Posted on 05/28/2002 4:55:30 PM PDT by marshmallow
Translation: faithful Catholic laity who inconveniently shine a spotlight on the dishonest and duplicitous practices of faculty who want to teach whatever takes their fancy yet retain the privelege of calling themselves Catholic.
This is the next boil that needs to be lanced when the molesters and sodomites have finally been flushed out. Cardinal Law, as usual, is out to lunch.
Quite a few have already said that about a lot of things besides academia.
Au contraire! (I always wanted to say that) - Cardinal Law is aware of how many wealthy Bostonians he would offend if he required the mandatum. Think of all the Boston Pol's who went to BC... and BC is not a "real" Catholic College anymore.
C'mon! We don't want to offend anyone!
The problem is mostly with theology departments. Monica Hellwig is a heretic, if that term still applies to anyone. Almost the entire Catholic Theological Society consists of liberal dissenters and heretics. McBrien was a typical president.
It's a fairly simple matter. No one should claim to teach Catholic theology unless they teach Catholic theology. This doesn't stop colleges from hiring rabbis to teach Judaism, or Protestant theologians to teach their areas of expertise. It's the Catholic theologians who are the main problem.
And it is a problem. There is a connection between this scandal and the scandal of homosexual priests, because one of the main areas in which Catholic theologians have been unfaithful to the Magisterium is in the area of sexual morality. Charles Curran comes to mind.
Frankly, I think this would come under the heading of 'truth in advertising'. If you're going to call yourself a Catholic college, you need to make sure that what you teach and encourage on your campus is authentically Catholic! That means you shouldn't allow groups to operate with the funding of the college and on the campus which teach and agitate AGAINST the teachings of the Church, i.e. pro-abortion and pro-homosexual groups. Too many Catholic colleges have bought into the 'fairness' attitude which says that they should allow 'all voices' to be heard. Believe me, if the Catholic kids want to hear voices which are against Church teaching, all they have to do is turn on the TV, the radio, or the Internet and they'll get their fill. They shouldn't be forced to have their tuition money pay for classes, professors, or Student activities groups which denigrate their Faith. They could go to a Public college and get that for a lot less money!
That's because the Church According to Law has done so well it doesn't need this nit-picking interference from Rome.
I know what you meant, and you are right - but I think Cardinal Law is doing his job as he sees his job - money, prestige, power. If you bow to the things of the world, the things of the world own you.
Thank God for real Catholic colleges and universities like Magdalen College (NH), Christendom College (VA), Campion College (CA & DC), Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ave Maria University (MI) and a few others...
Does anyone know about the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas? What sort of school is it, friend or foe?
The document, which the bishops agreed should be obtained by June 1 this Saturday attests the theologian teaches only authentic Catholicism.
Sounds reasonable to me. Teach the truth or do not teach at these colleges and universities.
Actually, my own observation has been that it would be more like paying for a French cooking class and having the instructor teach you "dumpster diving" for dinner!
Why do I keep thinking of Elmer Fudd saying, "Yoow awah making me vewwy angwy!"
I've had it with these testicle-free bishops!
Hinsdale said Boston Cardinal Bernard Law told her faculty he wouldn't ask them to seek mandatums.
No kidding, huh? That pretty much gives Law the seal of worthlessness.
Like Aquinas College (CA)
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