Catholic universities In August 2009, Sheehan decried the attacks by some of his fellow bishops on the University of Notre Dame for having President Barack Obama deliver its commencement speech and receive an honorary degree. Sheehan also said the Catholic community risks isolating itself from the rest of the country and that refusing to talk to a politician or refusing Communion because of a difference on a single issue was counterproductive. Cohabitation and marriage Sheehan has been an outspoken opponent of cohabitation and its effects on marriage. He has released letters to his archdiocese in regards to cohabitation. and its effects on children. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe Official Site 1939 births Living people People from Wichita, Kansas People from Texarkana, Texas Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Pontifical Lateran University alumni Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Fe Religious leaders from Texas Catholics from Texas Catholics from Kansas