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Rome, Italy, Oct 6 (CNA) - The Italian daily Il Foglio published an article today entitled "L'ascia del vescovo pellerossa - Charles J. Chaput contro Notre Dame e l'illustre cardinale sedotto dall'abortista Obama" (The ax of the redskin Bishop - Charles J. Chaput against Notre Dame and the illustrious cardinal seduced by the pro-abortion Obama) in which the Archbishop of Denver contests some of the strongly pro-Obama assertions made by Cardinal Georges Cottier, former theologian of the papal household, last July in the international Catholic magazine 30 Days.

Il Foglio is one of the most influential intellectual dailies in Italy, dedicated more to analyzing than covering the news. Its director is one of the most famous contemporary Italian thinkers, Giuliano Ferrara.

Despite being an agnostic, Ferrara is a long-time admirer of the thought of Joseph Ratzinger.

In its Tuesday edition, Il Foglio published a front page interview with Cardinal Francis George, and devoted its third page to Archbishop Chaput's comments on Cottier's original essay.

The archbishop's article, originally submitted under the more modest title of "Politics, Morality and a President: an American View," focuses on what it meant to American Catholics to have President Obama speak at the University of Notre Dame and be honored with a law degree, an event which Cardinal Cottier, Theologian Emeritus of the Pontifical Household, described in 30 Days in a very positive light.

Catholic News Agency exclusively presents below the full text of Archbishop Chaput's article published today in Il Foglio.

Read the text here: http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=4162bbc1-b78e-4348-a726-735021aed134