| Show CATHOLIC EDUCATION in an interview in san francisco francieco monsignor satolli was questioned particularly regarding the catholic school system and he said among other things that where catholic schools are established of a grade equal to that of 0 the public schools all catholics will be expected to send aena their children to the church schools but there la in no compi leion about it it la is left to the ordinary to decide in special oases cases catholic children may attend the public schools provided they are taught their own religion in some way rent priest or otherwise this by parent tea teaching cs 1 jg being abw always ys kept sacredly in view the eminent prelate could not say may whether vb ether or not this would tent tend it to decrease the number of chidden in the public schools time alone could tell that thai the only idea of the church was to leave ave its children ed nested and not allow them to fall short of the necessary training in their own religion the catholic holic church he be said believes in education the high est todal education cation in all secular branches but it also believes the heart of the child should be equally well trained at th the e same time re jre flous lif education should go with and form a part apart of a complete education thus whenever a pa parochial school can be maintained on a p par a r with the public school it is much preferable because to a secular education there is added religious training but when from poverty or fewness few and from being scattered in numbers a catholic congregation cannot support parochial schools of equal merit with the public schools alongside of theman exception must be made to the rule and if the bishop can make some sort of arrangement whereby the religious part of the education of such children maybe may be taken care of outside of the hours for secular education he is authorized zed to do so go all of which sounds reasonable enough to those who incline to reverence and is in likely I 1 to find and its chief opposition among those of an Ingers ollian cast of mind and the professional politicians of i he day it is difficult cult for any one to see and im possible for any one to prove that the knowledge and practice of godliness conflicts with or detracts from in the slightest degree a secular education being asked as to the so called Pari bault plan of education monsignor satolli replied the plan suggested by archbishop ireland in connection with the school at faribault was that an arrangement be made with the school board where whereby religious instruction may be imparted imparate to the we catholic children of the public schools in the school house a after r the regular sessions have adjourned it is too extreme a view the pope is liberal in this thia for he says lot let the child have the best beat secular education it can get and he says to the bishop the priest and the parent manage the matter in some way which you yon can by exerting yourselves so BO that the faith to la taught the child any way teach the faith to the children but in your methods of doing so adapt yourselves to the necessities of your surroundings it appears that the monsignor is in a very discriminating and unusually well posted man |
