William Horan:Vatican II and Catholic Education
Channel: GIRES-Global Research Institute
Date: 17/08/2021

William Horan is a retired 81 year old independent scholar who has long been active in church affairs. He currently serves as a lector at his parish. His interest in the second Vatican council and liberation theology has prompted him to become a student in his retirement.

ABSTRACT
The Second Vatican Council, especially in the document, Gaudium Spez, suggests that the Church move much closer to people in the modern world:
His proposal attempts to apply this principle to Catholic Schools by suggesting that the schools, (which are now too expensive for the poor due to various factors including the lack of sisters, brothers and priests who use to teach in these schools), give up general education in those countries where the State is providing it. The resources of the Church could then be focused on “Confraternity of Christian Doctrine” and other programs which can be kept open to the poor.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION
"Religion and Politics in the United States"
Organizer: GIRES-Global Institute for Research Education & Scholarship  
Date: 17-18 July 2021
Place: Amsterdam (Virtual)
More information: https://www.gires.org/activities/conferences/religion-and-politics-in-the-united-states/