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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will never understand the constant obsession with getting the perceived benefits of a Catholic education while attempting to avoid even the barest hint of religious influence, or even demanding that such influences be removed.

Catholic schools are Catholic. Period. Full stop. They may present themselves as more or less influenced by Catholic tradition, or at this or that point on what some people perceive to be the “spectrum” of Catholic belief, but underlying all of it is the philosophical, theological, spiritual and cultural influence of the Catholic faith.

If a person finds the Faith and/or the expression or influence thereof abhorrent or even distasteful, they should go somewhere that is not Catholic. It is pointless for them to go into an environment where their close-minded sensibilities will be constantly assaulted by objective truths they are unable or refuse to digest.

Catholicism is not (despite the grave misunderstanding of many of its putative practitioners) a buffet. Is is a coherent body of belief exegeted over millennia. The vast majority of its detractors don’t have the slightest idea about what they are attacking, but can’t fathom investigating further and finding out they are wrong.

If somebody wants to go to a university to have their existing anti-religious beliefs accepted without question and reinforced, a Catholic college is no place for them. [/quote]
As a buffet Catholic, and DS having Boston College very high on his college list, I disagree with much of what you've written and find your post to be out of touch with reality. 
As an example, Boston College, at the info/tour, tried very hard to be inclusive of every kid, faith, race, etc etc. A Jewish student led the student panel and he only mentioned his faith when a parent specifically asked if non-Catholics would feel excluded. A large percentage of the more popular Jesuit colleges are filled with non-Catholics and pick-n-choose Catholics like my family. [/quote]

You don’t comprehend the subtleties. [/quote]

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