Is CCU pervasively sectarian?
It is difficult to know because the phrase is so imprecise. A university within the Roman Catholic tradition has been deemed not pervasively sectarian while the CCHE concluded that CCU is pervasively sectarian. The CCHE has not offered a reasoned basis for reaching different conclusions. CCU does not deny that it is a Christ-centered liberal arts institution. It is not ashamed of its faith commitments. CCU will not understate its Christian character in order to get state aid for its students. But, CCU believes that the state should NOT be, in effect, forcing CCU to make such a choice.
