Legatus Honors Bush in Dana Point
February 10th, 2010Via: Dana Point Times:
A small group of activists gathered yesterday evening Feb. 4 outside the St. Regis Monarch Beach in response to reports that President George W. Bush is attending the 2010 Annual Legatus Summit being held there. The summit began yesterday and is scheduled to run through Sunday.
Legatus, a self-described, membership organization for top-ranking Catholic business leaders, invited Bush to the summit to speak and accept the organization’s Cardinal John J. O’Connor Pro-Life Award for his anti-abortion efforts.
Protestors held signs in what amounted to a peaceful protest of Bush’s award. According to Dana Point Police Services Sgt. Lynn Koehmstedt, no citations or arrests were issued.
“Bush did not actually arrive at the hotel until later last night, after the activists had gone,” said Sgt. Koehmstedt.
The list of guest speakers also includesformer House Speaker and recent Catholic convert Newt Gingrich, actress Patricia Heaton,entrepreneur Frank J. Hanna III, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, among others.
Summit guests will also be attending a Mass, officiated by Cardinal George, at the historic Mission Basilica of San Juan Capistrano said Legatus Conference Director Laura Sacha in a Legatus Magazine article detailing the schedule of events.
There is no word as to whether Bush will be attending the Mass at Mission Basilica. Neither San Juan Capistrano Police Services nor Orange County Sheriffs Department spokesperson Jim Amormino had any information regarding a possible visit by Bush to the Mission. Legatus staff declined to give out any information regarding Mass attendees.
Mission Basilica staff confirmed that Legatus has the Basilica reserved from 4 to 7 p.m. this evening for the Mass.
