Time for Catholic parents to defend their school system

Brian Lilley has a great guest column in the Catholic Register:

For months, key members of the McGuinty government have been telling the Catholic establishment one thing and members of the gay and lesbian activist community something completely different. In early December McGuinty let his mask fall and told reporters in the mainstream media his real thoughts. Speaking in Windsor, McGuinty said Catholic schools “will have gay-straight alliances,” although they could be called something else.


“Are there gay children attending Catholic schools in Ontario? Yes. Are there gay teachers teaching in Catholic schools in Ontario? Yes,” McGuinty was quoted.
“The purpose of our  Accepting Schools Act is to send a strong signal to all Ontarians, of all faiths and backgrounds, all places of origin, culture, ethnicities, in our province and our publicly funded schools — schools will be warm and accepting of all our children, regardless of their sexual orientation as well.”


So we can forget about previous calming assurances from the McGuinty government, trustees and even Ontario bishops. Gay-straight alliance clubs are coming to Catholic schools. Some parents might think this is a good thing, others will think it bad and others will wonder what all the fuss is about.
 

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Catholic parents face a choice. They can stand and fight for their schools and their faith while trying to maintain public funding or they can take the easy route and keep the funding secure by not raising their voices.
If the majority of parents pick the latter option they may as well stop pretending there is anything Catholic left in the Catholic school system.