Pro-Abortion, Anti-Catholic Abuses Continue at Georgetown in Wake of 'Sex Positive Week'

Note: Very simple solution. Local Bishop declares Georgetown University "Not Catholic". Why the resistance? If you want to find a tepid response to scandal, just look at how the US Bishops respond to pro abortion politicians and dissenting colleges.

Even as Catholics remain stunned by Georgetown University's "Sex Positive Week" which took place last month, the Jesuit, Catholic institution is investigating two incidents of desecration of a statue of Mary and will host two events this week promoting abortion rights.

"This new string of depraved and anti-Catholic events taking place at Georgetown are symptomatic of a much deeper contempt for the university's Catholic identity, even at the top levels of the administration" said Patrick Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society. "For anyone familiar with Georgetown, scandals on campus are no longer surprising and much less shocking than they should be."

In February, The Cardinal Newman Society raised public awareness about "Sex Positive Week," which took place during the first week of Lent at Georgetown. The week-long series included talks celebrating extra-marital sex and pornography. One talk was given by a director of pornographic films.

Tonight, March 30, at 8 p.m. in Georgetown's Reiss building, the unofficial student club H*yas for Choice is sponsoring a workshop titled, Sex, Lies, and Crisis Pregnancy Centers. According to an advertisement for the event on Facebook, pro-life crisis pregnancy "centers are working hard at undoing a legacy of education and outreach to women of all ages, ethnicities, and sexualities by spreading misinformation about the ‘repercussions of abortion’ and how STI's like HIV/AIDS are transmitted. We've got to know where they come from to know how to put an end to it. This workshop reveals the players, the funding, the tactics of Crisis Pregnancy Centers and the impacts on young women."

Another event, scheduled to take place tomorrow evening on campus, is titled Being Religious AND Pro-Choice. The ad for this event, also on Facebook, invites students to "Come and hear representatives from Catholics for Choice and Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom discuss how they incorporate their pro-choice beliefs with their religious beliefs. Find out how they have dealt with adversity and opposition, and about the work they currently do reaching out to young people. And most of all, come see why being religious doesn't mean you can't be pro-choice."

According to The Hoya last week, a prominent statue of Our Lady of Fatima was desecrated for a second time on campus in less than a month. The vandalism was discovered on the morning of Saturday, March 21, with the face of Mary again painted black. When the first desecration of the statue occurred, a group of concerned students organized a 24-hour prayer vigil in response, but the university's response has been tepid.

During the holy season of Lent, The Cardinal Newman Society has encouraged its more than 20,000 members to pray for the spiritual renewal of all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States.