weekend update

--4-6-09—Threatened protests of [Obama’s commencement] visit by some conservative groups on campus have left liberal students ... bringing over what they say is the portrayal of Notre Dame as insulated and narrow-minded.
4-4/5-09—“He’s the first black president,” [said a 16 year old student from Alsace]. “He’s a symbol of freedom, justice and equality between black and white and he’s not a Republican.” -- WSJ A6
—4-3-09—The founder of a Roman Catholic religious order that ran retreat centers for troubled priests warned American bishops in forceful letters dating back to 1952 that pedophiles should be removed from the priesthood because they could not be cured. NYT A13