Katie Holmes Reportedly Sending Suri to Catholic School: Is It Better Than Scientology?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/07/16 15:00:00

Related Topics: Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise, Religion, Scientology, Catholic School, Catholic, School

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	Yes, Catholicism is better.	447 votes	86%
	No, Scientology is where it's at.	71 votes	14%

Call it another victory for Katie Holmes ... Suri Cruise will start school in September at Manhattan's Convent of the Sacred Heart, a fancy-shmancy private all-girls school in New York City, E! News reports.

At the $38,000-a-year school, the previously home-schooled Suri will attend Catholic mass every Thursday. Past graduates of the elite school include Lady Gaga, Nicky Hilton and Caroline Kennedy.

Clearly, mama Katie Holmes, who reportedly got primary custody of the 6-year-old in the divorce, is calling the shots here. Papa Tom Cruise's religion, Scientology, seems to be completely off the menu. Holmes was raised Catholic, and so, in fact, was Cruise. Do you think the school is a good choice for Suri Cruise?

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Zoomie 2012/07/16 16:47:25

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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Scientology is a cult, not a religion...

So yes, Catholicism is definitely better. Better still, Catholicism (and I'm agnostic, raised Protestant) is a Christian faith which actually recognizes science (i.e. they accept evolution as factual science).
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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 21:12:26

lots of conflicting info from the people he knew there. besides, if the "he only said that to get power and influence" line is being in play here. we have a really big problem and it spends to all religious leaders.

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 21:16:48

"we have a really big problem and it spends to all religious leaders."
-Of course, that's always been true. Many people will fake their religion to gain power, influence, and wealth. That's why it takes a lot of insight to see a real Christian (Theodore Roosevelt) from a "political Christian" (Obama).

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 21:17:22

pat robertson

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 20:17:30

also if you think percentages for the time christians have done far worse.

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 20:25:54
reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 20:28:16

we don't know if he was an Atheist, we aren't really sure what he is. also christians in some places like africa are still killing people like crazy now.

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 20:34:05

"we don't know if he was an Atheist, we aren't really sure what he is."
-At least one news source claims he is an Atheist so far. None claim that he was a Christian to say the least.

"also christians in some places like africa are still killing people like crazy now."
-Statistically speaking, that's probably true, but at least I don't have to worry about being shot up by a Christian when I go to a Batman movie.

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 20:38:48

let me guess, your source is from some right wing blog? and no we don't know if he was a Christian or not either. but in the mean time

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 20:53:59 (edited)

Wrong, I am a Christian and I don't hate every Muslim.

No matter what religion Holmes is, although I'll heavily wager that it's Atheist like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were (the murderers from the Columbine Massacre), I hate him and believe he deserves the death penalty.

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 20:56:50

this is different from what i typically see on this site. but you have to admit, thats been done far to much.

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 21:06:15

I do agree on the Christian-Muslim relations needing many improvements.

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 21:14:30

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it's better in some areas

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 21:14:05 (edited)

Update: James Holmes was once part of the Black Bloc, a violent version of the Occupy movement. http://www.examiner.com/artic...

Something well known to be anti-Christian and anti-Conservative.

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/20 21:16:14

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Black Bloc, great, the guy is an anarchist.

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✞Knight... to reaper 2012/07/20 21:19:12

The Anarchists have always engaged in terrorism, assassination, and murder. There is no worse group in the world!

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reaper to ✞Knight... 2012/07/22 21:09:03

wait, oh, might not of been black bloc, well i don't like them any ways but still. back to square one. and the fake 9gag screen shot on the other page linked there.

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Nam Era Vet #1 DNA TLC 2012/07/16 22:33:01

Yes, Catholicism is better.

Better

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rockyjr5 2012/07/16 22:19:17

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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It's way better to learn about God, because he created this whole world, and every person, and things on this planet, not science.

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SFF to rockyjr5 2012/07/16 22:52:47

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Whether or not that is true, Scientology doesn't have anything to do with science.

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rockyjr5 to SFF 2012/07/16 22:58:52

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You're right, I saw the first 4 letters and thought that it had to do if science, but I still saying that learning about God is way better than about scientology.

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The San... to rockyjr5 2012/07/16 23:30:38

God didn't create science?

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rockyjr5 to The San... 2012/07/17 01:08:41

He created people, animals, trees, planets, this whole planet, and yes even science, and this is the only message that you're getting from me.

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Hales 2012/07/16 22:17:19

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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Give Catholicism and all the other religions credit compared to Scientology. The other religions have been around for thousands and thousands of years. Scientology has only been around since the 19-20th century.

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Brittany Foxx 2012/07/16 22:17:18

Yes, Catholicism is better.

Scientology isn't a real religion.

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Curmudgeon 2012/07/16 22:10:26

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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Although both are crazy, and generally not a force for good in the world Scientology is simply a cult that I sincerely hope fades away. Whereas Catholicism isn't all that much better given it's historical track record.

I'm not sure what's better, a crazy cult where washed up celebrities go as they can't act anymore, or religion headed by a guy that used to be in the Hitler youth...

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The San... to Curmudgeon 2012/07/16 23:32:09

and don't forget that the guy who used to be in the Hitler Youth also protected literally hundreds of pedophiles from prosecution.

