Posted on 12/05/2016 5:01:47 PM PST by marshmallow
More than 26,000 Muslim pupils are enrolled in Catholic schools in England and Wales.
For the first time an annual census of Catholic schools has collected information on the number of pupils from other religions.
The biggest group of non-Catholic pupils are from other Christian denominations - but almost a tenth are from Muslim families.
The government has plans to encourage more Catholic free schools to open.
This analysis shows that, overall, nearly a third of the more than 850,000 pupils within the Catholic school system are not Catholic - a total of almost 290,000.
Changing populations
This can reflect local demographic changes and migration - with Catholic schools serving areas with a declining number of Catholic families.
The Muslim pupils are the biggest non-Christian group, apart from the 63,000 who are from non-religious families.
Finnuala Nelis, head of St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy in Sheffield, is in charge of a school where about half the pupils are not Catholics.
She says there have been changes in the local population - and that the school is now popular with parents who choose a Catholic school, even though they are not Catholics.
This includes Christians from a number of African churches and also Muslim pupils.
She says there are Muslim pupils who regularly attend their local mosques, but who will go to Catholic religious services at school.
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Of course any mention of Christ’s name within the earshot of these moslems would be a hate crime punishable by prison time.
I feel sad for the Catholic Church and for the UK. They both used to stand for something I respected.
TC
No hijabs?
Honor killings coming.
If those Muslim kids come home with any Christian lessons and beliefs, there will be thousands of “honor killings” within those Muslim families.
Does “free school” in the British education system mean exactly that — free of cost? If so — gee, no wonder non-Catholics go for it. Regardless, American Catholic schools (that I’m familiar with) are essentially the same way insofar as pupil population is concerned. If you can pay the tuition, they don’t really care what you believe. Schools attached to a particular parish may have “in parish” and “out of parish” rates, but that’s it.
Kill whom? Their children?
Quite a murderous prescription.
>Kill whom? Their children?
Only those infected with the cult of islam for which there is no cure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVSquXlwhrk
That was in Tajikistan, so terrible as it was, I’m not sure of your point in ref to my post.
Camels nose into the tent!
When do they start demanding the Catholic schools stop teaching about Christ?
I see the Admin Mod deleted your comment.
Good. We do not advocate murder at Free Republic, nor tolerate those who do.
I don’t recall advocating anything except defiance, but two out of three ain’t bad ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waLzM9ECEP8
When do they start demanding the Catholic schools stop teaching about Christ?
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From what I hear, most Catholic schools have already done that.
Hmmmm. A plan?
You don’t recall advocating the killing of Muslim children?
That’s strange. Its exactly what you were calling for st approx 8:00 pm. An hour ago. That’s why the Admin Mod deleted your comment. Remember?
I advocate the elimination of incurable evil only. islam can not be cured, only eliminated.
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