Greeley is right.Throughout twelve years of parochial school parochial school (pərō`kēəl), school supported by a religious body. In the United States such schools are maintained by a number of religious groups, including Lutherans, Seventh-day Adventists, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, and , my teachers exhorted me to be on my best behavior at all times. If ever I were to drop my guard, they warned, a non-Catholic would surely catch me in flagrante and say, "She's a Catholic and she did that?" It's a miracle It's a Miracle was a television show that aired on PAX-TV (now Independent Television) between September 6, 1998 and September 1, 2004.[1] Initially hosted by Richard Thomas[2], and later by Roma Downey, [3] that my fear of scandalizing the church never developed into full-blown agoraphobia Agoraphobia Definition The word agoraphobia is derived from Greek words literally meaning "fear of the marketplace." The term is used to describe an irrational and often disabling fear of being out in public. . Even so, I was almost fifty before I finally realized that no matter what the nuns said, I was not personally responsible for eradicating anti-Catholic prejudice among non-Catholics. For that insight I am indebted to none other than Jimmy Swaggart Jimmy Lee Swaggart (born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana) is a Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism who reached the height of his popularity in the 1980s. Swaggart is first cousin to recording artists Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley. , who declared that because Mother Teresa was not born again, she did not go to heaven. Like Rev. Andrew Greeley ("Can Catholics Think for Themselves?" September 9), I now understand that no amount of prayer, argument, or good example will ever persuade someone with a strong anti-Catholic prejudice to give it up. ANGELA STOCKTON Clermont, Fla. |
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