Comments on: Catholic Schools Closing En Masse

By: Yaakov Sullivan

Yaakov Sullivan — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:51:30 +0000

“McDonald notes Catholic schools have been closing since their peak in the 1960s, when there were 12,893 schools with about 5.25 million students. Today, there are 7,378 schools with 2.27 million students. The decline in enrollment is accelerating, fueling further school closures.”

We need to pray to our Godly father Jesus Christ so He ca come back to us. Also the way we Catholics treat our gays ( I am a homosexual) is shameful. We have to make homosexuality a main stream in Catholicism!

Some gays think Jesus was a gay. I am not sure, but He probably would be tolerant to gays in this case.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:40:05 +0000

I’ve got to say that I’m not a big fan of them. If they’re paid for by private money, it’s not a problem - you can do whatever you want to - but to let the government subsidize faith-based schools is, in my opinion, in breach with the separation between Church and State.

Michael;
I’m curious, if the state gave each family a set amount to spend on their child’s education and the parents chose to spend it at a religious school, would you consider that a breach of the separation of church and state?

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:15:27 +0000

So in the Netherlands, the religious schools get the same funding as secular ones? That is odd, and I agree about the problems with separation of church and state.

What’s sad about this situation that’s being reported though, is that these Catholic schools that are folding had been providing good education to poor kids, and the only alternative for the families that can no longer afford to send their kids there (or for those that no longer have that option when the schools close) is for the kids to attend failing public schools. This isn’t a case of people choosing a religious school for that purpose, they were just choosing the only quality school that was available to them. I hope that more of the schools will find a way to stay open and convert to charter schools, and that perhaps political support will grow for vouchers that would allow the kids in those communities to get a decent education.