Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s public statement denouncing Boston College
for honoring Irish prime minister Enda Kenny was a violation of an
informal agreement with the Irish government leader and the Jesuit
university, according to an Irish columnist. Niall O’Dowd charges that Cardinal O’Malley reneged on an agreement when
he engaged in open criticism of the plan by Boston College to award
Kenny an honorary degree. O’Dowd writes: According to my sources O’Malley had indicated agreement with a plan that would see him absent on the day at Boston College but with a plausible reason not directly related to Kenny for not attending.
The columnist says that the agreement would have allowed the Cardinal
to register disapproval for the honorary degree without causing a major
public controversy. But last week, as pro-life activists announced plans to demonstrate at the Boston College commencement ceremonies, Cardinal
O’Malley said that he would not attend the ceremonies. The cardinal’s
public statement clearly indicated that his absence was due to the honor
for Kenny, who has strongly supported legislation to allow for legal
abortion in Ireland.
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