[Apologetics] Vatican official foresees "pruning" at Catholic colleges

[Art Kelly]

Vatican official foresees "pruning" at Catholic
colleges  

Nov. 02 (CWNews.com) - A Vatican official has
predicted that Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) might
favor "evangelical pruning" of Catholic colleges that
are not upholding the faith, the Cardinal Newman
Society reports. Archbishop Michael Miller, the
secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education,
told an audience at the University of Notre Dame that
"the measure of an institution can be judged by its
Catholic integrity." He suggested that if a school has
lost contact with its Catholic heritage, "it might be
a matter of truth and justice that such an institution
is no longer upheld." 

The archbishop said that in light of what Pope
Benedict has said and written, it is clear that the
Pontiff expects Catholic institutions to promote the
faith. He said the Pope believes that "it might be
better for the Church not to expend its resources
trying to preserve institutions if their Catholic
identity has been seriously compromised." 

Once a school loses its Catholic identity, the
archbishop continued, "the burden of proof falls on
the university" to demonstrate a commitment to the
faith. The recovery of a true Catholic identity, he
said, would require "making positive changes" rather
than simply maintaining existing policies. Patrick J.
Reilly, the president of the Cardinal Newman Society,
wertelcomed the archbishop's predictions, citing the
need for "truth in advertising" in American Catholic
institutions. He said that the "disunity and dissent"
prevalent in many Catholic institutions of higher
learning has had "diastrous consequences for Catholic
students and their families." 

The Cardinal Newman Society is a national organization
to strengthen and renew Catholic identity at US
Catholic colleges and universities.

This article is on-line at
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=40506

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