Archbishop criticises Clinton university call

An American Archbishop has objected to a primary election campaign appearance by Hillary Clinton at a Roman Catholic university because of her voting record on abortion.

Jose Gomez, the Archbishop of San Antonio, released a statement noting that Mrs Clinton and some other presidential candidates’ support for abortion and embryonic stem cell research were not in line with Catholic values.

Mrs Clinton held a rally at St Mary’s University, the oldest Catholic college in the city, yesterday evening.

“I was neither advised nor consulted by the university before the decision was made to have Senator Clinton speak at the university,” the Archbishop said.

Mrs Clinton is locked in a tight battle with Barack Obama to win the Democratic nomination to run for the White House.