{"id":3044,"date":"2008-12-31T22:31:17","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T03:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2008-12-31T22:31:17","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T03:31:17","slug":"lessons-for-law-school-deans-regarding-catholics-in-political-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2008\/12\/lessons-for-law-school-deans-regarding-catholics-in-political-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons for Law School Deans Regarding Catholics in Political Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Let me again extend my appreciation to Deans Kearney and O’Hear for the opportunity to serve as December’s guest alumnus blogger of the month, and to all of you who joined the conversation in the comments section. I’ll be right there with you starting tomorrow. \ud83d\ude42 Let me also take advantage of my month’s unique position on the calendar to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.<\/p>\n

My final post is, in fact, the abstract of a piece I have just posted to SSRN<\/a>. Earlier this year, you may have seen that Fordham’s law school received some heat <\/a>from Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York, for its decision to confer an award on pro-abortion Justice Stephen Breyer.\u00a0 The story led me to do some investigating, drawing in part on my own experiences as a Marquette student, and voila, an essay emerged. I hope to begin shopping it around to law reviews in the spring submission season. <\/p>\n

Here’s the abstract:<\/p>\n

In the fall of 2004, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops promulgated a statement titled Catholics in Political Life<\/em> <\/a>, which included this provision: “The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions.”<\/p>\n

Since the statement’s adoption, a number of Catholic institutions, including law schools at Catholic universities, have issued invitations to speakers and honorees who are pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage. In several instances, the local bishop gave a public or private rebuke to the law school for doing so. These episcopal criticisms often lead to a news story and an outcry from students, alumni, and area Catholics, bringing further embarrassment to the school.<\/p>\n

My hope is that this essay will help law school deans and other university administrators navigate the tensions inherent in making these invitations, all with an eye on avoiding awkward situations. The essay begins by recounting the history of the statement’s passage by the USCCB. It then collects a number of examples where bishops and universities have clashed over invited speakers and honorees. Finally, it offers lessons for law school deans, urging them to pursue dialogue with stakeholders before making invitations that could come within the statement’s scope.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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