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Some are taking advantage of them for your own purposes.[b] They are, in fact, hitch-hiking on an institution that was never really meant to serve them. The schools do this, not because they are at all interested in diversity, but rather they have some open seats and can use the tuition revenue. And as long as they represent a small minority of the student population, no one is going to notice a few non-Catholics.[/b]

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Open seats?? Not in the school my son attends. There were many Catholics turned away, and non-Catholics who took their spots. Oh the horror!! 
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[b]f there were academically -qualified Catholics and they could afford the tuition, your son would almost certainly not be there. Unless he plays football or something the school needs people with special talents for.

The schools are a little nervous about bringing kids in from middle schools they are not familiar with. Very frequently there are problems that prevent the child from going to school where they normally would.

The purpose of the school is to educate Catholics, to propagate the Faith and to build the Catholic community. Without the Catholic religion, there is no reason for the school to exist.[/b][/quote] [/quote]

With all due respect, this is a very limited view of the values of our Church and our schools.  Of course the mission is to propogate the Faith but it's not solely for the benefit of those of us already in the Church.  By design, the Church and its schools are focused on the larger society and the world -- both in terms of evangelization and raising young people who will making the world a better place.  Children who are already Catholic should receive an excellent foundation in their faith, so they can carry on the mission of the Church, but outreach and service to larger society are core values as well.

This should all go without saying, but to make it very clear, the U.S. Catholic bishops state that non-Catholics' attendance at Catholic schools is "a proud part of the history of Catholic schools in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  We must continue this outreach in the new millennium."  Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium  http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catholic-education/upload/renewing-our-commitment-2005.pdf

In addition, the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Committee on Catholic Education lists one of its six "Key Mission Responsibilities" as "bringing to Catholic education the perspectives and concerns of other cultures."  http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catholic-education/

Here's an article that focuses on the positives for both Catholics and non-Catholics:  http://catholicherald.com/stories/Focused-on-the-heartWhy-non-Catholics-select-Catholic-schools,28070

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