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Hale, a practicing Methodist, said she also hopes the reaction to her dismissal spurs Catholic leaders to reconsider their stance on gay relationships.

This tells me that Watterson did the right thing. Parents pay good money to send their kids to Catholic schools with the very reasonable expectation that their kids will receive an authentically Catholic education. Teachers whose goal is to change Church teaching have no business teaching in Catholic schools.

If this woman were living a chaste lifestyle I would object to her termination because she'd be modeling the Catholic position to her students. But public promotion of immorality or teachings contrary to the church isn't something the school should tolerate from those who are supposed to be role models for students and who are entrusted with shaping them into good Catholics for the future. And that's not a homosexual thing. If she were living outside of marriage with a straight partner the school would also be right to fire her.

This teacher has my sympathy for the loss of her mother and my prayers for her future.

61 posted on 04/24/2013 11:43:46 AM PDT by PeevedPatriot
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To: PeevedPatriot
Hale, a practicing Methodist...

Oh, the Methodists are "practicing", all right. When they are ready to resume playing professionally, let me know. Otherwise, I'm done with their phony "inclusiveness" b***s***. They have their Founder spinning in his grave.

121 posted on 04/24/2013 1:39:12 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Don't believe any rumors in Washington, DC until they are officially denied.)
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