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  Requiring parents to pass the test of being "sufficiently Catholic" to enroll their kids in our schools fails to follow one of Christ's most important teachings, writes Father Bill Tkachuk. What do you think?

 

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School may be out (or nearly out) for the summer, but some parents are already thinking about the start of next school year.

 

Parents in same-sex relationships have found that getting their kids a Catholic education is a contentious issue. But Father Bill Tkachuk, pastor of a Catholic elementary school, says that's exactly the opposite of what should be happening and it reveals a failure to follow one of Christ's most important teachings.  

 

Read what Father Bill has to say and take the survey that follows. We look forward to hearing whether you think parents should pass an entrance exam in order to enroll their children in Catholic school.  

 

  
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