Teaching Catholic girls to become good Muslims

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I raise an eyebrow because we can already see from the blogger’s chosen caption that the article is meant to be inflammatory. If these kids are from a catholic school is it fair to assume they are being “taught to be good muslims?” Perhaps they are just learning what the prayer posture is for Islam.🤷 That is more likely, IMHO.

Also, as catholic students usually wear uniforms…I wonder where their uniforms are.
 
Bearontherun said:
Notice the comments after the blog entry are bashing JP2 and also Vatican II Catholicism.

The source for the photos is SSPX. Perhaps worth noting.

Much of the site is criticizing Vatican II.
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Exactly. Teaching children how others pray…even showing them to mimic the actions isn’t wrong. Afterall, Islam is well understood to be one of the religions of Abraham. As a kid I went to a jewish sinagogue as well as other churches. All I learned was utmost respect adn awareness that my religion wasn’t the only one in the world.
 
What is wrong with teaching children about other religions and how to act respectfully when in their places of worship?

Also, what does this have to do with Traditional Catholicism?
 
to start with this is in France…no uniform. A very Liberal Mosque too…no one is wearing a head covering. Nothing wrong in learning about how others pray and thinking about the connection between bodily posture and interior disposition infact a useful lesson to lead into thinking about different forms of prayer in catholicism.
 
Although being tolerant of other religious beliefs and inclinations is commendable, I believe this can send the wrong message to young children. As Catholics, we are called to evangelize and defend the faith, not to participate or esteem the faith of others.
 
I highly doubt that the kids or their parents would ever have signed “model release forms” for these photos to be displayed on the internet (especially in this fashion).

To me this reeks of tabloid journalism and it seems very disrespectful of the kids and the school to assume and claim negative things about the motives of the trip IMHO.
 
It is not unusual in some parts of the world, where Catholics run the only effective educational system, to teach their students the basics of their faith. I know of one instance in Senegal where Benedictine monks teach Islam to their Muslim pupils. This is not scandalous it is necessary. Otherwise poor Muslims would go without any formal education (I’m speaking of a very specific location). Because if you force-feed them Catholicism their parents would pull them from the schools.

We shouldn’t confuse evangelization with proselytism. Evangelization means often working for the greater good. Missionaries tend to go out to the poor, to attract people to the Gospel values, not to force-feed those values.

As for this situation in France, without context I cannot comment. An article by an agenda-laden website about a situation pulled from its context is not enough for me to waste energy on indignant anger.
 
ByzCath said:
What is wrong with teaching children about other religions and how to act respectfully when in their places of worship?

Also, what does this have to do with Traditional Catholicism?
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I believe engaging in prostrations goes beyond simply ‘observing’ the services of a non-Catholic faith to be so charitable.
 
PA650 said:
I believe engaging in prostrations goes beyond simply ‘observing’ the services of a non-Catholic faith to be so charitable.
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Are you aware that prostrations are done during prayer and liturgies in the Easter Catholic traditions?
 
What’s not Catholic about this?



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It might be a good idea to teach these girls to bow down and prostrate towards Jerusalem since this practice is indeed mentioned in the Bible.

I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. … (Psalm 138:2)

On a note of caution however, bowing down and prostrating towards graven images is most definitely NOT taught in the Bible.
 
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