Obama Apearance at Jesuit-run Catholic College Sparks Protest

Jersey City, Jan 15, 2008 / 01:11 am (CNA).- The appearance at a Catholic college of a presidential candidate who supports abortion has provoked objections from the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization focusing on Catholic identity and renewal in higher education.

On Wednesday Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama addressed St. Peter’s College, a Jesuit-run institution in Jersey City, New Jersey. College president Dr. Eugene J. Cornacchia in a press release before the event said the college welcomed Obama “as we would welcome any presidential candidate who wishes to discuss and debate the ideas and events that are shaping our history...”

Another so-called Catholic college to be avoided...and a Jesuit institution, as well - figures...