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trotsky

(49,533 posts)
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:31 AM Jun 2019

To save its 'Catholic identity,' Indianapolis' Cathedral High School is firing a gay teacher

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/06/23/indianapolis-catholic-school-fires-gay-teacher-archdiocese/1543989001/

Just days after the Archdiocese of Indianapolis cut ties with one Catholic high school over its decision to continue to employee a gay teacher, another school is firing one of its educators to avoid the same fate.

Cathedral High School, located on the northeast side of Indianapolis, announced Sunday it is terminating a gay teacher in order to avoid a split with the archdiocese, which, last week, stripped Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School of its Catholic identity.

Brebeuf refused to fire its educator, who is in a public same-sex marriage.

Cathedral's board Chairman Matt Cohoat and President Rob Bridges posted a letter on the school's website announcing the decision to "separate" from a teacher in a public same-sex marriage. The letter is addressed to the "Cathedral family."
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To save its 'Catholic identity,' Indianapolis' Cathedral High School is firing a gay teacher (Original Post) trotsky Jun 2019 OP
So, when they say "catholic identity" are we to surmise that it is synonymous with... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #1
Apparently. democratisphere Jun 2019 #4
Not fast enough. nt. Mariana Jun 2019 #11
catholic and Catholic have different meanings TrogL Jun 2019 #6
A distinction... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #13
Better edit and capitalize the word "catholic", NeoGreen. Mariana Jun 2019 #12
I'm shocked! SHOCKED!... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #14
Funny how even some here on DU demand unconditional tolerance of the RCC Major Nikon Jun 2019 #2
The Cathedral Catholic "family" appears to be very disfunctional. democratisphere Jun 2019 #3
More correctly, the glass house cathedral family Zambero Jun 2019 #5
Link to the Indianapolis Star, part of Gannett. Probably word for word the same thing. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #7
Dumbasses! MineralMan Jun 2019 #8
why can't they just live and let live??? demigoddess Jun 2019 #9
I'd say the entire history of the RCC goes against the principle of "live and let live." trotsky Jun 2019 #10

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
1. So, when they say "catholic identity" are we to surmise that it is synonymous with...
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:42 AM
Jun 2019

..."bigoted haters"?

TrogL

(32,825 posts)
6. catholic and Catholic have different meanings
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 10:55 AM
Jun 2019

The former refers to the unity of Christendom, the latter is short for the Romish church.

Mariana

(14,965 posts)
12. Better edit and capitalize the word "catholic", NeoGreen.
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 01:19 PM
Jun 2019

Lest someone nitpick you over that, so as to avoid discussing the subject of the thread, and your comment about it.

Oh, look, someone already did that. How utterly unsurprising.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
14. I'm shocked! SHOCKED!...
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 01:22 PM
Jun 2019

..that someone would nitpick here.

I guess we should all be glad it didn't spell it as 'cathodic'.

Major Nikon

(36,899 posts)
2. Funny how even some here on DU demand unconditional tolerance of the RCC
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:46 AM
Jun 2019

...when they clearly lack tolerance for everyone else.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
3. The Cathedral Catholic "family" appears to be very disfunctional.
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:46 AM
Jun 2019

Catholics need to come into the 21st Century. Enough of this archaic thinking.

Jeebus H. wouldn't be happy!

Zambero

(9,701 posts)
5. More correctly, the glass house cathedral family
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 10:26 AM
Jun 2019

Opting to throw stones in the wake of ongoing pedophile priest incidents and coverups.

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,587 posts)
7. Link to the Indianapolis Star, part of Gannett. Probably word for word the same thing.
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 11:51 AM
Jun 2019

Hat tip, a commenter at Joe.My.God:


Cathedral High School terminates gay teacher to stay in Indianapolis Archdiocese

Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star Published 6:49 p.m. ET June 23, 2019 | Updated 11:24 a.m. ET June 24, 2019

demigoddess

(6,673 posts)
9. why can't they just live and let live???
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 12:32 PM
Jun 2019

what if I were catholic and I believed that God did not hate or want gay people to change? What if God made them that way on purpose? What if God wants them to marry if they want to??? Do you really want to answer to that in the afterlife???? I wouldn't.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
10. I'd say the entire history of the RCC goes against the principle of "live and let live."
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 12:43 PM
Jun 2019

They're just continuing the long, sad tradition.

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