Posted on 04/12/2008 6:53:15 AM PDT by kellynla
The policy has been promulgated, I could care less whether you "believe" it or not.
Indeed! LOL
In Maryland, at least, Catholic schools aren't required to have “certified teachers” teaching class. At my high school alma mater, perhaps 20% - 25% of the faculty have teaching certifications and/or education degrees.
The rest have degrees in, oh, say, chemistry if they're teaching chemistry. Or math, if they're teaching math. My son's Latin teacher has degrees in history and ancient history. He's working on his Ph.D. in Early Christian Studies, and thus is fluent in Latin in Greek. So, he teaches Latin, Greek, and Ancient Classical History. Go figure! ;-)
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No, I agree that Catholic bishops et al. should certainly be held to a higher standard. My point was about the reporting and writing: if the scandalized reporters and writers were really concerned about the children and teenagers involved, they’d examine the public schools on this score. But clearly, that’s not their objective.
I attend Bishop England High School, Charleston, SC, for all my 4 years of high school. I remember that about 10% of the student population was non-Catholic. The only difference between the Catholic and non-Catholic students is that they were excused from Mass. My niece graduated from the same school a few years ago. I asked my sister if there were still non-Catholics in the school. She said it is pretty much the same number today.
Yeah, I'm sure state laws have a lot to do with it, and vary significantly across the board.
Yeah, that's why these people are now sending their children to the public schools where they are assured of not being sexually abused. < /sarcasm>
What a moron.
School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Oh so now I am a moron?... :)... I hope you feel smart and superior saying it :) But when you think about it.... hmm.....I might home school my kid - if I had one - rather than doing either one. I grant you the Public School IS DANGEROUS... and the CC would not be a choice for me considering what we have been talking about. Yeah Home Schooling, or a private NON CATHOLIC school, would be a choice.
I see your point. But as I understand it, high schools and colleges are full of these "homosexual" clubs nowadays!... In fact, I maybe mistaken, but having these clubs on campus and actually promoting the homosexual/lesbian "life style" it is somehow seen as a BADGE OF HONOR!...You know... supporting "diversity." So, from the media's point of view there is 'no news' with this.
Furthermore, I would dare to say that if an administrator in a public school were to disagree loudly against this type of corruption, they would be out of job in no time... Don't you think so?
That is what makes this whole horrible incident so UGLY... That the Catholic Church NO LESS, were the ones involved in it and again, even more odious, is the way they acted after the whole thing came out in the press. If you read "Betrayal" you will see how the CC used its power (position and connections, lawyers, etc) to actually intimidate and muscle those who considered going public against the church. That same fat ass in Boston, whom the pope himself was kissing on the cheek and forgiving him in Rome just a few days after he was forced to resign his position in Boston Archdiocese. In fact, I believe, he is STILL working for the Church in Rome, or not?... to talk about giving the wrong perception.
I can never and will never understand how GOOO Catholics put up with this once they knew the full story. They should have put pressure on ROME to come clean and come up with a CLEAR position on all this or ELSE...
Take care.
That comment about the good sisters is not at all funny.
I’ve known quite a few nuns and they’re very decent people.
You are claiming that there were predatory gatherings of sexually dysfunctional individuals who were nuns?
I have never heard of nuns who were sexual predators. If you have any evidence of nuns who are predators you should inform the authorities immediately.
I will assume this evidence is in your mind, not in reality.
May 13, 1971
NIXON: You know what happened to the Romans? The last six Roman emperors were fags. Neither in a public way. You know what happened to the popes? They were layin' the nuns; that's been goin' on for years, centuries. But the Catholic Church went to hell three or four centuries ago. It was homosexual, and it had to be cleaned out. That's what's happened to Britain. It happened earlier to France.
Let's look at the strong societies. The Russians. Goddamn, they root 'em out. They don't let 'em around at all. I don't know what they do with them. Look at this country. You think the Russians allow dope? Homosexuality, dope, immorality, are the enemies of strong societies. That's why the Communists and left-wingers are clinging to one another. They're trying to destroy us. I know Moynihan will disagree with this, [Attorney General John] Mitchell will, and Garment will. But, goddamn, we have to stand up to this.
EHRLICHMAN: It's fatal liberality.
Insofar as you have compared yourself with Nixon on this point, n00b, I believe you've just identified yourself as a bigot, blind with hate.
>>I believe you’ve just identified yourself
>>as a bigot, blind with hate.
On the contrary, Nixon was an observant and generally peaceful Quaker. He loved his wife, his children, and his country - and he was faithful to all of them despite efforts to corrupt him.
Certainly his enemies would like to paint him otherwise; but Nixon was the last true conservative president this country will ever have.
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