Corruption in Catholic Higher Ed.

BOOK III. THE TEACHING FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH LIBER III. DE ECCLESIAE MUNERE DOCENDI

• TITLE III. CATHOLIC EDUCATION (Cann. 793 - 821)
  • CHAPTER I. SCHOOLS

Can. 796 §1. Among the means to foster education, the Christian faithful are to hold schools in esteem; schools are the principal assistance to parents in fulfilling the function of education.

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Can. 806 §1. The diocesan bishop has the right to watch over and visit the Catholic schools in his territory, even those which members of religious institutes have founded or direct. He also issues prescripts which pertain to the general regulation of Catholic schools; these prescripts are valid also for schools which these religious direct, without prejudice, however, to their autonomy regarding the internal direction of their schools.

§2. Directors of Catholic schools are to take care under the watchfulness of the local ordinary that the instruction which is given in them is at least as academically distinguished as that in the other schools of the area.

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My take on recent scandals, such as the one in which President Obama spoke at Notre Dame is that to some extent, the local bishop is to blame.

Unless I guess wrongly, the section of Canon Law I listed above, seems to make it clear that Diocesan bishops can step in to any University within his diocese and point out that things are going the wrong direction.

At a local college, for example, the Priest got up, and for his homily tried indoctrinating the students on various non-Catholic views. The school is run by the Christian Brothers, but I'm sure that at a slight hint from a local bishop they'd shape up very quickly.

It only requires some bishop to have the guts to say things aren't going the right direction.... They have many things on their hands, but education of students should be among their priorities; for these are going to be the possible future leaders of Catholicism and Catholic thought.