A Catholic College, a Billionaire's Idea, Will Rise in Florida

The New York Times ^ | 02/10/03 | TAMAR LEWIN

[KantianBurke]

THIS is one central way of how to turn the tide in he battles of higher education.

In the interests of honesty however, Domino's pizza is probably the worst that I've experienced. Due to its founder's conservatism I'll consider giving it another shot sometime.

[Aggie Mama]

"Tom Monaghan has the agenda of a right-wing Republican, and he happens to confuse that with the teachings of the Catholic Church," said Richard P. McBrien, a University of Notre Dame theology professor. "I wish he had spent this money the way a really good Catholic would: helping the poor; helping inner-city schools, which are being suffocated through lack of money; helping the aged and the infirm. Those are the teachings of Jesus Christ."

As a Catholic, it's comments like this one that absolutely enrage me. I'm sure that a lot of that money that the good members of the Boston Diocese gave every week went to the poor. Oh wait. It went to paying off victims of homosexual priests that took over the Church 30 years ago.

[Cicero]

Since Charles Curran was thrown out of the Catholic University of America, McBrien is probably the premiere dissident (aka heretic) theologian in the country. Naturally he served as president of the CTA.

I hadn't realized that Monika Hellwig is now president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. It's an indication of how twisted things are when a heretical dissident feminist occupies such a high-profile post.

Needless to say, the NY Times has its own little file of dissident "Catholics," aka useful idiots, and regularly phones them up for comments like these.

[austinTparty]

And I must add: inner-city schools are not being suffocated through lack of money. DC has one of the top per student expenditures in the nation, and one of the worst school systems. Richard P. McBrien happens to confuse his left-wing Democrat agenda with the teachings of the Catholic Church.

[STARWISE]

God Bless Tom Monaghan and all his efforts!

[Rollee]

"Tom Monaghan has the agenda of a right-wing Republican, and he happens to confuse that with the teachings of the Catholic Church," said Richard P. McBrien, a University of Notre Dame theology professor. "I wish he had spent this money the way a really good Catholic would: helping the poor; helping inner-city schools, which are being suffocated through lack of money; helping the aged and the infirm. Those are the teachings of Jesus Christ."

Here is another Republican idea: It's Mr. Monaghan's money, he can do what ever he wants with it. Richard McBrien thinks like a typical lefty-wing democrat - telling everyone else how they should spend their money, and wasting millions on a failing school system yet refusing to instill sound educational policies.

[montag813]

Some critics say Ave Maria reflects Mr. Monaghan's conservative political agenda more than any religious or educational need.

Good, then they can spend their own $200 million on a University which reflects their own agenda...oh wait...they DO.....every other College in America!

[patriciaruth]

Well, whatever he does with the new university, he should be careful not to give the professors tenure.

[goodform]

bttt

[strela]

Wonder what the school song will be?

[RLK]

"I wish he had spent this money the way a really good Catholic would: helping the poor; helping inner-city schools, which are being suffocated through lack of money; helping the aged and the infirm. Those are the teachings of Jesus Christ."

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Jesus...or Karl Marx?

[strela]

Due to its founder's conservatism I'll consider giving it another shot sometime.

Its still pretty vile. Even the frozen stuff beats it.

[nwrep]

God Bless Mr. Monaghan.

[Campion]

As a Catholic, it's comments like this one that absolutely enrage me.

As a fellow Catholic, let me give you a marvelous labor-saving secret I've discovered. You don't even need to read comments like these. Anything Fr. Richard McBrien says should absolutely enrage you.

[afraidfortherepublic]

This is great, and I wish him all the best in his endeavor. However, I am getting confused: Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Ave Maria Law School in Ann Arbor, Ave Maria College of the Americas in Nicaragua, and now Ave Maria University in Florida. Couldn't he have named some of them St. Mary's, Our Lady of Victory, Our Lady of Guadalupe or some other variation of the Holy Mother's name?

I just wish I had known of his efforts while he still owned Dominos -- I would have ordered their pizza more often.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Wonder what the school song will be?

:~)

[JulieRNR21]

Great news about this new college........God Bless Mr. Monaghan.

[Desdemona]

"Tom Monaghan has the agenda of a right-wing Republican, and he happens to confuse that with the teachings of the Catholic Church," said Richard P. McBrien, a University of Notre Dame theology professor.

McBrien, take a hike.

Mr. Monaghan, we, the mere mortals of Catholicism, salute you!

Gratias!

[keithtoo]

Here's one Protestant that says way to go Tom!

The Devil has enough professors on his payroll already - at secular, Catholic and Protestant universities.

It's about time we gave some of the good guys (and gals) some lecturn time.