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CoolAbdul t1_j07dw7v wrote

Reply to comment by madhatmatt2 in Diocese of Worcester: Credible Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minor by Priest by MassInsider

>As someone who was is an atheist

In my experience, a giant percentage of SJ grads end up atheists. It's kind of fascinating.

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TrueNateDogg t1_j07rz65 wrote

Can confirm, I am one! Catholicism makes it really easy. I also turned out bisexual too, and learned that they were denying gay couples to the prom just after I graduated in 2012!

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CoolAbdul t1_j07t37n wrote

The brothers were one thing, but once the lay folks took over, the school got this really creepy hybrid evangelical vibe. The headmaster at the time had a lot to do with it. From what I have heard the vibe still persists because of some uber-catholic parents.

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[deleted] t1_j0kc9ke wrote

You mean Welch? That guy always did seem really off.

But he was very alumni-focused and I'm pretty sure he pushed the religious shit cuz he saw money in that.

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CoolAbdul t1_j0n74d5 wrote

Yes, but also I think he was a True Believer.

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madhatmatt2 t1_j083bwi wrote

I absolutely agree with you on that sj has a way of doing that to kids. The other thing I noticed is that a lot of kids hate it when they are there but are glad they went when they get older.

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CoolAbdul t1_j0864h6 wrote

YMMV. I got a very good education, both bookwise - good - and in the ways of people - bad. The school has one standard for the favored kids and another for the other kids. It has always been this way and continues to this day. And there are several schools with equal academic rigor that don't have the poisonous SJ culture.

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[deleted] t1_j0kckol wrote

"The school has one standard for the favored kids and another for the other kids."

Holy shit, SO true. This may just be me, but I always found it toxic as hell how they frequently awarded and lifted up a small handful of kids who excelled.

Like, my class was hundreds but always had the same couple dozen kids getting stupid amounts of attention. For lack of better word, it felt extremely neglectful of the rest of us.

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Unable-Bison-272 t1_j0arf0a wrote

Kind of a decent life lesson. People will treat you better if they like you.

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CoolAbdul t1_j0b4ru1 wrote

People will treat you better if your parents are wealthy donors.

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[deleted] t1_j0kcsoa wrote

Man, I remember some sports teams in my years had captains that weren't even damn starters. Guess how many had millionaire families? ALL of them.

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[deleted] t1_j0kc22l wrote

Cuz you grow up and realize how insulated you were in that place and how full of shit they were. I got caught up in all their religious bullshit, but now realize they were just groomers with extra steps.

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CoolAbdul t1_j0n6xp5 wrote

Some, I think, were decent men. Plunkett and More struck me as good people. Neri too.

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