Plight of Catholic Schools in the U.K.

From Mulier Fortis

"...Anyway, Bishop O'Donoghue dared to produce a document for use in Catholic Schools which demanded that those schools promote Catholicism. Doesn't sound too unreasonable, does it? For Catholic schools to teach Catholicism? It's why they were built in the first place, using money from the collections taken in Catholic parishes... And they're still funded, in part, by the Church... But no, the idea that a Catholic school should promote Catholic ideas is unacceptable to our Government. All schools must promote the Government's ideas...

It seems that Bishop O'Donoghue is to pay for making such unreasonable demands. After sticking his head above the parapet, he has been asked to appear before the Commons select committee for Education, Wednesday 12th March, to defend his document 'Fit for Mission for Schools.'"

Twitch of the mantilla to Fr. Paul Harrison, who asks that we pray for Bishop O'Donoghue."

• And Now it Begins?
• My Bishop to Appear Before a Commons Select Committee