Obama should try saying that over HERE. I’m sure the Bishops would stomp him with their other foot.
But, an interesting side effect of school choice and the rise of Charter schools. According to my daughter who lives in a suburb of Albany, NY, Catholic schols are closing right and left because Charter schools are free, and Catholic schools are expensive. Double-edged blade.
Catholic churchs in upstate NY are closing, so the closing of Catholic schools up there doesn’t surprise me. I don’t think you can generalize that to the rest of the country though. Catholic schools in suburban DC are robust, despite having the very top rated public schools in the country here in Fairfax and Montgomery counties.