By Kathy Schiffer
Ave Maria Radio
Just two days after Archbishop Gerhard Müller,
Vatican Prefect, speaking in Glasgow, Scotland, touted Catholic education as “a critical component of the Church”,
President Barack Obama stood before a crowd of 2,000 young people this morning
and called for an end to Catholic education in Northern Ireland.
“If towns remain divided,” said the U.S. President, “if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protestants have
theirs, if we can’t see ourselves in one another and fear or resentment are
allowed to harden—that too encourages division and discourages cooperation.”
Obama, who arrived in Northern Ireland this morning
to attend the two-day G-8 Summit at
the Lough Erne resort in Enneskillen, made
the disproved claim on Monday, speaking before an audience which included many
Catholics.
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| Archbishop Gerhard Müller |
His speech was in sharp contrast to remarks
delivered on Saturday by Archbishop Gerhard Müller, prefect
of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. Archbishop Müller was in Scotland to present
the prestigious Cardinal Winning Lecture on Saturday, to officially
launch the St Andrews Foundation for Catholic teacher education at Glasgow
University. According to the Scottish
Catholic Observer, the CDF head said that Catholic education provided a rare
place where “intellectual training, moral discipline and religious commitment
would come together.” The evening
before, at a Friday evening mass at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow, Archbishop Müller said that “the Catholic school is vitally
important…. a critical component of the Church.” He added that Catholic education provides
young people with a wonderful opportunity to “grow up with Jesus.”
He
contrasted St. Augustine’s view, which is founded in the thought of Aristotle
and Plato, with that of contemporary relativists, and he warned that relativism, if
pursued to its logical conclusion, would lead to the breakdown of society.
This also means he is for closing all the Muslim schools, right? Didn't think so.
ReplyDeleteI know this blog enjoys repeating right-wing talking points, but it's blatantly untrue that Obama "Calls for End to Catholic Education." He was making a stand against people staying in their ideological bubbles and not cooperating with others. Turn off your Obama hysteria for a moment and really think about what he's saying.
ReplyDeleteAnd before I am accused of being an Obama apologist, let me make this clear: I enthusiastically voted AGAINST him both times, and I can't wait until he's gone. But that doesn't mean that I'm willing to spread lies about him to make myself feel better (which Kresta seems more than willing to do).