NOTRE DAME university has caused a stir by hosting a Thursday seminar in Fremantle on marriage equality — which presented only the Catholic church’s view.

In a staff email seen by the Herald, vice chancellor Celia Hammond acknowledges the event might be “confronting” because of the charged political atmosphere but “at the same time, and this is by way of explanation and not defence, part of our mandate as a Catholic university is to provide opportunities for all people — Catholic and non-Catholic — to gain a better understanding of the Catholic faith”.

by STEVE GRANT