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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Catholic schools will be fine. Don’t fall for the anti catholic bias. Catholics are not evangelical and don’t seek to convert people. They will respect your family. Yes they will be exposed to religion but that is the pillar of western society and does not hurt to know about from a cultural, historical  or literary point of view it can provide rich context. [/quote]

I guess it depends on what you mean by “doing fine”.

I don’t think a young person can go through a high school experience surrounded by a peer that is composed of 90% people of one religion and one sub-culture and not be affected by it. It won’t necessarily be bad for them. But it will change them and in ways the family might not consider when they are attracted by that comparatively low tuition.

Being part of a very small minority in a sea of people who are uniformly different is difficult situation for some.[/quote]

I don't think any of the Catholic high schools are 90% Catholic. And there is not the kind of uniformity or singular subculture among Catholics that you seem to expect. [/quote]

Gonzaga student body is close to it.

And are you aware that the student body and alumni group are also called “The Eye Street Irish”? Why do you think that is.[/quote]

Then don't choose Gonzaga if this Catholic school has too many Catholic students for your comfort. [/quote]

I wonder if the PP understands the difference between the Catholic schools. They serve different communities in different ways. The difference between Georgetown Prep and O’Connell is huge as it would be between Visi and Seton. [/quote]

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