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Published on: 10/1/2003
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+++Part 3 - Fr.Stravinskas' Problems with Homeschooling
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Hettinger's article was a note from the editor (Fr. Stravinskas) in which he revealed that the responses to his own homeschooling comments (see the post immediately below) were "massive, indeed."He stated that he had never before received such a "volume of mail on one answer except to my remarks on Medjugorje.Interestingly, the tenor of the correspondence was quite similar - angry, disrespectful and anti-clerical."
Regrettably, not one of those "angry, disrespectful, anti-clerical" letters out of the "massive amount" received by Fr. Stravinskas was published.
Fr. Stravinskas then made what certainly appears to be a very self- serving observation that there was "one" exception to all the responses, "a woman who expressed her hurt about my attitude, but indicated a desire to be enlightened according to the mind of the Church.
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Homeschoolers might carefully consider the opinions of these two priests in regard to homeschooling, and ask themselves why Fr. Stravinskas, as editor of The Catholic Answer, chose to continue the debate over homeschooling after the topic came up in the November/December 2002 issue.
Might Fr. Stravinskas be "lifting the veil" a bit about some unknown plans for homeschoolers in regard to "dispensations"?
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Fr. Stravinskas' Problems with Homeschooling
Lynn's letter evoked a revealing response by Fr. Stravinskas, which was published in the same issue of The Catholic Answer (May/June 2003).Immediately following Fr. Stravinskas' response to Lynn was an article by Msgr.Clarence Hettinger, which appears to be a "back up" of Fr. Stravinskas' opinions in the form of Msgr.'s interpretations of Canon Law.
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Fr. Stravinskas began his response by informing Lynn that he printed her letter "because it encapsulates so much of what I find problematic in so much of the homeschooling movement."He then summarized his viewpoints, using Lynn's reasons for homeschooling as the excuse to condemn homeschooling in general.Father's summary was made up of nine points.
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That said, Lynn's letter is shared below, to be later followed by excerpts of responses from Fr. Stravinskas and Msgr.
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It turns out that the May/June 2003 issue of the magazine The Catholic Answer (not to be confused with Catholic Answers) tackled the question of homeschooling, according to the opinions of Fr. Peter Stravinskas, the editor of The Catholic Answer and Monsignor Hettinger, who is, according to the accompanying bio line, a "retired priest of the Diocese of Peoria, IL, holds a licentiate in canon law and served in various appointments in the diocesan tribunal, including judicial vicar."