Lemme get this straight. The person calling the names out repeatedly ask the audience to hold their applause until all the names are called. YOU and a handfull others blatently disrespect those wishes and choose to cheer when your daughters name is called out. The Bishop leaves in disgust/protest and your daughter is the one owed an apology????Bishop Leaves Graduation
Posted: May 24, 2006 08:10 AM CDT
A warning Tuesday night went out to the crowd at St. Thomas More's graduation. Monday, families of Teurlings Catholic High School grads like India Harris were told the same thing, too. No cheering - until Bishop Michael Jarrell hands everyone a diploma.
Simple enough, right? Apparently not...
"I was nervous, excited - all that good stuff," says Harris. Her mother, Pam Derousselle says, "it's exciting - it's a big event - you can't contain yourself sometimes." Both say the Teurlings audience just couldn't hold it in - and cheered for several graduates - including India. "He called my name - they screamed - he handed me the diploma and he goes congrats. He said get somebody else to do this and he walked off," says India.
RACK the B-man!
A spokesman for the Diocese of Lafayette tells KATC the Bishop did leave after repeatedly asking the audience to respect the ceremony. Derousselle says she was shocked, "I'm just sitting there like oh my God - how could he do that to my child?"
She acts like the holy man fingerbanged her daughter right there on stage. Pluheese.
The school's chancellor handed out the rest of the diplomas. The spokesman says the Bishop felt like he had to take a stand against unacceptable behavior. "Me personally - I think the Bishop owes her an apology," says India's mom. The diocese says the graduates weren't the problem, it was the audience. They also say Bishop Jarrell has not changed any plans for future graduation appearances.
Gimmie a fuckin break already!
The video says it better than that artice.
Here's the link.