Debate continues to rage on over Notre Dame allowing 'Monologues'

Ann Carey
Our Sunday Visitor

In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor on the day he issued his April 5 statement, Father Jenkins said he still considered the play to be 'in opposition to' Catholic values, but he did not find it problematic to have such views represented at Notre Dame.

His main concern, Father Jenkins said, had been about the frequency and prominence of 'The Vagina Monologues.' Students involved with that production had agreed to move on to writing a new play about their own experiences titled 'Loyal Daughters,' he said, but he declined to rule out allowing 'The Vagina Monologues' to return to Notre Dame."

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