By early October, every Catholic household in Michigan is to receive three pro-voucher brochures. While school employees appear united against vouchers, Baptists and Catholics are far from monolithic on the issue. The Rev. E.L. Branch of Third New Hope Baptist Church in Detroit said the influential Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity is weeks away from voting on an official position. On Tuesday at a weekly meeting of the council, Branch said he was overwhelmed to find 500 people packing Second Ebenezer Baptist Church in Detroit for a debate on vouchers. In Catholic parishes, the intensity of pro-voucher preaching will also vary, said the Rev. John West of Plymouth Township, a chief author of the homily campaign.
Some parishioners are eager to hear the pro-voucher homilies.
I'm against vouchers. I think they're going to screw up the public schools big time. When priests start talking about this, I think a lot of them will get a real earful after mass from people who are against this. Staff writer Alexa Capeloto contributed to this report.