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Going Dutch? Bishops, university split over Catholic identity

Bishops and a Dutch Catholic university are split over what to do as their country secularizes, fast.

The Pillar
Jan 24, 2023
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Going Dutch? Bishops, university split over Catholic identity

The Vatican informed the Dutch bishops last year that the Church will continue to consider Radboud University in Nijmegen to be a Catholic university, despite the bishops’ decision in 2020 to strip the university of the title “Catholic.”

The Dutch bishops were informed of the Vatican’s decision during their November ad limina visit.

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