Apparently, She Learned This From Bill Clinton.

I am refering to Bill Clinton's infamous comment "that depends on what your definition of is is."

(Source: Notre Dame Law/Theology Prof Announces Support for Obama)

Cathleen Kaveny, University of Notre Dame professor of Law and Theology and a member of Sen. Barack Obama’s National Catholic Advisory Committee, is the latest Catholic college professor to make a conspicuous endorsement of pro-abortion Obama for president. In a recent article in America Magazine, Kaveny argues that the Church’s language of “intrinsic evil” is not strong enough to impede Catholics from voting for pro-abortion candidates.

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Kaveny argues for a distinction between “intrinsically evil” and “gravely evil” acts. She proposes that since intrinsically evil acts deal with objects, not intentions, other evil actions can sometimes outweigh abortion.

Referring to the Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes, Kaveny says that the Church does not lay out a specific plan of action to apply life principles to society, rather, “the prophetic use of the term ‘intrinsic evil’ is meant to start an urgent discussion among people of good will about grave injustices in the world . . . The language of intrinsic evil does not help us here. Only the virtue of practical wisdom, enlightened by charity, can take us further."

Talk about using sophistry straight out of Hell to justify undermining what the Church has clearly taught for 2000 years. Like Clinton, she is trying to confuse the issue. She knows exactly what the Church means by "intrinsic evil". & that she is twisting both the letter & the true "Spirit of Vatican II" for her own perverse ends, to support intrinsic evil. It is not surprizing that this was printed in America either. Despite some changes the magazine still works to undermine the teachings of the Church rather than uphold them.

Bishop John M. D'Arcy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend needs to step up & speak out instead of allowing this latest scandal in a line of what has become way too many at what used to be THE Catholic College in the USA. The University of Notre Dame has its good points but has had many problems. Some of former President Fr. Theodore Hessberg & ND proffessor Fr. Richard McBrien are symptomatic of that problem. For more on the problems I suggest that you read What About Notre Dame? from the Cardinal Newman Society.