I suppose that as far as the clergy are concerned it’s perfectly acceptable that children in school be taught only “… one set of beliefs and one way of doing things,” as long as those beliefs were that of the Catholic Church.
Did it ever occur to this bishop that maybe, just maybe, parents send their children to public schools to avoid getting them indoctrinated into believing superstition nonsense? TGO
Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press
Associated Press – Thu, Jan 26, 2012
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Pennsylvania is drawing criticism for comparing the public school system to those under Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden said in an interview last week with WHTM-TV that totalitarian governments “would love our system” of education. He said Hitler and Mussolini also tried to set up systems that would educate children “in one set of beliefs and one way of doing things.”
McFadden told The Patriot-News in an email Wednesday he didn’t mean to offend. He says he was making a “dramatic illustration” of how public schools curtail parental choice during an interview about school vouchers.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is calling McFadden’s comments inappropriate. Legislative director Andy Hoover noted the control of public schools is a democratic process.
