ST. LOUIS (MO)
Huffington Post
Joe Anthony
It was publicized today that Cor Jesu Academy of St. Louis, Missouri, has fired two staff members, Olivia Reichert and Christina Gambaro, after they were discovered to be in a lesbian relationship.
They weren’t fired for lewd sex acts, for using their position as a pulpit to advocate, or for pursuing their students with nefarious purpose; rather, their relationship reportedly came to light after the school received a copy of a mortgage application signed by the couple.
So let’s get this straight: A Catholic school in the Archdiocese of St. Louis fires two teachers on the sole basis of their being in a homosexual relationship, saying that they’re not upholding their commitment to serve as Christian role models — the implication being, of course, that their community has higher standards for role models than two women in a loving marriage and teaching at a Catholic school… oh, and who happen to be lesbians.
And yet this takes place within a Catholic archdiocese where 115 (one hundred and fifteen!) Catholic priests have been accused of sexual abuse since 1983 — the vast majority against children. And this number doesn’t even include more recent accusations (here, here, and here).
And yet this takes place within a Catholic archdiocese where their “most holy” man, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, can’t seem to remember if raping children is even a crime.
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