Gregory Michael Aymond
Abortion and contraception
### Abortion and contraception

Aymond was one of more than 80 American bishops who wrote to the [University of Notre Dame](/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame "University of Notre Dame") in [South Bend, Indiana](/wiki/South_Bend%2C_Indiana "South Bend, Indiana"), to protest its award of an honorary degree to President [Barack Obama](/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama") due to his support of [abortion rights](/wiki/Abortion-rights_movements "Abortion-rights movements") for women and [embryonic stem cell](/wiki/Embryonic_stem_cell "Embryonic stem cell") research.

In October 2007, Aymond objected to the scheduled appearance of a dissident Catholic theologian, the Reverend [Charles Curran](/wiki/Charles_Curran_%28theologian%29 "Charles Curran (theologian)"), at [St. Edward's University](/wiki/St._Edward%27s_University "St. Edward's University") in South Austin, Texas. Curran is a priest whose Catholic theologian title was stripped by the Vatican because he openly condemned the church's teachings against abortion rights for women, [artificial birth control](/wiki/Birth_control "Birth control"), and human sexuality. St. Edward's ignored Aymond's directive and went ahead with the event.


What are some potential consequences of a university ignoring a bishop's directive?