Did you attend Catholic school as a child, I am considering putting my kids in one
I did! From grade 1 to grade 8 - I liked that they participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church
Oh that is nice, did you do mass there?
My school was right next to the church, so we had to go to mass every morning before classes - interestingly, the church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system
I never knew that, but it makes sense, I see tons of Catholic schools around, how many children attend them?
I don't know how many attend them, but I do know that in 2016 there were at least 95,200 primary schools and 43,800 secondary schools supported by the church
That is a lot of schools, are they expensive to attend?
The one I went to was free - also, the main contribution to the increases in Catholic communities around the world was due to Irish immigration
So lots of Irish people attend Catholic churches, I see, how long have they been around? I never knew they had any free ones
I'm not sure how long they've been around, but I do know that Catholic schools in Europe struggled after the Church of England was created