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Eugene

(62,658 posts)
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 08:47 PM Jun 2019

Indiana archbishop defends firing of teacher in gay marriage

Source: Associated Press

Indiana archbishop defends firing of teacher in gay marriage

June 27, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis archbishop said Thursday that his orders for two Catholic high schools in the city to fire gay teachers was about upholding church teaching on marriage and not about sexual orientation.

Archbishop Charles Thompson said during a news conference that he didn’t seek out information about the marriages involving the teachers but had to respond to what he called a “public situation” of Catholic school employees not following church doctrine.

Cathedral High School leaders announced Sunday that they were terminating the teacher’s contract to avoid a split with the archdiocese that would cost the school its nonprofit status and its ability to have Mass celebrated on campus. That decision came just days after Thompson issued a decree saying the archdiocese would no longer recognize Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School as Catholic because it insisted on keeping a teacher who’s in a same-sex marriage.

“This is not a witch hunt, we don’t go looking for these situations,” Thompson said. “When they are brought to my attention ... it is my responsibility, my duty, to oversee the living of the faith, especially for our ministerial witnesses.”

The archdiocese requires all teachers, guidance counselors and administrators at Catholic schools to sign employment contracts that acknowledge they are considered ministers who must follow church teaching.

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Indiana archbishop defends firing of teacher in gay marriage (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2019 OP
but its ok to keep and prtect child molesting priests. got it nt msongs Jun 2019 #1
This is gonna cost the Catholic Diocese of Indianapolis a lot of money. Botany Jun 2019 #2
"we don't go looking for these situations" trotsky Jun 2019 #3
OK Archbishop Thompson, how about your priests? MineralMan Jun 2019 #4

Botany

(72,485 posts)
2. This is gonna cost the Catholic Diocese of Indianapolis a lot of money.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 08:58 PM
Jun 2019

The Church will pay a lot of money to make this go away. They did this in Columbus, OH a few
years ago to a gay woman who was a coach and taught gym and they had to pay big bucks
in the end. BTW everybody in that teacher's school knew she was gay too.


"The Indianapolis archbishop said Thursday that his orders for two Catholic high schools in the city to fire gay teachers was about upholding church teaching on marriage and not about sexual orientation."

So firing people for being gay is "not about sexual orientation?"

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
3. "we don't go looking for these situations"
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:55 AM
Jun 2019

Oh OK that makes it totally fine to fire someone because of who they love. /s

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