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Meggies1104 2012/07/16 21:54:22

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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I'm not a huge fan of either choice, but its better than Scientology.. Personally, i think even the catholic school is kind of a dumb choice, but then I go to public schools.. where we learn about science. not god. XD

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Michelle to Meggies... 2012/07/17 02:42:09 (edited)

Catholic schools teach about science. Catholics are not the same as some other denominations of Christianity in their rejection of science. At Catholic schools, you're taught taught that religion and science aren't working against each other, but that they are two sides of the same coin and can't be compared-- science asks "how" and religion asks "why". In fact, I learned about evolution in my 9th grade religion class. Yes, Catholic schools teach about God, but they teach about everything else as well. And because they are private institutes in the US, they generally have better education than public schools.

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Meggies... to Michelle 2012/07/17 16:59:39

No duh they probably have a better education than public schools. Especially from Michigan.. they don't like giving us a lot of funding. XD Though- It could be worse. But anyways I just don't like school and religion together.. I dont really enjoy religion at all-but I tolerate it

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DANNY59 2012/07/16 21:51:59

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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It might be a tad better, but they both get you to believe and do what they want you to do. I was raised a Lutheran, but when I became an adult and was able to make my own decisions, I studied all the major religions just for ideas and to see where they were coming from. In the end I decided I didn't care for any organized religion, and their Dogmas and I guess I became an independent spiritual seeker of the truth. Even Jesus said the Kingdom of God is within you, and by me searching for God within myself instead of listening to what some minister said, I became much more spiritual than I ever was when I went to church. I believe there are many different roads leading to the same destination.

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Magical 2012/07/16 21:49:45 (edited)

No, Scientology is where it's at.

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I only chose this answer because there wasn't an "other" choice. Pretty amazing that a poll started by SH Management would not have more choices. Since Scientologists are in the minority on these polls - it is obviously rather biased - wouldn't you say?

Here is an interesting article about "Misleading Statistics" which says "Polls can easily be rigged to get a desired answer by the way the questions are phrased." http://www.truthpizza.org/log... This poll is a perfect example of that. Being that it was created by SH themselves - makes if particularly shameful.

Either way - I will answer the question:

I don't know enough about the quality of Scientology schools to comment, but I sent a message to my SH friend who knows about this and she e-mailed me the following "I don't even know of any "Scientology" schools for 5 year olds. Scientologists may send their kids to public schools, and when they are of age where they can read and study - they may attend Scientology classes at their nearest church. Some Scientologists send their young children to accredited private schools that use study methods by Hubbard - but they don't teach the religion of Scientology. They teach reading, writing and arthmetic, history, science, etc. like any other school. There might be other types of ...

I only chose this answer because there wasn't an "other" choice. Pretty amazing that a poll started by SH Management would not have more choices. Since Scientologists are in the minority on these polls - it is obviously rather biased - wouldn't you say?

Here is an interesting article about "Misleading Statistics" which says "Polls can easily be rigged to get a desired answer by the way the questions are phrased." http://www.truthpizza.org/log... This poll is a perfect example of that. Being that it was created by SH themselves - makes if particularly shameful.

Either way - I will answer the question:

I don't know enough about the quality of Scientology schools to comment, but I sent a message to my SH friend who knows about this and she e-mailed me the following "I don't even know of any "Scientology" schools for 5 year olds. Scientologists may send their kids to public schools, and when they are of age where they can read and study - they may attend Scientology classes at their nearest church. Some Scientologists send their young children to accredited private schools that use study methods by Hubbard - but they don't teach the religion of Scientology. They teach reading, writing and arthmetic, history, science, etc. like any other school. There might be other types of schools for 5 year olds out there that particularly focus on the religion of "Scientology", but I don't personally know of them."

Based on her response - this entire poll is based on a fallacy - and obviously rigged.

As to a Cathic school education - I have heard horror stories though by those educated in strict Catholic schools - but to be fair - it all depends on the school. As long as she gets a well-rounded education with good academic basics, she should be fine.
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ANGEL to Magical 2012/07/17 03:17:07

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And I know for fact that you got that information from a very reliable source (LOL)

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sally 2012/07/16 21:47:06

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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Neither are my preferences but it's certainly better than Scientology.

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Sinister Ken Doll™ 2012/07/16 21:40:05

Yes, Catholicism is better.

i'm not religious or anything, but scientology just seemed kinda creepy

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Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/07/16 21:38:51

Yes, Catholicism is better.

BUT I go to a Catholic school and I hate how they are run.

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POWERSHAKER 2012/07/16 21:38:26

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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Well, I'd prefer her to send her to Catholic school rather than bringing her up in Scientology. Give me a break! At least, she will hear about God, Jesus and salvation. Still, Catholicism has a lot of false doctrines, too. It's better the Scientology though. Scientology is absolutely false. At least, she'll hear about Jesus in some form or fashion and be saved by God's grace. I pray she will be anyway.

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TasselLady 2012/07/16 21:33:31

Yes, Catholicism is better.

YES. She will learn that God exists unlike Scientology which doesn't believe in God. And, Scientology is a cult, and a dangerous one at that. I'm glad that she's getting out of it.

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Marie 2012/07/16 21:33:00

Yes, Catholicism is better.

Not a Fair choice, and I am Catholic! Some catholic schools are good, and some are not!Why not send her to a good Public school! Some are good and some are not!

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ParkMan 2012/07/16 21:21:38

Yes, Catholicism is better.

Without a doubt!

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kPOW™ 2012/07/16 21:19:04

Yes, Catholicism is better.

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... but either way, she is screwed. lol!

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