Bishop: Why Trinity Hall All-Girls HS Cannot Call Itself 'A Catholic School'
Trinity Hall describes itself as a school "in the Catholic tradition." The bishop of Trenton explains why.
Trinity Hall, the first all-girls high school in the region, is set to open in Middletown this fall. Its glossy brochures describe it as a school "in the Catholic tradition." To be called a "Catholic school" is actually a phrase that is subject to requirements under Canon Law, said Bishop David M. O’Connell of the Diocese of Trenton. And while the senior member of the clergy in the position of authority and oversight of Catholics in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean offers no "ill will" to the Trinity Hall founders, he says he is unable to give his consent and permission for the usage of the phrase. In the message emailed to members of the diocese and posted to the DOT website and circulating in parish bulletins this week, the …
Ramblin' Rose
8:58 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I don't believe Trinity School will take from the current Catholic Schools...we have CBA for boys, RBC for both boys and girls and Trinity will be for girls whose families prefer an all girl environment. Where is the problem? more ›