Zenit reported yesterday the remarks from the “ad limina” visit of bishops from India at which Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the obligation of those teaching in the name of the Church and on Catholic higher education.
From the article:
I encourage you to continue to pay close attention to the quality of instruction in the schools present in your Dioceses, to ensure that they be genuinely Catholic and therefore capable of passing on those truths and values necessary for the salvation of souls and the up-building of society. …
As you know, all of the Church’s activities are meant to glorify God and fill his people with the truth that sets us free (cf. Jn 8:32). This saving truth, at the heart of the deposit of faith, must remain the foundation of all the Church’s endeavours, proposed to others always with respect but also without compromise. The capacity to present the truth gently but firmly is a gift to be nurtured especially among those who teach in Catholic institutes of higher education and those who are charged with the ecclesial task of educating seminarians, religious or the lay faithful, whether in theology, catechetical studies or Christian spirituality. Those who teach in the name of the Church have a particular obligation faithfully to hand on the riches of the tradition, in accordance with the Magisterium and in a way that responds to the needs of today, while students have the right to receive the fullness of the intellectual and spiritual heritage of the Church.
Read this entire article here.
Last month, at World Youth Day in Madrid, the Holy Father also gave a speech to young university professors in which he encouraged them to lead the youth by their personal example. This talk is available here.
On the Mirror of Justice blog, Fr. Robert John Araujo, S.J. offered his opinion on how the Holy Father’s speech can inform the process of hiring new professors. Read Fr. Araujo’s post here.
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If you sent your child to a Jesuit college, it is almost certain that, after 4 years, they will emerge with no faith at all. Just ask those who have done so.
The Pope (the Vicar of Christ on earth) said to teach the truths of our catholic faith. this is especially true for our Catholic Schools/Universities. Once the Pope said that, all discussion is over. We obey, or we are not Catholic, no matter what we may claim!