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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoCo Catholic school bans gay couple's kindergartner. Hundreds of parents protest
BY KATY BERGEN MARCH 06, 2019 04:40 PM,
A Prairie Village Roman Catholic grade school this year denied enrollment to a kindergartner who is the child of a same-sex couple. Now almost 1,000 people have signed a petition asking church leaders to reconsider.
The petition over St. Ann Catholic School on Mission Road is addressed to Archbishop Joseph Naumann and school Superintendent Kathy OHara. About half of the people who signed it are members of St. Ann.
Respectfully, we believe that the decision to deny a child of God access to such a wonderful community and education, based on the notion that his or her parents union is not in accordance with the Churchs teaching in Sacramental marriage, lacks the compassion and mercy of Christs message, the petition reads.
But in a statement to The Star on Wednesday, OHara said the Churchs teaching on marriage is clear and is not altered by the laws of civil society. Catholic doctrine recognizes marriage as a sacrament entered into between a man and woman.
The Church teaches that individuals with same sex attraction should be treated with dignity, the statement read. However, the challenge regarding same sex couples and our Catholic schools is that same sex parents cannot model behaviors and attitudes regarding marriage and sexual morality consistent with essential components of the Churchs teachings.
The petition over St. Ann Catholic School on Mission Road is addressed to Archbishop Joseph Naumann and school Superintendent Kathy OHara. About half of the people who signed it are members of St. Ann.
Respectfully, we believe that the decision to deny a child of God access to such a wonderful community and education, based on the notion that his or her parents union is not in accordance with the Churchs teaching in Sacramental marriage, lacks the compassion and mercy of Christs message, the petition reads.
But in a statement to The Star on Wednesday, OHara said the Churchs teaching on marriage is clear and is not altered by the laws of civil society. Catholic doctrine recognizes marriage as a sacrament entered into between a man and woman.
The Church teaches that individuals with same sex attraction should be treated with dignity, the statement read. However, the challenge regarding same sex couples and our Catholic schools is that same sex parents cannot model behaviors and attitudes regarding marriage and sexual morality consistent with essential components of the Churchs teachings.
https://www.kansascity.com/living/religion/article227148974.html#storylink=twt_staff
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JoCo Catholic school bans gay couple's kindergartner. Hundreds of parents protest (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Mar 2019
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Sinistrous
(4,249 posts)1. I think I am a better christian than Kathy O'Hara
and I m an atheist.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)4. I think I'd agree with you, and I'm Catholic.
'CANNOT model' MY ASS. Good parenting has NOTHING to do with sexual orientation.
I would ask their definition of 'model'...SOMEBODY got pregnant and had this kid, INSTEAD OF HAVING AN ABORTION.
Idiots.
ON EDIT: oh please oh oh please OH PLEASE let's have a discussion on Sexual Morality with an organization that's made the protection of institutionalized pederasty
A Priority.
Christ WEEPS.
PLEASE PROCEED, you self-serving, self important, fuckers.
williesgirl
(4,033 posts)2. This is horrible. Makes me glad I'm a former Catholic.
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)3. What about a child of a parent who's divorced and remarried?
That's at least as much of a violation of Catholic doctrine. Hypocrisy.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)5. I hope they aren't running any orphanages