Archbishop Robert Carlson is announcing a plan this afternoon that seeks to fill about 1,500 vacant seats at Catholic elementary schools in the region, while also enhancing the religious focus of the schools.
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Archbishop Robert J. Carlson outlines his priorities for a Catholic education in the diocese on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
First-grader Brooklyn Hollander shows off his prayer card to his teacher, Bridgette Geraghty, while classmate Conner Drexler looks on at St. Justin Martyr Catholic School in St. Louis County on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Photo by Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
A spokeswoman for the archdiocese said Al Fischer was relieved of duties when he publicly demonstrated a life inconsistent with Catholic teaching.
The U.S. government, Carlson wrote, 'just dealt a heavy blow' to American Catholics
He said they were not only economically sound but also rooted in his Christian values.