Has there ever been a mass shooting at a Catholic School

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[frogjerk]

I thought this was an interesting question, so I perused the Wikipedia page for school shootings in the U.S., a rather massive list because it includes every shooting that produced at least one casualty — even accidental shootings.

I checked back as far as the 1920s and found no shootings at any Catholic grammar schools or high schools, and only one at a Catholic college — Gonzaga University in 1971, when a 21-year-old man shot and wounded four people on campus before he was killed by police.

In the 350 shootings that have taken place on school grounds since the Gonzaga incident, none appear to have been at a Catholic school

[Mrs. Don-o]

I hope you mean the un-consecratrd altar bread found perhaps in a cardboard box in a supply cupboard the sacristy somewhere.

It would be a serious sacrilege to desecrate the Body of Christ found in the tabernacle. But tabernacles are normally locked, and I can't imagine kids actually profaning the consecrated Host.

Even very little kids would know that would be bad, bad wrong.

[BunnySlippers]

Yes, it would be bad. We ate only the new ones.

Since you are Catholic [guessing here], you may notice the priest usually eats the leftover wafers for this reason. I have never seen any consecrated wafers left over.

[Flaming Conservative]

When my kids went to Catholic high school in the’90’s, the doors were locked after the students had entered. They had an intercom to speak into, if you had a legitimate reason for entering, and they would buzz you in. The public high schools also locked the doors. Both allowed exiting, just not entering without a guard or staff member okaying it. We hadn’t had any shootings, but common sense told the school officials it was just crazy to leave the doors open to just any old Tom, Dick or Harry, who might want to cause trouble.

[Mrs. Don-o]

In our parish --- and I imagine others, too --- the priest puts the consecrated sacred hosts in a gold dish called a ciborium, and places it in the tabernacle, which is locked.

Often priests or deacons (or other designated people) need to take Holy Communion to people who are homebound or in nursing homes or hospices. When I was very sick in the ICU, I very deeply longed to receive Our Lord and I was so grateful when my pastor Fr. Pete brought me Holy Communion.

So that's why they keep the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle, to be available to take to the sick and dying. The candle always kept lit next to the tabernacle indicates to adorers that the consecrated Body of the Lord is there.

[vladimir998]

I could swear there was one shooting at a Catholic school a few years ago. I think only one person was shot, however.

Here it is: http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=93650

[Calm_Cool_and_Elected]

She had her own security detail. But you get my point.

[scrabblehack]

I thought they were supposed to burn them and put the ashes down the sacrarium.

[trebb]

Back in the day, the Nuns would’ve smacked their knuckles with the sharp edge of a ruler, shoved a pointer up their butt and led them to Mother Superior via a severely twisted ear - then the real punishment would start....

[Mrs. Don-o]

If the Blessed Sacrament is unable to be consumed for some reason, that’s exactly what they do. Otherwise, the consecrated Hosts are kept in the tabernacle to be distributed by clergy or EM’s to the homebound, sick, and dying.