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    L’università cattolica americana vuole aprire un campus a Waterford

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    2. Confident-Clothes-98 on

      Glad Mount Mellary will stay in some way linked to the Catholic church. Interested to see how this will work however, a Florida university with a campus in West Waterford. wild.

    4. Loud_Tank_5074 on

      Great news for Waterford – from zero to two “universities” in the space of a few years.

    8. BlaaMonger on

      The guy who set up the university also set up Dominoes Pizza. Yeah America is a wild place.

    10. Dismal-Ad1684 on

      I’m sure it will have strong academic standards and provide students with strong critical thinking skills

    11. mousedeer17 on

      Apparently the founder tried to ban contraceptives not only from the university, but the entire town being incorporated with its founding.

      “In a May 2004 speech, Monaghan expressed his wish to have the new town and university campus be free from pre-marital sex, contraceptives and pornography.[30][31] This elicited sharply critical statements from the international press, who saw such proposed restrictions as violations of civil liberties.[32] Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union branch in Florida, challenged the legality of the restriction of sales of contraceptives.[33] He said, “This is not just about the sale of contraceptives in the local pharmacy, it is about whether in an incorporated town there will be a fusion of religion and government.”[34] An opinion column in The Wall Street Journal quoted an Ave Maria faculty member who called it a “Catholic Jonestown”.[30] Frances Kissling of Catholics for Choice compared Monaghan’s civic vision to Islamic fundamentalism, and called it un-American.”

    12. dashboardhulalala on

      I originally thought it’d be a bit like Mary I (catholic with a very small c, very liberal, surprised the shit out of a lot of American exchange students) but no, this crowd are capital C Catholic so I don’t know how well they’re going to get on with the likes of the SETU lads, who will give them quite the education themselves, but possibly not what they’re after. At least they’ll go back to Florida with a double degree in Bulmers and Shifting.

    13. TheLegendaryStag353 on

      Christ on a bike – this poison is the last thing we need. More Enoch NIre style religious lunatics

    16. FuckThisShizzle on

      I have been saying it to anybody who will listen, its it not going to happen, it is happening.

    18. LimerickJim on

      Terrible title. The article is referring to [Ave Maria University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Maria_University) not [The Catholic University of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_University_of_America) which is a legit research university. The fact that it’s a Catholic university shouldn’t worry people on it’s own but I do find the following concerning:

      * [At least 20 cases of measles confirmed at Catholic college in Florida](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/4/least-20-cases-measles-confirmed-catholic-college-florida/) (Feb 4, 2026)
      * [More than 50 students affected by measles outbreak](https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/measles-quarantine-ave-maria-university-florida/70290882) (Feb 9 2026)
      * [Charlie Kirk Memorialized in New Sculpture by Timothy Schmalz](https://www.ncregister.com/news/timothy-schmalz-charlie-kirk-sculpture): “The bronze work will be installed at Ave Maria University in Florida as a lasting reminder to live courageously for Christ.”

    19. BakeParty5648 on

      If it was for an Islamic institution of mosque this sub wouldn’t be nearly as revolted

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