The administration of Sacred Heart, a Catholic pre-school in Boulder, CO, expelled a student for having gay parents, citing the Catholic churches stern views on homosexuality.
“To allow children in these circumstances to continue in our school would be a cause of confusion for the student in that what they are being taught in school conflicts with what they experience in the home,” said the Archdiocese of Denver, in a formal statement.
Growing up, I went to a private Episcopalian high school. I was not Episcopalian, and many other students were of different denominations and entirely different religions. While I understand that Boulder’s Sacred Heart is there to serve the Catholic community, I think by not accepting students of different backgrounds undoes much of what the Catholic church stands for.
Here’s the story from the Associated Press.
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Doesn’t the Catholic Church first and foremost want to reward families for having happy and well adjusted families? Isn’t that the utmost principle all religions and spiritual leaders want to teach and support?
It seems to me that it is the school’s job to adhere to their curriculum and acknowledge the family for the positive home life they provide in all other respects. It should be left to the parents to discuss any confusion the child may have regarding the discrepency between what is taught and what is practiced at home.
I sense the school is afraid the child may raise an alternative view at school that would make administrators uncomfortable and that would force them to address a situation publicly that they are not willing to continually address.
I think you hit the nail on the head, Cammi.