{"id":77989,"date":"2026-03-26T13:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77989"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:48:49","slug":"head-of-u-s-bishops-joins-call-for-notre-dame-to-drop-appointment-of-pro-abortion-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/head-of-u-s-bishops-joins-call-for-notre-dame-to-drop-appointment-of-pro-abortion-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Le chef des \u00e9v\u00eaques am\u00e9ricains se joint \u00e0 l'appel demandant \u00e0 Notre-Dame d'annuler la nomination d'une professeure pro-avortement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>L'archev\u00eaque Paul Coakley, pr\u00e9sident de la Conf\u00e9rence des \u00e9v\u00eaques catholiques des \u00c9tats-Unis, exhorte l'Universit\u00e9 de Notre-Dame \u00e0 annuler la nomination \u00e0 un poste de direction d'une professeure ouvertement pro-avortement, se joignant \u00e0 pr\u00e8s d'une douzaine d'\u00e9v\u00eaques pour demander \u00e0 l'universit\u00e9 catholique historique de revenir sur cette d\u00e9cision controvers\u00e9e. <\/p>\n<p>La controverse \u00e0 Notre-Dame a \u00e9clat\u00e9 cette semaine apr\u00e8s que l'\u00e9v\u00eaque de Fort Wayne-South Bend, dans l'Indiana, Kevin Rhoades, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/bishop-rhoades-expresses-strong-opposition-to-pro-abortion-professor-s-appointment-at-notre-dame\">le 11 f\u00e9vrier <\/a>a exprim\u00e9 sa \u00ab consternation \u00bb et sa \u00ab vive opposition \u00bb \u00e0 la nomination par l'\u00e9cole de la professeure Susan Ostermann au poste de directrice du Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies de l'\u00e9cole.<\/p>\n<p>Ostermann s'est par le pass\u00e9 prononc\u00e9e fermement en faveur de l'avortement et a vivement critiqu\u00e9 le mouvement pro-vie, sugg\u00e9rant parfois que ses racines se trouvent dans la \u00ab supr\u00e9matie blanche \u00bb et la misogynie. Rhoades a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que les convictions d'Ostermann, associ\u00e9es \u00e0 sa promotion \u00e0 un poste de direction dans l'\u00e9cole catholique, \u00ab causaient un scandale aux fid\u00e8les de notre dioc\u00e8se et au-del\u00e0 \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/more-bishops-join-call-for-notre-dame-to-drop-appointment-of-pro-abortion-professor\">De nombreux \u00e9v\u00eaques am\u00e9ricains \u00e0 travers le pays<\/a> a soutenu l'appel de Rhoades tout au long de la semaine, Coakley lui-m\u00eame s'exprimant sur la controverse le 13 f\u00e9vrier. <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Je soutiens pleinement l'\u00e9v\u00eaque Kevin Rhoades dans son d\u00e9fi lanc\u00e9 \u00e0 Notre Dame de rectifier son mauvais jugement en embauchant une professeure qui s'oppose ouvertement \u00e0 l'enseignement catholique en ce qui concerne le caract\u00e8re sacr\u00e9 de la vie, en l'occurrence la protection de l'enfant \u00e0 na\u00eetre \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Coakley dans un communiqu\u00e9 sur X. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/web\/status\/2022384313556439227\">Tweeter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>La d\u00e9claration a \u00e9t\u00e9 partag\u00e9e des centaines de fois sur X, notamment par le cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, \u00e9v\u00eaque \u00e9m\u00e9rite de Hong Kong. <\/p>\n<p>Bien que les critiques \u00e0 l'encontre de la d\u00e9cision de Notre Dame soient venues des plus hauts dirigeants catholiques aux \u00c9tats-Unis tout au long de la semaine, l'\u00e9cole a indiqu\u00e9 qu'elle maintiendrait son projet de confier la direction de l'institut \u00e0 Ostermann. <\/p>\n<p>Notre-Dame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/amid-criticism-by-bishops-notre-dame-says-pro-abortion-professor-well-prepared-to-lead-institute\">a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 EWTN News le 13 f\u00e9vrier<\/a> qu'Ostermann est \u00ab une politologue et une juriste tr\u00e8s respect\u00e9e \u00bb qui est \u00ab bien pr\u00e9par\u00e9e \u00bb pour occuper ce poste. <\/p>\n<p>Dans le m\u00eame temps, l'universit\u00e9 a soulign\u00e9 son engagement \u00ab in\u00e9branlable \u00bb \u00e0 \u00ab d\u00e9fendre la dignit\u00e9 inh\u00e9rente de la personne humaine et le caract\u00e8re sacr\u00e9 de la vie \u00e0 chaque \u00e9tape \u00bb. <\/p>\n<p>Ostermann elle-m\u00eame a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 aux m\u00e9dias qu'elle \u00ab respect[e] la position institutionnelle de Notre Dame sur le caract\u00e8re sacr\u00e9 de la vie \u00e0 chaque \u00e9tape \u00bb. Elle s'est d\u00e9crite comme \u00ab pleinement engag\u00e9e \u00e0 maintenir un environnement de libert\u00e9 acad\u00e9mique o\u00f9 une pluralit\u00e9 de voix peut s'\u00e9panouir \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/head-of-u-s-bishops-joins-call-for-notre-dame-to-drop-appointment-of-pro-abortion-professor\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/head-of-u-s-bishops-joins-call-for-notre-dame-to-drop-appointment-of-pro-abortion-professor<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L'archev\u00eaque Paul Coakley, pr\u00e9sident de la Conf\u00e9rence des \u00e9v\u00eaques catholiques des \u00c9tats-Unis, exhorte l'Universit\u00e9 de Notre-Dame \u00e0 annuler la nomination \u00e0 un poste de direction d'un professeur ouvertement pro-avortement, se joignant \u00e0 pr\u00e8s d'une douzaine d'\u00e9v\u00eaques pour demander \u00e0 l'universit\u00e9 catholique historique de revenir sur cette d\u00e9cision controvers\u00e9e. La controverse \u00e0 Notre-Dame a \u00e9clat\u00e9 cette semaine apr\u00e8s que Fort [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-77989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77805,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/more-bishops-call-for-notre-dame-to-drop-appointment-of-pro-abortion-professor\/","url_meta":{"origin":77989,"position":0},"title":"More bishops call for Notre Dame to drop appointment of pro-abortion professor","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"f\u00e9vrier 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nearly half a dozen more bishops have joined the growing backlash against the University of Notre Dame over its controversial appointment of an outspoken abortion advocate to lead a university department.Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, Bishop Kevin Rhoades on Feb. 11 issued a statement criticizing the university for appointing global affairs\u2026","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77676,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/breaking-bishop-rhoades-expresses-strong-opposition-to-professors-appointment-at-notre-dame\/","url_meta":{"origin":77989,"position":1},"title":"BREAKING: Bishop Rhoades expresses \u2018strong opposition\u2019 to professor\u2019s appointment at Notre Dame","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"avril 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, Bishop Kevin Rhoades on Feb. 11 expressed \u201cdismay\u201d and \u201cstrong opposition\u201d to the University of Notre Dame\u2019s appointment of a pro-abortion professor to a leadership position at the school, with the bishop urging the university to \u201cmake things right\u201d and rescind the appointment. 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