Catholics are bad* — kill the Catholics
3 September 2007

Catholic faith coming under attack, says Archbishop:

Mario Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, urged his flock to resist threats to their way of life from everything from same-sex civil partnerships to anti-sectarian campaigners critical of denominational schooling.

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He said: “At a distance of 25 years, we need to reflect on the Holy Father’s words: In so many areas of life the most fundamental principles of our Christian life are not only questioned, but ridiculed and threatened with sanction.’ “Individualism has come to predominate the growth of the quest for individual rights has taken precedence over what is right.”

Sigh. Because only the Catholic church knows what’s right. Yes. Indeed.

Earlier this year the NASUWT teaching union called for a blanket ban on any new state-funded single faith schools, saying they caused social divisions**.

From what I’ve been told, this is totally true. Parents who send their kids to state-funded Catholic schools here are saying, “Look, we’re different from the rest of you!” and their kids are treated as such. If groups wanted a separate religious school, they should be free to do so, but on their own dime. The state education system is meant to educate, not to indoctrinate children with religious ‘values’.

* I’m Catholic.
** Neil would totally agree with this. But what does he know, he’s a Proddy! Hehe.

4 Comments

  1. Dude, there is no such thing as a state-funded Cathlolic school LOL!! LOL that is hilarious. It would be a direct violation of separation of church and state, you moron.

    Comment by Catholicguy — 26 December 2007 @ 4:01 am

  2. I suggest you do your research, since my school is a government-funded Catholic convent school. And many Catholic schools in the UK are state-funded as well.

    Comment by Andrea — 26 December 2007 @ 9:20 pm

  3. All catholic schools in Ontario are publicly funded. Only Catholics can attend. There is no public funding for any other faith based schools. It would appear that components of the constitution have been violated, but for some reason it is just accepted. One of our politicians that ran for premier proposed public funding for other faith based schools – it didn't work out so well…I think he even lost the seat in his own riding.

    Comment by Anon — 30 November 2009 @ 2:30 am

  4. Alright, "Look, we’re different from the rest of you!", that's a completely biased opinion. Many families send students to Catholic Schools so that they may have a stronger concentration, many because they like the idea that their children have chance to practice their faith everyday. Sorry to say but their are few people that actually would spend the money on Catholic school just to say they are different. Their are far less stupid enough to find that a reasonable argument.

    Comment by Dan — 13 May 2010 @ 12:08 pm

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