Why did mary ann glendon decline the Laetare Medal at the University of Notre Dame?"?

Breaking news in the controversy over the University of Notre Dame's decision to grant an honorary degree to President Barack Obama: Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon has decided to decline the university's prestigious Laetare Medal, which was to be awarded at the same commencement ceremony. Here is the letter Glendon, who was the Bush Administration's final ambassador to the Holy See, sent this morning to Notre Dame President the Rev. John I. Jenkins: "Dear Father Jenkins, When you informed me in December 2008 that I had been selected to receive Notre Dame's Laetare Medal, I was profoundly moved.

I treasure the memory of receiving an honorary degree from Notre Dame in 1996, and I have always felt honored that the commencement speech I gave that year was included in the anthology of Notre Dame's most memorable commencement speeches. So I immediately began working on an acceptance speech that I hoped would be worthy of the occasion, of the honor of the medal, and of your students ... more.

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