Notre Dame is actually the hero in this story: Yes the Catholic diosese are throwing a fit about Obama's stances, but it's not changing the attitudes of the school or the president of the university, who could very easily fold under pressure but aren't. Say what you want about Catholics, but according to the Journal-Gazette, a very high percentage of the student populus and of the graduating seniors are excited about Obama giving the commencement. And Notre Dame is doing the right thing by giving Obama the same treatment the last nine presidents have gotten. Not surprising that a Purdue alum couldn't read any deeper than the first few lines of an article.