Although Catholics account for about 16 per cent of Scotland’s population, Catholic schools educate more than 20 per cent of our schoolchildren. Why do so many parents who aren’t Catholic choose a Catholic school for their child?
As Catholic schools hit the headlines again, it is for those who would deny this choice to explain why they are so keen to destroy one of Scotland’s educational successes and perhaps elaborate how this would create a more tolerant society.
Scotland’s obsession with religious intolerance has been in the spotlight after the offensive and ill-informed comments of a former police chief, who claimed that the existence of denominational schools was at the root of the problem, and suggested that sectarianism and bigotry could best be tackled
