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TalkingDog

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4. "I just don't see how they would force you" Hello.... Catholics.

Reply to southernyankeebelle (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 10:01 AM

Jan 2013

My Spousal Unit ( a recovering Catholic) explained to me once that when he was young, parents were threatened with ex-communication (at most) or withholding the host (at least) if kids weren't sent to Catholic School.

Being threatened with being banned from your path to Heaven is a pretty serious motivator for some people.

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If they were Catholic school kids, they were ordered to that protest Warpy Jan 2013 #1

I can't know for sure how many of these kids were forced to go. If you can't afford to go southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #2

"I just don't see how they would force you" Hello.... Catholics. TalkingDog Jan 2013 #4

I have worked for a priest and grew up a catholic. Am not active any longer however, southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #5

Well, based on the tales from his extended family you have been quite lucky. TalkingDog Jan 2013 #6

Well now that is a horse of a different color. I can see how he was raised in that environment. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #10

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