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Joe Magarac

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6. Here's the deep background: Not enough nuns.

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 06:57 PM

Jun 2014

It used to be that Catholic schools were taught by nuns (with the occasional priest for religion classes). No issue of employment contracts.

The move to hiring on the open market is a result of the lack of new nuns.

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No Sex, No Gays, No Problem [View all] theHandpuppet Jun 2014 OP

I'm glad they're pursuing a course that will lead to irrelevancy Warpy Jun 2014 #1

Unfortunately the Anglican Church also has some serious issues theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #2

They're not perfect, just better. Warpy Jun 2014 #4

It seems "the gays" are causing a lot of denominational schisms theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #5

Gay pride event has focus on Catholic teacher contract theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #3

Here's the deep background: Not enough nuns. Joe Magarac Jun 2014 #6

Soon to be not enough human beings Boomer Jun 2014 #7

Totally agree. I have nothing against personal faith/spirituality, but institutional religon needs nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #9

If their title is minister, and their exemption is based on the religious role.. Amimnoch Jun 2014 #8