A liberal Catholic school?

Question

I went to a Catholic high school and I think it was quiet liberal compared to what is typically said about Catholicism and Christianity in general. My family is muslim and I myself am atheist but I went there because I wanted a good education and also because it was all girls (less boy drama).
They were very accepting of other faiths (or the lack thereof). I had to study catholicism and christianity but I took as a learning experience and wasnt expected to much more than that.
In one year, a muslim girl won the religion award (she had the highest mark in Catholicism lol).
It felt more like a girl-power school with very loose religious aspects. We learned Darwin for gosh sakes and discussed rights of same sex couples and abortion.
Perhaps because it was in Canada and it was different than what I keep reading about US religiosity levels.
Are there any other Catholic schools that would seem to be liberal to you? Esp. in US?

I recall at least 3 lesbians at my Catholic school and thats only because they were more or less open about it. And one of my friends from that school is bisexual. No one seemed to care or mind.
We had uniforms...skirts with a certain length or pants. Ties for those in their final year.
We had prayers every morning and all I did was stand along with other students and daydream.
We also had regular mass at the school parish and I was in the choir. I enjoyed doing Silent Night the most.
They had no issue with me though they knew me to be a vocal atheist. I even wrote essays from that point of view.
That school must seem unusually liberal to many, no?

Answer 1

Theres nothing wrong with Catechism. Just like the bible it doesn't need to be changed.
That school you went too doesn't sound very Catholic.

Answer 2

I would say that as someone who was raised Catholic and also attended some Catholic schools, that as a general rule, you will find that many of the schools are more interested in teaching honest critical thinking (i.e. debating very controversial topics and developing a good strong argument for your position) and those areas that seem more likely to be correct (Darwinism vs Creationism). The Franciscans in particular seem fairly liberal. The schools I attended were not literal in their interpretations of the Bible. A Catholic nun was responsible for teaching me to search inward to find a path to God, which in earlier times in the Church would be considered nearly blasphemous. What the upper echelon of the Catholic church embraces does not appear to fit perfectly with all of the rank and file members. What I consider fairly astounding is how non-tolerant the so-called tolerant crowd is of Catholicism, which is supposedly why they criticize the Catholic Church. There are some problems with the Catholic church, from my perspective, but I would also add that there are many wonderful people who do selfless things out of the belief system the church has taught them.

Answer 3

My brother went to a Catholic school, and thank goodness that my mother didn't send me too!

As an atheist and a lesbian, I surely would have been in Hell there!

They were extremely conservative at the school my brother went to. They were required to pray, attend mass, and had extremely strict dress codes. Not to mention the teachers were mostly Nuns who seemed to hate everybody.

They were taught creationism, as I distinctly remember my brother whining about!

Answer 4

That just goes to show Catholic schools are not nearly as "hard-line" some people would liek to believe.