Diana and her supporters felt vindicated beyond measure.
Almost everyone believed that it was all over--that Diana had won.
Congratulatory letters and phone calls flowed to Diana and
Belmont University administration was given a verbal drubbing.
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The university PR system was cranked up to its fullest.
Letters were sent out to various alumni groups around the
country and speakers to these groups were alerted and advised.
The trashing of Diana blossomed into an intellectual lynching
of the lowest order. Much later on, as people came to understand
that the university had not complied with the findings of the court
and Attorney General, there was a general loss of respect for Belmont
which contributed to a decrease in enrollment.
The official Belmont University response was delivered by
the public relations spokesperson who dismissed the LOD as,
"inconsequential. I don't know what all the fuss is about,"
he said. "When you cut through the fancy title at the top
it's just a lawyer's opinion." No one else at Belmont
was available for comment.
The Pope did know what all the fuss was about and was
stung by the words of condemnation contained in the LOD.
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