Posted on 11/02/2005 6:58:08 PM PST by LifeSite News
wth?
Student expelled from Catholic School...for being Catholic.
seems this school administration just "aborted" future interest in enrolling children in that school.
ping
Loretto President Sr. Helen Timothy
I think a better name would be Sr. Helen A. Handbasket
Sounds like another religious order that needs to be brought back to the fullness of Catholic truth...
Roman Catholicism is not a denomination.
Denomination: A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
-- dictionary.com
That's what I thought. The Bishop might not be able to order the student reinstated (as if she'd want to continue there anyway), but he can certainly make life absolutely miserable for the school.
In my experience with hostile psuedo-Catholic officials, one of the first things they like to resort to is an allegation of slander as a thinly-veiled threat of a lawsuit. As I posted last night on a different thread, the allegation of slander can itself be slander, and I'd urge the Sills family to seriously consider all their legal arguments and remedies.
The school could have gotten away with expelling the student for whatever short-sighted and stupid reason they wanted to, but they may have gone overboard with the slander accusation, and that may provide a direct path for the Bishop to take action against the school.
says of the expulsion that it was a "last resort" and accused the Sills family of "an escalating series of public attacks made against Loretto". The release says that "these attacks have included taunts, threats and verbal abuse directed against members of our school community, as well as a mass e-mail campaign slandering the school's reputation as a Catholic institution."
Sounds like there's a couple sides to the story...
Yes, I was going to point out that the bishop could disinvite the order from his diocese.
But that would be the equivalent of firing off an ICBM. For one thing, he would then lose a valuable Catholic school--or what should be a valuable Catholic school if they manage to get themselves straightened out.
One place the Sills family might consider going to for advice is the St. Joseph Foundation, which specializes in helping Catholics with canon law problems. In particular, they endeavor to defend orthodoxy against the incursions of bullying dissidents.
http://www.st-joseph-foundation.org/
The Sills family should cut their losses and enroll Kaitlyn in a diocesan high school. Several of the stories indicate that this teacher was popular at the school, so she may be better off somewhere else.
This courageous young lady is better off out of the grip of those "progressive" nuns.
The Bishop is a wimp. Where there's a will, there's a way.
LorettoSisters--just another order of Sister Mary Liberals.
Those statements arguing that institutions run by religious orders have complete freedom to do as they please are exaggerating their independence. The bishop could revoke the order's right to operate any "Catholic" educational activities within the diocese on the grounds of posing a danger to the faith and well-being of Catholic children. Since the incident involving the pro-abortion teacher was a matter of public scandal, this expulsion could hardly be designated a purely "internal matter" of the order of nuns.
After reading about the University of Wisconsin banning Bible study groups held by dorm RA's and the incident in Hillsborough County Fla schools banning all references to Christmas, this is no big surprise..
the left is on the defense, and swinging blindly, hoping to land a knoock-out blow to all religious expression..
I'm starting to get a little pissed...
A quick word of advice to any member of the liberal moonbat idiot extreme left, who might be lurking,
To respectfully express your concerns:
Sr. Helen Timothy President Loretto High School htimothy@loretto.net (916) 482-7793 ext. 104
IBVM Provincial Superior Rosemary Lynch 630-665-3814 rlynch@ibvm.org
Our Blessed Mother must be crying with this happening at a school that is named after her. I also wonder if the mother superior Lynch is related to Bishop Lynch of Clearwater, FL (Terri Schindler Schiavo's awful bishop), although I realize Lynch is a common name.
I agree that it may be better to put this girl in a friendlier school, where she may also get a better and more orthodox education.
I think, however, she is also an idealist who wants to help root out corruption in the Church. That's a large order for a young girl, but if the Church is to recover from its present doldrums it will be an idealistic and dedicated younger generation that must do it.
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