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The Jesuits were quite successful in establishing staffing, funding and enrolling students for a growing network of secondary and collegiate schools. As the Irish and German ethnic middle classes became better established, they sent their boys off to Jesuit schools. The main goals of the Jesuit education were to inculcate piety, loyalty to the church, and strict adherence to the rules. The chief intellectual pursuit was Thomistic philosophy. Catholic students were not allowed to attend lectures given by non-Catholics.<ref>Gallagher, pp 43-45.</ref> As late as the 1950s, Catholic writers such as [[John Tracy Ellis]] were bemoaning the intellectual weakness of the Catholic community.<ref>{{cite book|author=John N. Kotre|title=The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Andrew Greeley and American Catholicism, 1950-1975|publisher=John Kotre|url=https://archive.org/details/bestoftimeswo00john|url-access=registration|year=1978|page=[https://archive.org/details/bestoftimeswo00john/page/31 31]|isbn=978-0-88229-380-6 }}</ref> |
The Jesuits were quite successful in establishing staffing, funding and enrolling students for a growing network of secondary and collegiate schools. As the Irish and German ethnic middle classes became better established, they sent their boys off to Jesuit schools. The main goals of the Jesuit education were to inculcate piety, loyalty to the church, and strict adherence to the rules. The chief intellectual pursuit was Thomistic philosophy. Catholic students were not allowed to attend lectures given by non-Catholics.<ref>Gallagher, pp 43-45.</ref> As late as the 1950s, Catholic writers such as [[John Tracy Ellis]] were bemoaning the intellectual weakness of the Catholic community.<ref>{{cite book|author=John N. Kotre|title=The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Andrew Greeley and American Catholicism, 1950-1975|publisher=John Kotre|url=https://archive.org/details/bestoftimeswo00john|url-access=registration|year=1978|page=[https://archive.org/details/bestoftimeswo00john/page/31 31]|isbn=978-0-88229-380-6 }}</ref> |
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The late 19th century, the reform element emerged among Catholics, led by Archbishop [[John Ireland (bishop)|John Ireland]], that was strongly opposed by conservative elements led by the Jesuits. One battle involved creation of the [[Catholic University of America |
The late 19th century, the reform element emerged among Catholics, led by Archbishop [[John Ireland (bishop)|John Ireland]], that was strongly opposed by conservative elements led by the Jesuits. One battle involved creation of the [[Catholic University]] of America in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], which would compete directly with the nearby Jesuit school [[Georgetown University]]. The dispute lasted for decades, and weakened both schools.<ref>Vincent J. Gorman, "Georgetown University: The Early Relationship with the Catholic University of America 1884-1907." ''Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia'' 102#3 (1991): 13-31. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/44211137 online]</ref> |
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