A panel discussion,Catholic Voters and the 2008 Presidential Election,will be held Wednesday (Oct. 8) at 6:30 p.m. in the University of Notre Dames McKenna Hall auditorium.
The panelists will be Gerard V. Bradley, professor of law, and Vincent D. Rougeau, associate professor of law in the Notre Dame Law School.Both have been asked to address the question:What constitutes a sufficient proportionatereason to justify a vote for a pro-abortion candidate?The panel moderator will be John T. McGreevy, I. A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of Notre Dames College of Arts and Letters.
Bradley is a member of the Catholics for McCain National Steering Committee, and Rougeau is a member of Sen. Barack Obamas Catholic National Advisory Council.
According to Elizabeth R. Kirk, associate director of Notre Dames Center for Ethics and Culture, which is sponsoring the discussion,we would like to provide a meaningful opportunity for students and the larger University community to focus on how Catholics should think about the upcoming election, particularly in terms of life issues.
The event is open to the public and will be followed by a reception.
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