acbulldog-

Your comments are ridiculous. As someone from a majority-Protestant area who lives in an area that is not, I am well aware of the inaccuracies, rumors and lies told about other religions. (I've been told that Protestants don't celebrate Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, or Palm Sunday...we do.) Catholics sometimes get a bad rap from closed-minded people in Kansas, just like Protestants in New York sometimes get a bad rap from Catholics and Jews who associate all Protestants with Jerry Falwell.

Your statements are inappropriate, wrong, and stupid. So there you go.

That being said, I fully believe it was the voodoo dolls and virgin sacrifices performed by STA in the locker room that enabled them to win state this year. (<---jokes.)

I recently had a discussion with a Catholic school administrator, his claim was that less than 1% of the kids at Aquinas were not Catholic. Well truth be told most folks would rather register with a parish and pay the tithing than pay the increased tuition( substantial for non-catholics). It is a pretty simple procedure in this regard to become "Catholic" It is in this way that the schools are able to get a select group of kids.

On the other hand, I personally know the coaches and families there, the coaching is first rate, and the parental involvement is second to none....so unless you are an administrator at that school or you know a kid that admits to being recruited, the rest is just drivel.

are you sure that the whole catholic school thing isnt a cover up Prant? maybe both BC and STA sold their souls for championships

Dingbat - I'm assuming that you, AC, chewbacca and Prant are either teenagers in high school or young adults so you may not know that the comments that you have made above are fighting words! I will give you the benefit of the doubt if you are young but I would suggest that you truly look into what we (Catholics) believe and you may find that we are not as bad as you make us out to be. I am not good at quoting scripture but here goes : Jn 6, 51-58. This is just one of the many scriptures that supports the Eucharist. But like I've said before, cracks at the Catholic religion should not be part of this forum. Please no more cracks - don't make me pull out my rosary beads boys!

Gutwrench - there are two things that bring out my fighting spirit - 1. Mess with my kids 2. Mess with my church. And wrestling moms can't be weak in the stomach - there is no way to put up with this sport with all the bleeding, sweaty clothes, stinky kneepads/shoes, spit in cups which you find in the cupholders of your van, ringworm, cauliflower ear, and the worst is when the boys blow there nose into a trash can! You don't see very many "princess moms" in the stands, we are a tough group!

Let's give the Aquinas boys credit for winning a state championship - without any voodoo, cannibalism, virgin sacrifice - they won with hard work in the wrestling room - I know my son worked hard and sacrificed a lot for this team and I'm sure each Mom/Dad and coach will tell you that about every person on the team.

olderigetbetteriwuz

The tithe is no longer used, or should I say imposed by the Catholic Church. It was a common practice during Middle Ages, but not that common today. I think the term you’re looking for is the collection plate which is passed during the offertory.

As for those who are getting their kicks bashing Catholics, you guys need to study the history of the Catholic Church a little more closely. All of the Protestant religions began as spinoffs of the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation period, beginning with Lutheranism.

Scott Neil
Social Studies Chair
Head Wrestling Coach Basehor-Linwood H.S.
(Non-practicing Catholic, but don’t tell my mom)

So would that make all Protestants simply fallen Catholics?

Way to go STA and BC --- now let's just bring Immaculata back and to glory (Maur Hill can stay where it is, wherever that is!!!)

And Bishop Ward. We need a 4A school to complete the sweep! :p

Congrats to STA and BC, both rival schools of Blue Valley (one in league and one in class). Very deserving champions, regardless of their denomination. They beat us on the mat and that is all that matters! I have to agree with wrestlingmom, probably ought to get better in the wrestling room rather than throw stones.

Absolutely KCWrestlersMom!

sportsfan - actually yes, Protestants are fallen away Catholics - study the Reformation, that's when Protestants broke away - I believe beginning with Luther. They have different beliefs and that is okay! If Catholics were so strict we wouldn't let Protestants in at Aquinas!

NO actually Catholic are Protestants whose church went astray long before the reformation. The reformation just brought the church back to where it was before Rome.

This USED to be a wrestling Talk Forum, not theology class. Just take Catholic out of the thread topic and give credit where it is due. They are both very good wrestling teams, regardless of their denomination. Deal with it!

Amen - er, no kidding!

I was kidding. Normally you won't see me say "duh" unless I'm not being serious.

And I didn't win state but thank you anyways.

sorry Lancer, I was mistaken with your identity. Darn those psudonyms (or however you spell it, sorry Prant and those of the PSM).

I read every word of every post on this entire topic,aaaaannnnndddd I think Richard Salyer is winning this debate without having to say much. The nicest guys in wrestling come from Wichita. I can proove it!! Catholic or Mormons alike,we are superior!!! :-)

I would have to disagree Mike Church Sr. The nicest guys in wrestling are those that help the other guy up off the mat after they have just kicked their butt..doesn't matter where they are from. As far as Richard Salyer winning without having much to say? hmmm not touching that one.

Well, if Richard doesn't like what's happening, he'll just go get someone fired. Isn't that his best thing?

Hey acbulldog, we heard that AC recruits Okies all the time. But some of Ponca's cast-offs would make some damm good wrestlers. Like someone said earlier, it's nice to see some other schools make AC work for it now !