Steubenville, Ohio, Oct 3, 2008 / 17:12 pm
Franciscan Univeristy of Steubenville issued a statement on Friday distancing itself from its Board of Trustees member Nicholas Cafardi, who has recently come out in support of Sen. Barack Obama, despite the candidate’s abortion stance.
Cafardi, who is the dean of Duquesne University’s School of Law and serves as a trustee for Franciscan, explained his reasons for endorsing Obama in an editorial for the National Catholic Reporter this past Tuesday.