[Mick]

Terrence Gleason doesn't really know whereof he speaks.  Among Catholic colleges, the better academics are found at the schools which didn't adhere to Vatican doctrine; e.g., Jesuit schools like BC and Georgetown, and those from other orders including Noter Dame. 

90% of the  200 American Catholic colleges and universities don't adhere to Vatican principles, incidentally.  The 10% of Catholic colleges that adhered to Vatican doctrine and have the literal stamp of approval?  They're in the Newman Society and most have seminaries attached.  You haven't heard of most of them: Aquinas, Ave Maria, Belmont Abbey, Benedictine, Catholic University of America, Christendom, DeSales, Franciscan, Holy Apostles, John Paul the Great, Mt. St. Mary's, Northeast Catholic, st. Gregory's, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas More College, U. of Dallas, U. of Mary, U. of st. Thomas, Walsh University and Wyoming Catholic.  Household names, all. 

[Mick]

Terrence Gleason doesn't really know whereof he speaks.  Among Catholic colleges, the better academics are found at the schools which didn't adhere to Vatican doctrine; e.g., Jesuit schools like BC and Georgetown, and those from other orders including Noter Dame. 

90% of the  200 American Catholic colleges and universities don't adhere to Vatican principles, incidentally.  The 10% of Catholic colleges that adhered to Vatican doctrine and have the literal stamp of approval?  They're in the Newman Society and most have seminaries attached.  You haven't heard of most of them: Aquinas, Ave Maria, Belmont Abbey, Benedictine, Catholic University of America, Christendom, DeSales, Franciscan, Holy Apostles, John Paul the Great, Mt. St. Mary's, Northeast Catholic, st. Gregory's, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas More College, U. of Dallas, U. of Mary, U. of st. Thomas, Walsh University and Wyoming Catholic.  Household names, all.