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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a top 50 school and it’s Jesuit.  What’s not to like?  [/quote]

Is being Jesuit a positive?[/quote]

If someone said that about a Jewish school, they”d be accused of being anti-Semitic. Catholic hate isn’t cool, PP.[/quote]

It's not hate. Inquiring why that's a positive. [/quote]

The values, service orientation, & beliefs.

I'm Catholic. If my children were going to go to a Catholic college, I'd look first at Jesuit and Augustinian. Not sure I'd consider others. 
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Notre Dame isn't good enough for you to consider?[/quote]

Agree, PP is making a distinction without a difference. Benedictine colleges are great as are Holy Cross, etc.[/quote]

I suspect PP was making a distinction based on the philosophies of the orders, which are quite different.[/quote]
If your kid plans to study philosophy, theology, or get really involved in on-campus religious life it is perhaps something to consider but for everyone else I'm not sure why it really matters.[/quote]

You are very literal. Their philosophy guides the school’s ethos and values. [b]How open are they to other faith traditions?[/b] How welcoming are they of LGBTQ+ students? How much do they value open and free discourse? That’s why it matters. [/quote]

Why should a Catholic school be "open to other faith traditions?"   Would you expect a college of any other faith to be "open" like that?   Should a Jewish university embrace "pepperoni pizza fridays?"    Should a Muslim university encourage students to have a glass of wine with dinner?[/quote]

The Jesuit philosophy is to be open, to be thoughtful and to question things. So yes, you expect it from a Jesuit school.[/quote]

And that's exactly why many Catholics are not fans of Jesuit schools.   [b]If they are sending their kids to a Catholic school, they are expecting a Catholic education.   Not an "open" education.[/b][/quote]
I don't think the two are mutually exclusive...?

-Catholic who sends kids to Catholic school[/quote]

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