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The Man
- Dec 6, 2009
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this is not accurate.Actually, E7, you're wrong. The Church did, until quite recently, often turn down the child of a single parent.
And, the parents 'legal' status is neither here nor there to the Church - unless they are married in the eyes of the Church (ie married in the Catholic Church), then the Church does not necessarily recognize their marriage. It is only in the past few decades that the Catholic Church recognized marriages from other Churches.
Yes it is. People often think that the Church operates under one overall policy on such matters. It does not. It is often left to the individual schools or diocese. Some Bishops are more flexible than others.... it has been this way for decades.
perhaps that's my point: 'the church...' could be the prelude to an inherent fallacy, granted that a diocese or school principal has some latitude with their decisions.
i'm sure someone could drum up some hearsay or personal experience somewhere to support your contention that catholic schools discriminate against single parent families, but my personal experience is the direct opposite - that the catholic schools i went to supported my mom's efforts to educate my brother and i despite our father being MIA.