Notre Dame Distances Themselves from Lou Holtz Comments on Joe Biden at RNC

Earlier this week, former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz spoke to the Republican National Convention. Holtz supported President Trump and called his opponent Joe Biden a "Catholic in name only."

Notre Dame has distanced themselves from this comment. University President Rev. John I. Jenkins issued the following statement:


“While Coach Lou Holtz is a former coach at Notre Dame, his use of the University’s name at the Republican National Convention must not be taken to imply that the University endorses his views, any candidate or any political party. Moreover, we Catholics should remind ourselves that while we may judge the objective moral quality of another’s actions, we must never question the sincerity of another’s faith, which is due to the mysterious working of grace in that person’s heart. In this fractious time, let us remember that our highest calling is to love.”