# Hey Catholics Don't send your daughters to College **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 12, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709 "2013-09-12T21:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/1 "2013-09-12T21:55:28Z")
This is so outrageous I thought I’d pass it along. > [@](#): > > She will be in a near occasion of sin. Just think of the environment that college-age students live in. You have a heavy concentration of young people all living together without the supervision of parents at the most sexually charged state of life they will experience. How can one expect that anyone would be able to avoid these temptations, even on a Catholic college campus much less a secular one? So if it is unnecessary for one to be in a near occasion of sin, is it prudent to willingly put oneself there? This is no small matter we’re dealing with here. Is a degree worth the loss of your daughter’s purity, dignity, and soul? Catholic OB-GYN Dr. Kim Hardey notes that a woman is naturally very observant of a man’s faults as long as she is in a platonic relationship with him. Once she becomes sexually active with him, she releases hormones that mask his faults, and she remains in a dreamy state about him. We can see why God would arrange things in such a way so that when in a proper state of holy matrimony, she would be less sensitive to his faults and thereby less tempted to be critical of him. But before marriage she should be very sensitive to the complete reality of the man she will enter into a lifetime commitment with. It is one thing to advise our daughter of this reality in ordinary situations, but placing her into an environment that will tempt her to lose this barrier is unfair to her. > **[Fixthefamily.com](http://www.fixthefamily.com/blog/6-reasons-to-not-send-your-daughter-to-college)** ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/2 "2013-09-12T21:57:52Z")
He’s right. College _is_ a hotbed of immoral activity ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/3 "2013-09-12T21:58:43Z")
(headdesk) What about women’s only colleges? Why not just dress in burqas? Good heavens, I can’t get over people who don’t think women should be educated. Even if she does become a SAHW, with or without kids, what if her husband dies or becomes disabled? Do they expect the community to support her? Oh, yeah. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/4 "2013-09-12T22:00:55Z")
_Mama loves her baby And daddy loves you too And the sea may look warm to you baby And the sky may look blue…_ Also I can personally attest to the fact that a girl doesn’t have to be bumping fuzzies with a man to be blind to his faults. In fact, the Catholic church ought to be pretty familiar with that fact. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/5 "2013-09-12T22:01:37Z")
That is truly bizarre…the actual Church encourages education for everyone. These throwback traditional Catholic types are whacked. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/6 "2013-09-12T22:02:23Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > He’s right. College _is_ a hotbed of immoral activity You say that like it’s a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/7 "2013-09-12T22:04:06Z")
Anyone who thinks that a woman is LESS sensitive to a man’s faults after they are married is obviously unqualified to be giving relationship advice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/8 "2013-09-12T23:01:30Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > He’s right. College _is_ a hotbed of immoral activity How do you know? Gimme a story or two… ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/9 "2013-09-12T23:10:51Z")
> [@Valgard](#): > > Anyone who thinks that a woman is LESS sensitive to a man’s faults after they are married is obviously unqualified to be giving relationship advice. > > 😃 This. Anticipation can be blinding. Courting can be freaky on the brain and body. Relationships cool down after a while. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/10 "2013-09-12T23:12:12Z")
> [@Valgard](#): > > Anyone who thinks that a woman is LESS sensitive to a man’s faults after they are married is obviously unqualified to be giving relationship advice. > > 😃 The priest advises couples on sex. He has never had sex. He advises them on money. He has never had money. He advises them on children. He has never had children. Now you know why the Roman Catholic Church believes in miracles. [SIZE=“1”]_Mad Magazine_ Religion Primer[/SIZE] ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/11 "2013-09-12T23:13:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by PSXer View Post > He’s right. College is a hotbed of immoral activity That’s a feature, not a bug ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/12 "2013-09-12T23:14:09Z")
> [@](#): > > a woman is naturally very observant of a man’s faults as long as she is in a platonic relationship with him. Once she becomes sexually active with him, she releases hormones that mask his faults, and she remains in a dreamy state about him. A.k.a. sexually transmitted demons. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/13 "2013-09-12T23:16:01Z")
> [@](#): > > a woman is naturally very observant of a man’s faults as long as she is in a platonic relationship with him. Once she becomes sexually active with him, she releases hormones that mask his faults, and she remains in a dreamy state about him. Also a feature, not a bug. Well, from my perspective, anyway. Although, yeah, it appears to be just as likely, if not more so, to work in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/14 "2013-09-12T23:27:28Z")
And she must not polish her Mary Jane shoes lest boys seek the reflection of her crotch in them. If she goes in a crowded car and must sit on a boys lap, she must put a telephone book in between them. Told to my mom at Acquin High School in 1952. (The nuns also advised girls to buy bottles of aluminum chloride from the drug store, soak a t-shirt in it, and wear it under their sweaters on dates) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/15 "2013-09-12T23:29:13Z")
Jeez, people are complicating this issue way to much. Just lock her in the basement. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/16 "2013-09-12T23:31:15Z")
> [@L. G. Butts](#): > > How do you know? Gimme a story or two… He one glimpsed a flirtatious ankle as the headmaster’s daughter was climbing onto her velocipede. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/17 "2013-09-12T23:38:17Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > (The nuns also advised girls to buy bottles of aluminum chloride from the drug store, soak a t-shirt in it, and wear it under their sweaters on dates) Gonna need an explanation for the reasoning behind that. Sorry, I PROMISE I looked it up on Wikipedia, but it was singularly unhelpful regarding any potential the compound may have as a chemical “chastity belt,” so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/18 "2013-09-12T23:46:34Z")
I added it outside the Sex Tips from Nuns for that reason. Aluminum Chloride is the active ingredient in antiperspirants. It shuts the pores in the skin, because boys don’t marry stinky girls. It also has an NFPA health hazard rating level 3 (on a scale of 4 being lethal). ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/19 "2013-09-12T23:53:47Z")
Oh. See, I thought it was an “afterthought” Sex Tip From Nuns. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709/20 "2013-09-13T00:52:26Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > And she must not polish her Mary Jane shoes lest boys seek the reflection of her crotch in them. If she goes in a crowded car and must sit on a boys lap, she must put a telephone book in between them. And keep a dime pressed between her knees at all times. If it drops, she should use it to call her parents to take her home. (Which should tell you how old that one is.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709.md?page=2)