Talk:Cathedral School, Townsville

Australia: Queensland / Education Low‑importance

	Australia portal Cathedral School, Townsville is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Queensland (assessed as Low-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Education in Australia (assessed as Low-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia, or the State Library of Queensland.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Schools Start‑class Low‑importance

	Schools portal This article is related to WikiProject Schools, a collaborative effort to write quality articles about schools around the world. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page.SchoolsWikipedia:WikiProject SchoolsTemplate:WikiProject Schoolsschool articles
Start	This article has been given a rating which conflicts with the project-independent quality rating in the banner shell. Please resolve this conflict if possible.
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Talium dei regnum

Latest comment: 14 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

How about a translation?--Jeff79 (talk) 10:08, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

The article provides the translation "Children represent the kingdom of God" and claims it is from Matthew 19:14. This seems unlikely because the Latin text there is "talium est enim regnum caelorum" ("for of such is the kingdom of heaven"). On the other hand, Mark 10:14 writes "talium est enim regnum Dei" ("for of such is the kingdom of God").

In either case, the translation ("Children represent the kingdom of God") seems rather extravagant and is not verifiably sourced (Senior School Diary 2007 ?). The only source at the school I can currently find is this newsletter: http://www.cathedral.qld.edu.au/assets/files/2010%20PDF%20Documents/The%20Connection.pdf where there is a quiz on page 9:

Q. 12: "What is the motto of The Cathedral School and what does it mean?"

A: "Talium Dei Regnum – children are the Kingdom of God"

That is not the translation currently provided in the article, and frankly, it seems just as extravagant. There is no source on the school's website for the motto's English translation or its origin, and the biblical origin given in the article fails verification.

I suggest that the motto and everything around it ought to be removed until these matters can be resolved. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 05:00, 7 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

Add topic