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Scandal at 24 22 Catholic Colleges
February 7, 2007

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea” (Matt 18:6.)

Scandalizing students nationwide, 22 Catholic colleges and universities intend to allow performances of the lewd "V***** Monologues" play, a piece replete with sexual encounters, lust, and graphic descriptions of lesbian behavior. (Asterisks added for modesty)

After being forced to see the play as part of a class, Christopher, a student from Massachusetts wrote: “…it was a horrible exhibit of vice, lust, and infidelity. Everything about the play - the content, the performers, the atmosphere - was decidedly opposed to just about everything the Church teaches. The painful memories of lust and blasphemy still echo in the outer fringes of my mind.”

Nevertheless, prominent Catholic universities are listed to host the play during the next few weeks, including the University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University, Fordham University, DePaul University and others.

It is difficult to fathom how any Catholic institution of higher learning would stoop so low and give open forum to a feminist play, which explicitly condones mortal sin, and promotes the corrosive agenda of the sexual revolution on campus.

You Can Join the Protest

As in previous years, together with the Cardinal Newman Society, Tradition Family Property Student Action is launching a nationwide protest. To instantly sign and send your e-protest, just click here. Your protest will be sent to 22 universities at once.

“This vile play is the antithesis of Catholic morality. So we hope to generate a barrage of protest messages and phone calls, urging these Catholic universities to cancel the play and stop the scandal,” said TFP Student Action director John Ritchie.

Protests are effective. In 2006, thirty-two Catholic institutions planned to allow the play. This year, however, only twenty-two Catholic universities appear willing to allow it on campus. Thousands of protest letters, e-mails, and phone calls can cause a public relations nightmare for college presidents.

The TFP applauds university officials who have had the courage to ban the play such as Rev. Brian Shanley, O.P., president of Providence College.

Bishop Criticizes Production

Bishop John M. D'Arcy of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese, Indiana, criticizes the "V***** Monologues" in a two-page statement. He said it should have never played at the University of Notre Dame. “The play violates the truth about women, the truth about sexuality, the truth about male and female and the truth about the human body.”

"Freedom in the Catholic tradition, and even in the American political tradition, is not the right to do anything,” bishop D'Arcy said. “Freedom is the capacity to choose the good.”

Please defend Catholic morality and support Catholic students who struggle to keep their faith by signing a polite and respectful message of protest.

TO JOIN THE GROWING PROTEST, CLICK HERE.

Note: We are grateful to Mr. Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, for his efforts to stop this play on Catholic campuses. He kindly provided TFP Student Action with a list of campuses where “The V***** Monologues” is scheduled. The list below was compiled by the Cardinal Newman Society and will be updated as the protest develops, using the information CNS places on its web site:

2007 Performances of "The V***** Monologues"
According to (vday.org, 1-29-2007)

Bellarmine University
Dr. Joseph J. McGowan, President
2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205
Phone: (800) 274-4723
E-mail: president@bellarmine.edu

Boston College
Rev. William Leahy, S.J., President
18 Old Colony Rd., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: (617) 552-8000
E-Mail: William.leahy.1@bc.edu

College of the Holy Cross
Rev. Michael McFarland, S.J., President
1 College St., Worcester, MA 01610
Phone: (508) 793-2011
E-Mail: mmcfarla@holycross.edu

College of Mount Saint Vincent
Dr. Charles Flynn, Jr., President
6301 Riverdale Ave., Riverdale, NY 10471
Phone: (718) 405- 3233
E-Mail: charles.flynn@mountsaintvincent.edu

College of Saint Benedict
Dr. MaryAnn Baenninger, President
37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph, MN 46374
Phone: (320) 363-5505
E-Mail: mbaenninger@csbsju.edu

College of Saint Rose
Dr. R. Mark Sullivan, President
432 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203
Phone: (518) 454-5121
E-Mail: sullivam@mail.strose.edu

Cancelled!
College of Saint Scholastica
Dr. Larry Goodwin, President
1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth, MN 55811
Phone: (218) 723-6033
E-mail: lgoodwin@css.edu

College of Santa Fe
Dr. Mark Lombardi, President
1600 St. Michael's Drive
Santa Fe, NM, 87505
Phone: (505) 473-6234
E-mail: president@csf.edu

DePaul University
Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., President
55 E. Jackson Blvd., 22nd Fl, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 362-8890
E-Mail: dholtsch@depaul.edu

Emmanuel College
Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, President
400 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 735-9825
E-mail: pres@emmanuel.edu

Fordham University
Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President
441 E. Fordham Rd., Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: (718) 817-3000
E-Mail: president@fordham.edu

Georgetown University
Dr. John DeGioia, President
37th & O Sts. NW, Washington, DC 20057
Phone: (202) 687-4134
E-Mail: president@georgetown.edu

John Carroll University
Rev. Edward Glynn, S.J., President
20700 N. Park Blvd., University Hts, OH 44118
Phone: (216) 397-4281
E-Mail: president@jcu.edu

Loyola University of Chicago
Rev. Michael Garanzini, S.J., President
820 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-6700
E-Mail: mgaranz@luc.edu

Loyola University of New Orleans
Rev. Kevin W. Wildes, S.J., President
6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 865-3847
E-Mail: wildesk@loyno.edu

New York Medical College
Karl P. Adler, M.D., President
40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: (914) 594-4600

Marquette University
Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., President
615 N. 11th St., Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: (414) 288-7223
E-Mail: robert.wild@marquette.edu

Regis College
Dr. Mary Jane England, President
235 Wellesley St., Weston, MA 02493
Phone: (781) 768-7122
E-Mail: England@regiscollege.edu

Saint Mary's College of California
Brother Ronald Gallagher, President
1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94556
Phone: 925-631-4203
E-mail: brg@stmarys-ca.edu

Saint Xavier University
Dr. Judith Dwyer, President
Warde Academic Center, Rm A225
3700 West 103rd St., Chicago, IL 60655
Phone: (773) 298-3309
E-Mail: jadwyer@sxu.edu

Santa Clara University
Fr. Paul L Locatelli S.J., President
Walsh Administration Building
500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone: (408) 554-4100
E-mail: plocatelli@scu.edu

University of Detroit Mercy
Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., President
4001 W. McNichols Rd., P.O. Box 19900, Detroit, MI 48219
Phone: (313) 993-1455
E-Mail: gstock@udmercy.edu

Cancelled!
University of Notre Dame
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., President
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-3903
E-Mail: john.i.jenkins.1@nd.edu

University of San Francisco
Rev. Stephen A. Privett, S.J., President
2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 422-6762
E-Mail: privet@usfca.edu