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The woman is not American by birth but she is very devout Catholic as is her elderly mother. The issue as I understand it was not about class material, grades or the usual stuff that cause Parent/Teacher conflicts it was visiting the boys. We are talking about seeing her own children. Make excuses for them if you like but I am telling you you are loosing me if you are going to try to defend that.

This is not seminary students or a cloistered monks (adult men) but school age children with a mother that has a large family with one son at the SSPX seminary and she has plans/hopes of another son being a monk and a daughter becoming a nun. In other words a very committed Catholic mother who would be on the side of any recruitment efforts the Legionnaires may like to make of her children.

As to any books they used, it wasn't the issue. It was visiting her children, making eye contact, asking them how they are doing. Now that I think of it what started her pressuring them for an answer as to why, was denying her ability to talk with them over the phone. Is this reasonable? I do not think so, I know this woman if they wanted to limit it for some reason (ie. recruitment for the priesthood) she would have been on board, but a complete cut off, I do not think so.

This wasn't the first I had heard this (a book on the scandals in the Church) The authors were liberal IMO. As a result they have been criticized and accused of the same sort of overbearing manner by the left MSM and a very conservative first hand account.

As a result of this you will need to provide a little detail of your own before you will be able to override my opinion of them. Just what is your connection with them? You know mine and how I formed my evaluation.

Before I continue,I need some clarification. If they were at boarding school and she was not allowed to schedule any visits with them,then I am inclined to agree that it was wrong. I thought they were attending a neighborhood or day school. Can you tell me what type of school we are talking about? Thanks.

"Now that I think of it what started her pressuring them for an answer as to why, was denying her ability to talk with them over the phone."

This same exact thing happens over and over and over again if you send them on retreat. They will make every excuse they can to tell you why they cannot talk to you. This is part of their "mission" and plan. It is systematic. This is exactly what cults do. EXACTLY!