Update: More coverage of USD's decision to reject pro-abortion professor

The Associated Press has picked up on it (update: and CNA), making the story national:

The Catholic school withdrew its appointment of Rosemary Radford Ruether in July because she serves on the board of Catholics for Choice.

Administrators reaffirmed that decision Thursday despite a petition with more than 2,000 signatures, including 54 faculty members, organizers said. The petition asked the school to restore the offer or allow Ruether to visit campus for a week and give a lecture on academic freedom.

Remember, you can sign the counter-petition we've organized here. All it takes is a few seconds of your time and an email address (no spam we promise).

And I've got an inside tip that our counter-petition might be mentioned in future coverage of this story - so please, go sign it and help us reach 4,000 signatures - double what they collected.

update: From today's news briefs in the San Diego Union-Tribune:

Two Catholic bloggers out of Washington, D.C., and Chicago recently started a petition in support of USD. Thomas Peters' blog is called American Papist and Brian McDaniel's blog is Ora et Labora. –S.S.

I'm targeting for 300 signatures a day.