San Domenico, a San Francisco area Catholic school, recently
removed several religious figures- including Jesus and Mary- in order to be
“more inclusive.” Cecily Stock, the school’s head, said that the decision was
made so that prospective families would be aware that “we are an independent
school.” She added that, due to demographic changes, the majority of the
families with students at the school do not identify as Catholic. The prioress general of the Dominican Sisters
of San Rafael, Sister Maureen McInerney, explained: “San Domenico is a Catholic school; it is making an
effort to be inclusive of all faiths.”
It’s
not much of a Catholic school, is it,
Sister?! Though I’m not a theologian, I daresay Jesus and Mary are relatively
integral to the Catholic faith. If Catholics, in the name of inclusion, embark on the widespread
removal of statues and images of Jesus and Mary- as if they had fought for the
Confederacy- they will be emboldening relativism, hedonism and, likely, at
least one other religion, while furthering the diminution of their own. Why
wouldn’t Catholicism be inclusive of Jesus and Mary??!!
What’s
next? Will temples and synagogues start cleansing themselves of any symbols of
Judaism?
Will
Burger King be forced to re-brand in acquiescence to protests by women’s groups
and the LGBTQIA community? “Have it your way, at Burger Queen!”
Will
MSNBC remove Rachel Maddow from its line-up so as not to offend sane people?
Funny, climate
change believers don’t remove “hockey-stick” graphs because those they brand
“deniers” find them offensive and ridiculous, do they? Nope, these “experts”
tell them, “screw you, the ‘science’ is settled…you should be in prison!”
When
and where Muslims are in the majority, will they/ do they voluntarily dispense
with hijabs and prayer rugs in order to be more inclusive and welcoming to
Christians and other minorities?
Everything
offends someone now, especially The Truth.
It is time for someone to stand up
for It, come what may.
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