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southernyankeebelle

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

Reply to TalkingDog (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 12:13 PM

Jan 2013

I am still a catholic. I want to say I have never heard such a thing that any priest forcing a family to send their children to catholic school especially if they can't afford to. Think about that. There are many, many catholics who don't send their children to catholic schools. Many can't afford it. My nieces are active and involved in the church yet they never went to catholic school. Sorry I just think your unit was lied to. Like any church they can have extremes. The priest I worked for was kind and helpful.

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