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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like Catholics who don't want non-Catholics would do better to discuss the issue with their school's admissions offices than berate non-catholic families (who rashly believe that when the admissions office says non-Catholics are welcome, this means the school will in fact welcome them!)

13:28, your beef is with the schools and dioceses who don't share your hostility to having non-Catholics in the mix. Why take it out on families who only want to find good schools for their kids? (I'd also add that presumably any non-Catholic family even considering Catholic schools presumably has some measure of respect for Catholic culture, even if they do not share e same faith).

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The Admissions Office, in sales mode, no doubt said you are welcome to apply. They did not say every one was going to welcome your presence. There's a difference.

This whole thread started with a question about feeling "comfortable".[/quote]

Right, PP. You'll do your darnedest to make sure any non-Catholic kids will not feel comfortable? Nice.[/quote]

So you would prefer to have a dishonest but supportive answer to the question?

I have seen the eyes roll when the "Well, we're not Catholic but we didn't like our public school" statement has been made. I have heard the comments afterwards.

In four years, sooner or later the parents or kid would bump up against this feeling that some or many have.

There's a fair amount of clannishness among American Catholics. And there is some sensitivity to the history and the negative opinions that non-Catholics have of the faith and the people. (See the "Stupid Religion" and "Stupid people" comments above.)

If the family is much more Liberal than the average Catholic family there is also an opportunity for friction. Catholics, when pressed, do believe that abortion is murder since life begins at conception. And when in the Profession of Faith, which is recited at every Mass by the congregation, says that "We believe in one holy 
catholic and apostolic Church" this isn't an invitation to a debate. [/quote]

I have a feeling Pope Francis would think you're coo coo too, though he'd probably find a charitable way to tell you. I'm really glad, PP, that you are not representative of most Catholics.[/quote]

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