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Private Massachusetts Catholic school is EXCOMMUNICATED by local bishop for refusing to remove BLM and Pride flags after being warned both represent ideologies that 'contradict' church teaching
The Nativity School of Worcester has been sanctioned by Robert J. McManus, the Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, for their refusal to take them down.
He says the facility - the only tuition-free private school in the region - cannot continue to call itself Catholic while flying in the face of key church teachings.
The school, run by Principal Emily Kent is the only tuition-free private middle school in the region and serves about 60 students.
It took McManus over a year to respond to the school flying the two flags in front of the campus, stating the two symbols represent specific agendas or ideologies [that] contradict Catholic social and moral teaching.'
The objection to the pride flag is over rules regarding same sex marriage in Catholic teaching, with the church saying that being gay itself isn't a sin - but that gay relationships are.
McManus also clarified that the opposition to Black Lives Matter is in terms of the controversial organization, not the anti-racist sentiment behind the slogan.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...c-students-refuse-remove-Pride-BLM-flags.html
- The Nativity School of Worcester has been sanctioned by Robert J. McManus, the Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, for their refusal to take flags down
- The school is the only tuition-free private middle school in the region and serves about 60 students
- McManus stated the two symbols represent specific agendas or ideologies [that] contradict Catholic social and moral teaching.'
- McManus clarified that the opposition to Black Lives Matter is in terms of the controversial organization, not the phrase itself
- Guillermo Creamer Jr., an openly gay alum of the school and now the chair of the Worcester Human Rights Commission, said the bishop is 'on the wrong side'
The Nativity School of Worcester has been sanctioned by Robert J. McManus, the Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, for their refusal to take them down.
He says the facility - the only tuition-free private school in the region - cannot continue to call itself Catholic while flying in the face of key church teachings.
The school, run by Principal Emily Kent is the only tuition-free private middle school in the region and serves about 60 students.
It took McManus over a year to respond to the school flying the two flags in front of the campus, stating the two symbols represent specific agendas or ideologies [that] contradict Catholic social and moral teaching.'
The objection to the pride flag is over rules regarding same sex marriage in Catholic teaching, with the church saying that being gay itself isn't a sin - but that gay relationships are.
McManus also clarified that the opposition to Black Lives Matter is in terms of the controversial organization, not the anti-racist sentiment behind the slogan.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...c-students-refuse-remove-Pride-BLM-flags.html