Cardinal O’Malley Skipping BC Commencement Over Abortion Issue

By The Associated Press May 10, 2013

BOSTON — Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley says he won’t attend Boston College’s commencement because the Jesuit school’s keynote speaker, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, advocates legislation that would permit abortion.

The legislation allows abortion to save a women’s life. Opponents say the bill would lead to widespread abortions because it allows the procedure if a woman threatens suicide.

In a statement Friday, O’Malley said the church considers abortion “a crime against humanity” and U.S. bishops have asked Catholic institutions not to honor officials who promote it.

O’Malley said since Boston College hasn’t withdrawn its invitation to Kenny, he won’t attend.

He said BC’s invitation to Kenny has caused “confusion, disappointment and harm.”

A BC spokesman has said the school’s invitation to Kenny wasn’t related to the abortion bill, but was meant to celebrate the school’s relationship with Ireland.

Pointpanic

What a self-righteous attitude. O’Malley is one reason why I’m not catholic.
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  I agree w/Pointpanic. What a pompous arrogant attitude. I was raised Catholic but left the Catholic church as soon as I was old enough to know better. I’m sure he will not be missed at the ceremony.
http://www.facebook.com/futo.buddy Futo Buddy

they should start considering drunk driving a crime against humanity
J P Fitzsimmons

Wasn’t O’Malley a celebrant at Ted Kennedy’s funeral. The forthcoming Irish legislation is the result of the death of an Indian woman who was refused an abortion by an Irish hospital even though her amniotic sac ruptured and doctors pronounced the fetus as not able to survive. Doctor’s in Ireland work in the shadow of an 1867 law that criminalizes all abortions under any circumstance. The proposed law would allow abortion only when a woman is in danger of death, a circumstance supported by the vast majority of Americans including democrats, republicans, catholics and protestants.
KiAAA

Ireland’s abortion law would be among the most restrictive anywhere. Second, the parliament has to introduce legislation because of an Irish supreme court ruling from 30 years ago. To boycott the Irish prime minister shows how out of touch some Catholic Church officials are. But good riddance to O’Malley.