<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Social conservatives object to Desmond Tutu honor

The Columbian
Published: April 18, 2012, 5:00pm

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Social conservatives are objecting to plans by Gonzaga University, a Catholic institution, to give Archbishop Desmond Tutu an honorary degree when he makes a campus appearance in May.

They are objecting because the Nobel laureate’s social views contradict Catholic teachings, including support for abortion rights and gay marriage.

More than 700 Gonzaga alumni, staff, faculty and students have signed petitions protesting Tutu’s campus appearance and the university’s plans to give him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

A statement from the college highlights the archbishop’s fight against apartheid and said the college is honored Tutu accepted its invitation.

___

Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com

Loading...