The Saint Louis University men’s basketball team just completed a spectacular season, topped off by a first-round win in the NCAA tournament.
In the flood of national publicity this success has generated, two figures have been mentioned repeatedly: One is a million-dollar coach, who twice publicly endorsed abortion and embryonic stem cell research. The other is a high-scoring player, who was welcomed back to the team on full scholarship after a lengthy suspension from the University on sexual misconduct charges.
Jesuit and Catholic values? Men and women for others? Preferential option for the poor?
– Daniel L. Schlafly Jr., is a professor of history at SLU.