Catholic Education

[Michelle_R_1965]

I was very lucky to go to catholic schools all of my life and enjoyed my education. Many years have passed since I have graduated and I’m wondering about a few thing that I would like some guidance on.

Here is my question is it a standard practice for catholic schools to accept children that are being raised in Alternative lifestyle households?

I really have a problem with this, I am not a prejudice person but this lifestyle is affecting the child how can a person not think about the psychological damage that will be done. Her little life at home is diffinately not the norm and she will learn scriptures that will teach her that the life she has to life in is wrong.

For my own mental health I have chosen to no longer associate with these people but I feel horrible for the child. Should I ignore this or speak to the Priest?

 

[maryj]

Alternative lifestyle household??

 

[Michelle_R_1965]

Being new here I was not sure what terms are permittable. They are lesbians. One is the child’s natural grandmother and the other is well the other.

 

[myredeemerlives]

I think you are being too judgmental (sorry if that stings a little) but if you truly believe in your church then you should be happy this child is recieving the education she is and has a chance at a better life.

My child is a pentecostal Christian and is wholeheartly accepted into a Catholic school, which I’m very grateful for as I feel like sending a child to a public school could be the worst thing I could do for him. How would I feel if they threw my child out because he was a different denomination?

 

[kage_ar]

Thank heavens, the Church does not require sainthood of the parents in providing love and education to a child.

 

[Michelle_R_1965]

I appreciate all of these comments for it will help me sort things out. My concern is that the child is being brought up in a lifestyle that is not acceptable to our faith. She is not being raised as a catholic, Will she not be taught about Adam and Eve? I wasn’t taught about Eve and Eva were you? What they choose to do in there life is their issue but the child will be tortured when she is taught that what her Mom’s are doing is wrong. And she will learn this from school. So sad.

 

[pentecostbaby]

The lifestyle isn’t acceptable to our faith … but neither is it acceptable for two heterosexual people to live together without being married. I went to Catholic school with several kids whose parents were in that situation.
I totally understand your concern. It would be hard for a child to hear, directly or indirectly, that her moms are living in a state of sin. But by stopping her from coming to Catholic school, we could be stopping her from reaching heaven! And we could also be stopping her moms from reaching heaven.