NY Times: Ireland Takes On The Catholic Church Again. This Time It's About Schools

[Mike_from_NJ]

Ireland Takes On the Catholic Church Again. This Time It’s About Schools. (Published 2018)

Not even a week after the Irish repealed a ban on abortion, the government introduced a bill ending the “baptism barrier” in public schools. It is expected to pass.

www.nytimes.com

 

[JimG]

From the article:

“Under a school admissions bill that passed the lower house of the Irish parliament this week, Catholic elementary schools would be barred from discriminating in favor of children of their own “religious ethos.””

“Under the proposed law, religious minorities including Protestants, Muslims and Jews would be allowed to discriminate in the five percent of schools under their patronage, in order to preserve their distinct religious identities.”

So, Protestant or Muslim schools could be Protestant or Muslim, but Catholic schools could not be Catholic?

 

[cloistered]

Yeah, I agree with you that this should apply equally to all schools. But, I will be quite pleased if the Catholic schools are forced to change their policy. I’d be even happier if the Catholic school did it all on their own, because they realize it is the right thing to do.