Penn bishop criticizes Catholic college over Casey speech
Source: philly.com Posted By: Peter 5715 days ago
SCRANTON, Pa. - The bishop of an eastern Pennsylvania diocese is criticizing a local Catholic college's decision to have U.S. Sen. Bob Casey speak at its graduation ceremony later this month, accusing him of siding with abortion rights forces recently.
Bishop Joseph Martino of the Scranton diocese called the choice of Casey, D-Pa., to speak at the May 17 commencement at King's College in Wilkes-Barre "an affront to all who value the sanctity of life."
Martino said in a statement late Friday....