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Thu 12 Dec 2006NI bishops concern over educationA group of Catholic bishops in the North have said they believe proposals for new education structures in the North "pose a serious threat to the right of parents to choose a Catholic education for their children".Following their December meeting in Maynooth today, the nine bishops issued a strongly worded statement in which they said they "cannot in conscience" commend the proposals to parents, teachers and all those involved in Catholic education.