A new code for Catholic campuses.A conservative Catholic group is urging Catholic colleges to reclaim their religious identity by adopting guidelines that would include a ban on openly gay staff, The Providence [R.I.] Journal reports. The Cardinal Newman Society The Cardinal Newman Society is an organization founded in 1993 and dedicated to the renewal of Catholic identity on the campuses of colleges and universities in the United States. for the Preservation of Catholic Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. maintains that "the essential elements of a Catholic education have been discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. for the sake of a mistaken notion of academic freedom." The society's stance dovetails with a document issued by the Vatican last year that urged Catholic schools to strengthen their lies to the church. The society also wants colleges to have a majority of staffers be exemplary Catholics, to ban birth control for students, and to adopt a zero tolerance policy zero tolerance policy Substance abuse A stance taken by US government, that any type of drug abuse is punishable by incarceration. See Correctional facility, War on Drugs. on illegal drugs mitt excessive drinking. |
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