Posted by Christopher Mc on Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Under: Affairs
In shocking news, the Irish Catholic tomorrow will reveal that, while pretending to be all even handed, it supported the Obama invitation to Notre Dame. The editor quotes the Left Hand extensively without a word of opposition. Each of the Obamanable statements on dialogue, openness, hope and even conscience is taken at face value. O'Sullivan gushes: "It is quite amazing to hear a politician speak in such Gospel language."
But hang on, wasn't George Bush a genuine believing Christian who wasn't afraid to mention God?
O'Sullivan has thought of that. He writes: "George Bush often mentioned God in his speeches but it never seemed to come from the depths, but represent a more institutional God rather than the God of the Gospels".
Ah, the God of the Gospels - that would be the one who supports abortion, infanticide, gay marriage, ending freedom of conscience, that God.
O'Sullivan tells us there has been a lot of criticism of Notre Dame - it's up to us to "read the arguments on both sides and make up [our] own minds". How very Obamaesque of him. One can almost see O'Sullivan nodding from side to side of the teleprompter, his face solemn, his sentences clipped, his phrasing repetative. He then helpfully provides the argument from only one side.
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