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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit filed by a gay, married teacher who was fired by a Catholic high school at the insistence of the archdiocese. DOJ sided with the archdiocese. justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
"The First Amendment also precludes the Court from entangling itself in a quintessentially ecclesiastical question: whether the Archdiocese properly interpreted and applied Catholic doctrine.” justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
"The United States has no reason on this record to doubt that Plaintiff was an excellent
teacher… But like this Court, the United States can cast no judgment on whether the Archdiocese’s decision is right and proper as a matter of Catholic doctrine or religious faith.”
teacher… But like this Court, the United States can cast no judgment on whether the Archdiocese’s decision is right and proper as a matter of Catholic doctrine or religious faith.”
"Many may lament the Archdiocese’s determination. But the First Amendment forbids this Court… from second-guessing the Archdiocese’s interpretation and application of Catholic law.” justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
The plaintiff’s husband works at a Jesuit school in the diocese, where officials refused as a matter of conscience to fire a “highly capable and qualified teacher” because he was in a same-sex marriage. huffpost.com/entry/vatican-…
