Catholic Identity and Campus Life

Tom Hoopes here. From Pope Benedict XVI's prepared remarks at the meeting with communities of Catholic universities at CUA today:

"Teachers and administrators, whether in universities or schools, have the duty and privilege to ensure that students receive instruction in Catholic doctrine and practice. This requires that public witness to the way of Christ, as found in the Gospel and upheld by the Church's magisterium, shapes all aspects of an institution's life, both inside and outside the classroom. Divergence from this vision weakens Catholic identity and, far from advancing freedom, inevitably leads to confusion, whether moral, intellectual, or spiritual."

Comments

[Miss Heather]

Too bad our Holy Father didn't take the opportunity to hold up the Newman Guide, wave it around and say - "Now this is what I'm talking about! There's only 21 here - what do the rest of you have to say for yourselves?!" I somehow think he could get away with something like that!