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Yes, it places more emphasis on its Catholic identity.  What is wrong with that?  And know that the school is VERY welcoming of students of other faiths.  During the orientation weekend, they have a seminar to address this and they also help students understand the Catholic mass if they are interested in participating.  I think it's great that they have hung onto this.  GU has basically become a secular institution by comparison.  I heard about a gathering where there were visitors in a room where there was a statue of the Virgin Mary, and a GU board member apologized to the non Christians in the room for the presence of the statue.  Shameful.[/quote]

I am the PP who works at Georgetown. I am also a Notre Dame alum. In many years at Georgetown I have never once heard anyone apologize for the fact that GU is a Catholic university. Stories like this always float around but they are mostly thrown out there by people who don't really understand Georgetown or the Jesuits. It's a different approach to Catholicism than what you find at Notre Dame. It is definitely more low-key. There are no golden domes with statues of Mary on top or ten-story portraits of Jesus on the side of the building because Jesuits don't work that way. If you think a place can't be Catholic without those things then GU isn't for you. And ND is a fantastic place for those who want that kind of Catholic experience and a terrific education. I loved my time there. I just don't feel the need to praise ND by throwing shade on GU. The Catholic church has room for both places.     [/quote]

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