From EWTN:

Bishop of Erie Donald W. Trautman has canceled his scheduled appearance at Mercyhurst College, a Catholic school, because on Tuesday evening is hosting a campaign rally of Senator Hillary Clinton’s, LifeSiteNews.com reports.

Bishop Trautman said in a written statement that he will boycott Mercyhurst College's graduation in May in protest over Clinton’s visit. The bishop explained that he is disappointed in the Catholic school for not reflecting on the Roman Catholic Church's stance on abortion.

Thomas Gamble, the president of the college, allowed the April 1 Clinton appearance despite the teaching of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which specifically forbids pro-abortion politicians from such appearances...

...Tim Broderick of the pro-life group People for Life asked pro-lifers to conduct a “pro-life informational demonstration” at Mercyhurst beginning two hours before the event.

He told LifesiteNews.com that Senator Clinton’s appearance would "mislead the general public about Hillary and Bill Clinton's extreme commitment to actively promoting abortion in America and around the world." It would also mislead the public in general and Catholics in particular about the Catholic Church's very cogent recognition that abortion is precisely the murder of an innocent human being, and that establishing legal protection for the unborn is a matter of tremendous urgency.”

"We are hoping the Erie Catholic Diocese will be able to force a cancellation of this event," Broderick said.

I am hoping, too - what on earth would make Catholics wish to provide a sense of respectability to a person who de-facto advocates for abortion in the United States and around the world? All such an appearance does is allow Hillary - and other Culture of Death politicians - to confuse the issue. It allows them to seem like they aren't in the pro-abortion camp - in a Catholic setting, Hillary will get another chance to offer up meaningless "safe, legal and rare" rhetoric on the subject of abortion, all the while keeping in tight with Planned Parenthood, NARAL and other fanatic pro-abortion groups.

Hillary, in her run for President, has plenty of opportunities to present her views to the public - there is no need for Catholics or Catholic institutions to lend a hand to her dishonest and, ultimately, immoral views on abortion.

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