In most parts of the Western world in 2021, the term ‘Catholic education’ is in many cases a misnomer.
Whether it be President Joe Biden, his poet Amanda Gorman or his supporter Lady Gaga, the notion that just having gone to a school with Catholic in the name makes one a theologically sound individual is an idea that continues to do harm.
While some are passive in their failure to transmit the faith, some are more active in allowing anti Catholic forces to influence their ‘Catholic’ students.
One such recent example occurred in Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
The Jesuit run university shockingly allowed for Planned Parenthood, the company that aborts millions of children, to raise money on campus for killing babies.
In response to this shocking dereliction of duty from Loyola’s management, a group of Catholic students have taken part in a Rosary Rally of Reparation for the babies that will be murdered with the monies raised on campus.
One of the organisers of the Rosary, Megan Glaudini, spoke to Catholic Arena:
Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit Catholic institution, has a Planned Parenthood fundraiser happening on campus put on by a student run club. This has caused much chaos in the Catholic world because this goes against the Church’s teachings and, therefore, should be shut down if the university actually cared to uphold its Catholic values. However, the president has allowed it to still happen.
A couple of outraged students, led by myself, spent countless hours and days emailing and setting up meetings to try and find support. We ended up coming up with a few ideas to implement to try and save our Catholic identity, the first being our Rosary Prayer for Life service happening just outside where the Planned Parenthood fundraiser will be as it begins. I really am emphasizing the fact this is not a rowdy protest, but for the spreading of love, prayer, and the right to life.
This has nothing to do with politics, but everything to do with respecting the intrinsic value of all humans, from conception to natural death.
Although it might seem like a small gesture in response to a great evil, the power of prayer should never be underestimated. Neither should we ever underestimate the power of reminding people, namely the Loyola staff, of what the Catholic faith should look like.
