The American Spectator

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Rick Majerus sought and received permission from the Jesuit president of the school before he attended and spoke at a rally for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton , according to school sources. Majerus has touched off a firestorm for saying at the event that he supported abortion rights for women. /p>

St. Louis University is a Jesuit University. Under guidelines put forward by the Vatican, the school is expected to hire a faculty that teaches and promulgates Roman Catholic dogma. Majerus, in his capacity as head coach, is considered a member of the faculty.

"He's not a theology or philosophy teacher," says a Jesuit instructor at the school. "Coach Rick doesn't have to adhere to Vatican policies in that regard. This was free speech. We couldn't stop him, nor would we."

It's the "nor would we" part of that sentence that is getting the school's president, Rev. Lawrence Biondi, in hot water with St. Louis, Mo., Archbishop Raymond Burke.

Burke, a favorite of Pope Benedict, is not new to this kind of controversy; in fact, he seems to enjoy it. Back in 2004, he was the bishop who stood up to Sen. John Kerry and said he would not give the politician Holy Communion due to the presidential candidate's support of abortion and stem cell research.

p> MIKE ANGRY AGAIN br> Former Gov. Mike Huckabee was said to be livid about leaks that he was losing senior advisers due to pay cuts or no paychecks at all, and blamed his campaign manager, Ed Rollins

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