The University of Scranton, a Jesuit-run “Catholic” University in Pennsylvania, announced the hiring of pro-abortion former Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) as a “Distinguished Fellow in Public Service.”
The Pennsylvania Capital Star notes, “In this part-time position, Casey will be take on responsibilities such as being able to mentor and guide students interested in pursuing careers in public service, advise the Center for Ethics and Excellence in Public Service on program initiatives and share expertise with regional government entities through its outreach programs.”
“Casey will also be a resource for the campus and the broader community, the university said, on health care, aging, ethics, government accountability and public service issues through lectures and seminars.”
During his tenure in DC, Casey became what Politico described as “an increasingly reliable vote in support of abortion rights — scoring as high as 100 percent on NARAL Pro-Choice America’s vote tally in 2016 and 2017.”
Francis Sempa at American Spectator noted:
It would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad. My alma mater (Class of 1981), the Jesuit-run University of Scranton, announced that it has hired former Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Robert P. Casey Jr., as a Distinguished Fellow in Public Service.
University President Joseph G. Marina, S.J., expressed his happiness “to have the senator joining us here at Scranton.” Casey, he said, is “perfect” for the role of “forming men and women to be agents of social change.” Perhaps Casey will enlighten students on his Catholic intellectual and philosophical journey from pro-life politician to pro-abortion politico.
Sempa further questioned why a Catholic university would place a pro-abortion advocate in a role mentoring students.
“While Casey Jr. apparently betrayed his pro-life position and abandoned the pro-life cause for political reasons — forgetting the words of St. Thomas More in the movie A Man for All Seasons that “it profits a man nothing to gain the whole world if he should lose his soul” — what is the University of Scranton’s excuse?”
“Why does a Catholic university hire a pro-abortion former politician to ‘mentor’ its students?”
“What message does that send to the student body and the surrounding heavily Catholic community of Scranton and its suburbs?”
Why did a Catholic university hire a pro-abortion former Senator? https://t.co/VQtfydSyrX
— The American Spectator (@amspectator) August 7, 2025
In November of 2024, Casey was unseated by Trump-backed Dave McCormick.
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