Three Irish Schools to Become First to Abandon Catholic Ethos

The Guardian (UK) ^ | 8/27/19 | Rory Carroll

[marshmallow]

Primary school in Roscommon and two in Kerry to reopen as multi-denominational

Three schools in Ireland will make history this week by becoming the first to abandon their Catholic ethos and become multi-denominational state-run schools.

The transfer in patronage reflects an ebbing of the Catholic church’s dominance in education – it runs about 90% of primary schools – and efforts by small rural schools to attract more pupils to avoid closure.

The three small primary schools – Lecarrow in County Roscommon, and Tahilla national school and Scoil an Ghleanna, both in County Kerry – will reopen for the new term on Thursday under the umbrella of local education and training boards.

They will offer a multi-belief and values programme rather than Catholic instruction. Preparation for the sacraments of communion and confirmation will take place outside school hours.

The schools hope to retain and draw pupils from Ireland’s growing number of atheists, agnostics and non-Catholics. Lecarrow and Tahilla national school have just eight pupils each. Scoil an Ghleanna has 14.

“We had a third of our pupils who were non-religious, so we had to look at this,” Sorcha Ni Chatháin, the principal of Scoil an Ghleanna, told RTÉ News. “We needed to look at how we were going to keep pupils, and entice others. We are a beautiful school in the most stunning location, and now we can show – formally, on paper – that we are all inclusive.”

Teachers, parents andCatholic clerics endorsed the transition as essential for survival. “This is what the community wanted and I was happy to facilitate that process,” said Fr Patsy Lynch,the parish priest.

Under the education and training board structures, the schools will gain more state help for staffing, IT and building maintenance.

The Catholic church has previously transferred unused school buildings to multi-denominational patronage.....

[CharlesOConnell]

When the Irish call the snakes back home,
and show St. Pat the door,
and you get out you Naz'reth Babe,
don't show your face no more,
then the ghost of Cromwell laughs from hell,
"I couldn't kill you but just as well,
you'll do the job quite well yourselves,
and soon be joining me here!"

Snakes Again, piano, flute and voice

[allendale]

This is a direct consequence of the homosexuals ruining the Catholic Church. People have lost faith and have embraced neo paganism.

[spirited irish]

The three schools are following the lead of former Catholic ministers of the Lord. They’ve stopped doing the work of the Lord and now do the work of the devil and his host. Everywhere we look throughout former Christendom and Protestant America we see a rapid departure from the faith once given by Eastern Orthodox, RC, and Protestant ministers who are now doing the work of the devil, even though most of them do not believe in his existence.

[shanover]

This is how countries die. Ireland is a country that has gone through so much and survived and is rich with heritage,wonderful people and simply gorgeous. It’s sad that they could fight back the British to save who they are and wanted to be but now are just being overrun by cultural rot by subsequent generations. The Catholics and Protestants will very soon be put in the dust bin of history to ultimately be overrun by Islam to fill the dead void.