catholic intellectual tradition are present, we can welcome any serious debate on any thoughtful position here at Notre Dame.”
Is Notre Dame serious about the thoughtful Catholic position, one wonders? You know, the one that says sex outside of the marriage of a man to a woman is sinful?
Today is Wednesday. Wednesday must be gay day. Do Catholics get to have Thursday? Do adulterers get Monday? Polygamists on Tuesday? Who gets Friday? And do murders and child molesters get to air their beliefs as well? Does Jenkins have any standards left at all, or are the students at Notre Dame free to entertain all conceivable sins in a positive light?
Catholic Notre Dame is false advertising.
