[AlguyA]

"Why would I be afraid?

The more education in Church History and the Fathers, the better.

Then you agree that people should read the Church Fathers and the Mystics. That our Catholic schools -if they do nothing else- should provide a solid grounding in these areas. That we should fight the "societal trends" you so blithely assume are beyond the reach of the Body of Christ>

[sinkspur]

If a Catholic high school can squeeze in the Church Fathers somewhere in its religion curriculum, more power to it.

The truth is, however, that the Fathers and Mystics are typically taught at the college level.