Church's role in primary schools [IrishTimes]
- Published: 01 February 2010
Madam, – Fr Seán McDonagh and Andrew Carvill write separately (January 28th) decrying your supposed campaign to remove the Catholic Church’s influence from our primary school system. In both cases they reference the countless hours volunteered by members of boards of management throughout the country as a reason to maintain the status quo.
Nobody I know of denies that the vast majority of these volunteers have had a positive influence on our education system. But the fact remains that they bring this positive influence under the aegis of an organisation that has actively facilitated the molestation of generations of children.
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