The truth about the Catholic High School Boys

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Maybe the Church should add a new CCC passage condemning
“the superficial appearance of things that remotely offend others”.
 
The far left and the liberal media hate Catholic schools and everything they represent.

They view Catholic schools (and private schools in general) to be just for the rich & entitled, even though many poor kids attend parochial & mission schools, and even though many in the media either went to private schools themselves and/or send their kids to private schools.

And they despise Catholic Schools esp. because they despise the traditional values that are taught at orthodox schools and by the Church.

There used to be a code in the media that you show restraint with minors and only make reports after investigation and approval to share names. But that’s surely not what the media did here. Now CHILDREN are receiving death threats and a high school had to close due to the fear that was created by the irresponsible media.

I’m usually not someone who believes in boycotts, etc. But there are a number of people in the media who need to be fired and sued for slander & reckless endangerment!
 
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Unfortunately the press have no interest in actually doing their jobs. They’re interested in ratings and what gets the clicks. We have no means to hold the media accountable for bad behavior or poor reporting.
 
Truth! They know that they can whip whichever flock of sheep they pander to into a frenzy. This is perpetrated by both left and right leaning media outlets.
 
Here is an updated statement from the Diocese of Covington KY

Their website was down for a good portion of this morning, and replaced with just this

A statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School​

On Monday afternoon the Covington Police alerted us that they had intelligence concerning a planned protest, Jan. 22, at Covington Catholic High School and a vigil at the Diocesan Curia. Due to threats of violence and the possibility of large crowds the Diocese was advised to close Covington Catholic High School, the Diocesan Curia and neighboring Covington Latin School. We thank law enforcement officers for their protection and will reopen when they say it is safe to do so.

Concerning the incident in Washington, D.C., between Covington Catholic students, Elder Nathan Phillips and Black Hebrew Israelites the independent, third-party investigation is planned to begin this week. This is a very serious matter that has already permanently altered the lives of many people. It is important for us to gather the facts that will allow us to determine what corrective actions, if any, are appropriate.

We pray that we may come to the truth and that this unfortunate situation may be resolved peacefully and amicably and ask others to join us in this prayer.

We will have no further statements until the investigation is complete.
 
It would be impressive if the results weren’t so dire.

It’s sort of sad watching friends on Facebook react to such stories so predictably. If the same exact video popped up, but you swapped out “white kid from Kentucky with MAGA hat” and “Native American man” with “black kid from the city with hoodie” and “Caucasian man”, many of them would just swap talking points. The exact same conversation would happen only with everyone on opposite sides.

It’s kind of tiring.
 
Is American society divided or not? Are there a lot of tensions? What is the true picture, and how do you arrive at your assessment? As I do not live in the USA I can only learn what is happening through the media.
 
Peeps said:
all these other voices–for all I know, it could be special effects. Look how Hollywood makes us believe, at least for 90 minutes, that there are superheroes. This school video is a perfect example of what happens when someone views only selective cuts.
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I agree very much with your post.

My other thought to add is that in this day and age, none of us are immuned to this. No one is immuned to be recorded somewhere and a video taken out of context, making it look like something it is not.
 
#1 I have raised boys. the blackout video is from 2012. Some schools used to have “blackout” basketball games where the fans would don blackface and other face paint colors to show school spirit. There is a lot of yelling and cheering at high school basketball games this picture is likely taken out of context. I have read that most schools have discontinued using black face paint (and rightly so,IMO) because of controversy.
2. I believe the Native American Elder may have been originally trying to diffuse the situation between the extremist group that started out harrassing the boys because of their hats, and go caught in the crossfire.
3. Verified social media accounts have been calling for doxxing, violence and death threats against the boys and the school and have not been suspended and I don’t see anyone on the left denouncing it as per usual.
4. One of my radical Dem Social media friends has been calling for closing of all Catholic/Christian schools as they are bastions of hate.
5. I believe certain celebrities who have been calling for confrontation against the school, students should have their pants sued off if anything violent happens. Ditto for media outlets.
 
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There’s certainly divisions. And yes, there are tensions. However it’s not nearly as cut and dried as the press will tell you. Unfortunately it’s one of those things where if you’re not in the US you won’t fully understand. Most Trump supporters aren’t racists or neo Nazis. They’re primarily working class folks who have voted for Democratic politicians for decades but switched to Republican because Trump spoke to their interests against globalism and the cultural changes that are being pushed by the cities.

Listen to alternative media/new media. You’re more likely to hear what’s really going on by listening to media that isn’t MSNBC, CNN, Fox, CBS or ABC. Those outlets only focus on the perpetually outraged, they don’t talk to the people who aren’t protesting
 
Yeah, but here is the key to your whole point: uniform.

Yes, Catholic school kids typically wear uniforms when at school. But these kids didn’t have to wear uniforms at the March for Life. They were allowed to wear whatever was comfortable (though I’m sure within reason).
 
I think it’s quite wise of the Diocese of Covington to not have any further statements until the investigation is complete, as well as the legal process. If the Diocese rushed to judgment, it’s certainly on them. I’m not convinced they did as I can’t imagine the diocese and the school didn’t call some good lawyers before they put a statement up on the Web.

I hope if they send a bunch of kids to Washington or anywhere else in the future, they send some adult chaperones who are going to actually step in and be the responsible adults when there is any sort of interaction between the students and another adult in the vicinity.

With that, I will also refrain from making any more statements and just wait for the ultimate longform journalism piece on where all of this makework for the legal profession comes out.
 
Day 1: some liberals see video that validates their beliefs about the other
Day 2 : some conservatives see a longer video that validates their belief about the other.
Day 3 through ?: confusion ensues, some apologies, some dig in their heels

Fictional Day I hope for: Catholic HS students, Native Protestors and African American protesters link arms and take a bow. We were all acting and we let this play out to prove a point. Let this be a turning point in the history of social media in this country.
 
Why would the Covington teachers, the organizers and the Diocese allow kids to wear MAGA hats during a Prolife March?
 
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Why would the Covington teachers, the organizers and the Diocese allow kids to wear MAGA hats during a Prolife March?
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Who knows? Maybe they didn’t feel the need to disallow the hats because it’s the slogan of the current president who is at least ostensibly pro-life and supportive of the March. But what does that even matter?

I’m guessing that next year they won’t be wearing such hats, though. The video probably wouldn’t have gone viral without it.
 
Thanks for the link to the article. I definitely agree with Bishop Barron here. For me too, it was the horrible social media attacks and insults that just came out of everywhere, accusing and demonizing these young men without truth and justification that has me so bothered. He’s right, it is evil.
 
Is it possible that some Church leadership is so enamored with being successful that they cower in fear of public perceptions?
 
Can I discuss this with you and get the truth out about why Trump is “at least ostensibly pro-life and supportive of the March.”
  1. I believe Trump is only throwing his ostensible support for prolife because he wants the winning swing votes of the Catholics.
  2. I believe that some, not all, of the conservatives who are prolife are more concerned about defunding planned parenthood more than the abortion because the Federal fundings are benefitting the Liberals who are using the services. So it has become more about the resources or public funds than abortion because the same conservatives are okay with the Liberals using their own money for their own abortion…
 
I’m still not sure what you’re getting at. I can’t really say for sure where Trump’s beliefs lie. If I were to find he was only throwing support to pro-life causes in order to win votes and that he personally doesn’t really give such things much thought, that wouldn’t surprise me. But not all pro-life people are suspicious of his motives.

I just mentioned that as a possible explanation for why people would be wearing the hat at a pro-life march.
 
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