November 29, 2002

From Baptist to Catholic

By MICHAEL EASTERBROOK

A Nicaraguan college with Michigan connections makes a difficult transition to another faith

Sitting stiffly in his air-conditioned office in this leafy Nicaraguan town, the president of Ave Maria College of the Americas chooses his words carefully -- and for good reason. His ardent speeches were partly to blame for the recent turmoil from which the Roman Catholic college is now emerging.

"We were telling parents that this was going to be a jewel of Catholicism in Nicaragua,

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