Leading Archbishop Calls Notre Dame's Plans to Honor Obama a 'Scandal'

Archbishop Raymond Burke has called Notre Dame's plans to honor Obama a 'scandal.' Over 354,000 people have also signed petitions against the president's appearance and honor. This is a protest by Catholics and pro-life advocates over Notre Dame's decision to allow Obama to deliver the commencement speech and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the May 17 event. The Christian Post reported:

A high-ranking bishop who heads the Vatican's supreme court said Friday that the decision by Notre Dame University to honor President Obama at its upcoming commencement ceremony is a scandal.

Archbishop Raymond Burke, the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court, told attendants at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast that Catholics should not honor those who have publicly violated "moral law."

"The proposed granting of an honorary doctorate at Notre Dame University to a president who so aggressively advocates an anti-life and anti-family agenda is rightly the source of the greatest scandal," Burke told the crowd at the Washington D.C. event.

The comments by Burke, who formerly led the Archdiocese of St. Louis, add to the intensifying protest by Catholics and pro-life advocates over Notre Dame's decision to allow Obama to deliver the commencement speech and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the May 17 event.

Over the past two months, at least 60 Catholic bishops have made public statements denouncing the invite. Some 354,000 people have also signed petitions against the president's appearance and honor at notredamescandal.com.