Posted on 04/24/2007 9:36:06 AM PDT by NYer
St. Louis University, a Jesuit school proud of its Catholic heritage, celebrated a legal victory last week that affirmed it is not controlled by the Catholic church or by its Catholic beliefs.
The Missouri Supreme Court agreed with the school in handing down a decision that the city of St. Louis did not violate state and federal constitutions by granting the university $8 million in tax increment financing for its new arena.
Opponents of the $80 million arena sued the school in 2004, halting construction. The Missouri Constitution prohibits public funding to support any "… college, university, or other institution of learning controlled by any religious creed, church or sectarian denomination whatever."
The debate came down to two words: "control" and "creed." Does the guiding mission of a Catholic university align with the specific system of religious faith espoused by the Catholic church? And if so, does that system of faith
control the actions of the university?
In a 6-1 decision, the court said SLU "is not controlled by a religious creed."
(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...
In the end, SLU was philosophical about the ways the traditional mission of a Catholic university has changed. "Many of the institutions identified as Catholic in the nineteenth century, including St. Louis University, have undergone changes over time," the school said in its brief. "They have adapted themselves, their corporate structures and their missions to serve a largely secular world."
And there you have it - all hail the mighty $
Who’s surprised by this? They’re Jesuit, not Catholic.
>> Did SLU sell its Jesuit soul for a sports arena? <<
No... they did a long time ago.
But we still need to pray for them. They will turn around.
It’s saddening, but I’m not surprised one bit...
Yes, they will! Hurry that day, Lord.
After seeing the following:
<<<”St. Louis University, a Jesuit school proud of its Catholic heritage, celebrated a legal victory last week that affirmed it is not controlled by the Catholic church or by its Catholic beliefs.”>>>,
I thought of the following and the verse could be to the majority of schools.
“To the angel [messenger] of the church of the Laodiceans write: These things says the Amen [Jesus Christ], the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I wished that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth” (Rev. 3:14-16, Para.).”
They must preparing for the day that the Church has to go underground. They certainly do not want to be accused of defending the faith.
touche!
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Of course, this was circa 1950, and the Jesuits were much different then.
Additionally, there were 10 Jesuits living in Hiroshima, Japan at the time the US nuked it in World War II.
All 10 survived, and they continued to enjoy a long life -- the fact that many in the area were affected by radiation poisoning.
These 10 Jesuits attributed their survival to living the message of Fatima.
Admittedly, most Jesuits are very liberal today, but there are many conservative Jesuits...
*snort*
They'd better hurry up and do it then, because they're not getting many new novices and most of the rest of them are old and graying.
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