... Only Universities with Strong Catholic Identity Will Last!
I wanted to be sure you saw the big news from the Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI has urged the Vatican's chief education official to "fight for the Catholic university"!Let me give you some quick background: Over the past month, The Cardinal Newman Society has been briefing the media on the important 20th anniversary of Ex corde Ecclesiae, the apostolic constitution on Catholic higher education.
Catholic News Agency (CNA) published our material, followed by a frank interview with Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education.
In the interview, Cardinal Grocholewski agreed that Catholic colleges that are out of line with Catholic teaching are "hypocritical and lying."
Cardinal Grocholewski also predicted the fate of secularized Catholic institutions: "I think that only the Catholic university that conserves its identity will have a future."
He went on to praise new and "strengthened" institutions that have "a clear vision of what a Catholic university should be." Prime examples of such faithfully Catholic colleges are profiled in our
Newman Guide online.
For 17 years, The Cardinal Newman Society has steadfastly promoted authentic Catholic higher education—and stood as a witness against scandals like Notre Dame's honor to President Obama, The Vagina Monologues, abortion advocacy and more.
Together with the Vatican, let us rejoice over Sunday's 20th anniversary of Ex corde Ecclesiae.
And thank you for your prayers and support!
Please watch this short video and read the full Catholic News Agency article here. Enjoy!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Patrick J. Reilly
President, The Cardinal Newman Society
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