The biological male formerly known as Bradley Edward Manning has two qualifications for becoming a visiting fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government: betraying the country and seeking to have genitalia chopped off.
Imagine some other former U.S. Army specialist getting an appointment at Harvard without those major life experiences.
Several prominent Massachusetts pro-lifers are criticizing Cardinal Sean O'Malley and other Catholic bishops in the state for what they call "betrayals" of the pro-life movement.
The pro-lifers cite examples of O'Malley acting chummy in public with politicians who support legal abortion. But they are particularly irked by the bishops' decision in June to ban signature gathering on Church property — including for a petition drive seeking to put a ballot question to voters that would allow the state to ban public funding of abortion.
