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Article: Catholic colleges insist conflict with Rome exaggerated.(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 4, 1999
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Presidents of Catholic colleges and universities yesterday resolved to answer Vatican demands for clearer rules to preserve their schools' religious identity, but they said media portrayals of a Rome-U.S. conflict are overblown.
In their first meeting since the American church hierarchy proposed norms to meet Vatican concerns, the presidents decided to clarify their collective views on school autonomy, academic freedom and relationships to the local bishop.
"We will be working on some statements for the wider membership" of Catholic higher education, said the Rev. James L. Heft, chancellor of the University of Dayton and chairman of the Association ...