Many Catholic colleges and universities are now merely leftist institutions with crosses on some walls.
Campus Reform: Michael Knowles is now speaking out after he was denied the ability to address students at a St. Paul, Minnesota, college.
In the spring 2022 semester, College Republicans at the University of St. Thomas, a Catholic institution, attempted to invite The Daily Wire host, a practicing Catholic, to speak. The university denied the request due to Knowles’ past statements related to past comments expressing socially conservative opinions.
Knowles told Campus Reform, “My disinvitation from the University of St. Thomas is particularly ironic because I was disinvited specifically for espousing Catholic views.”
Emails obtained by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) reveal that the university cited Knowles’ previous comments on transgender ideology when they rejected the request.
“The school’s true religious grounding is leftism, not Catholicism. The school pretends to be Catholic, but the school contradicts basic Catholic teaching,” Knowles told Campus Reform. “When fundamental Catholic beliefs come into conflict with liberalism, or leftism, or political correctness, or whatever you want to call it, the school will side with leftism.”
Sad but true.
Many Catholics consider these people cowards. Most of them are not. Some are but most aren’t. Most are evangelizing atheists or outspoken leftists who happen to work at a Catholic institution.
If only Catholics evangelized as openly as leftists.
September 8, 2022 at 3:49 pm
I live in MN and I am very familiar with St. Thomas. This is not surprising especially in a Blue State like MN. They were installing prayer rooms for Muslims and accommodating other religions before they lifted a finger to support Catholics.
September 8, 2022 at 6:55 pm
Catholic means Universal and leftism is the universal religion now. So you’re the Catholic in name only now. But Protestant means someone who Protests Catholicism so Protestants can still be Protestant.
September 9, 2022 at 8:37 am
I’ve read your comments and I’ve always shook my head in disbelief. You would not know what a Catholic is if it hit you in the face. As another commenter said, please, take your meds. They won’t help you unless you take them.
September 9, 2022 at 8:37 am
I see no problem accommodating other religions… in off campus areas. But specifically rejecting the Catholic teachings??
September 9, 2022 at 8:42 am
I’m sorry. Why would Muslims go to a Catholic school? If education is a priority for them then they should not expect a Catholic school to eject their own teachings for those of Islam. Would an Islamic school accommodate Catholic students? Seriously? It’s a Catholic school. Period. Respect other religions but not at the expense of your own. This is incrementalism.
September 9, 2022 at 10:18 am
There is a Catholic high school for boys in my upstate NY city which charges parents $15K/year to attend. In its employ was an English teacher who was “married” to another man. The teacher’s “husband” was a pastor of a local evangelical church. The English teacher described himself as a “recovering Catholic.” CINO indeed.