Catholic high school: Archdiocese 'does not permit' same-sex wedding announcement

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Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle has refused to run an announcement in its alumni magazine for the same-sex marriage of an alumna who once served as student body vice president and homecoming queen.
In response to the submission by the 1997 graduate, the school sent her a letter saying, in part, “… the archdiocese does not permit this type of information to be published in our Catholic school magazine.”
The reaction has been a much-circulated Facebook post by James Nau, who was student body president in Blanchet’s class of 1997 and homecoming king.
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Good for the Archdiocese and good for the school for obeying the directive. 👍
 
This article is so over the top ridiculous that I couldn’t stop laughing out loud. How does someone so completely out of touch with reality end up in a position where they are writing articles meant to be read by the public? Quoting Corinthians? Confusing honor with dishonor? And the topper, well, this guy must be correct because he’s received the strong affirmation of 227 likes on Facebook. This person needs to be writing for the Onion.
 
This sentence was fundamentally sad and infuriating.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, a devout Catholic, went to St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in 2013 to marry his husband, Michael Shiosaki, in a deeply traditional ceremony.

No, Mayor Murray is NOT a devout Catholic. He blatantly and obstinately rejects Church teaching. That makes him an apostate, not a devout Catholic. Hopefully he will have an awakening and reject his sinful ways.
 
In my diocese, a high school sponsored by nuns made it clear they wanted to publicize a same sex wedding announcement by an alumna, but that the diocese had prohibited it. They reluctantly went along with the diocese…for now. The problem is what kind of catechesis are they offering, what kind of Catholic climate is presented if they can’t be trusted to know and do the right thing on their own?

In some cities Catholic parents have pulled together to start genuine Catholic schools. I am not here referring to SSPX. In our diocese we have permission to rent space from a parish, but we can’t market ourselves as a Catholic School, just a school in the Catholic Tradition. We have daily Mass, Philosophy for 4 years, Latin, Theology (not religious studies) and History (not social studies). The sister in charge of diocesan schools tried to prevent us from opening, but the bishop is open to us. If he asked us to close, we would. We use a classical curriculum - the diocese is doing Common Core, which we have no part of.

The official Catholic schools do have some solid Catholic teachers, but they are not in charge. Unfortunately those schools keep getting gifts and referrals for enrollment from alumni and parents who think the school is just as Catholic as it was a generation ago. We don’t get any subsidy, or any publicity in the diocesan media, but we carry on by word of mouth.
 
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In my diocese, a high school sponsored by nuns made it clear they wanted to publicize a same sex wedding announcement by an alumna, but that the diocese had prohibited it. They reluctantly went along with the diocese…for now. The problem is what kind of catechesis are they offering, what kind of Catholic climate is presented if they can’t be trusted to know and do the right thing on their own?

In some cities Catholic parents have pulled together to start genuine Catholic schools. I am not here referring to SSPX. In our diocese we have permission to rent space from a parish, but we can’t market ourselves as a Catholic School, just a school in the Catholic Tradition. We have daily Mass, Philosophy for 4 years, Latin, Theology (not religious studies) and History (not social studies). The sister in charge of diocesan schools tried to prevent us from opening, but the bishop is open to us. If he asked us to close, we would. We use a classical curriculum - the diocese is doing Common Core, which we have no part of.

The official Catholic schools do have some solid Catholic teachers, but they are not in charge. Unfortunately those schools keep getting gifts and referrals for enrollment from alumni and parents who think the school is just as Catholic as it was a generation ago. We don’t get any subsidy, or any publicity in the diocesan media, but we carry on by word of mouth.
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From your description of the religious atmosphere and the curriculum, it sounds like a great school. Wishing you success.
 
zz912 said:
This sentence was fundamentally sad and infuriating.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, a devout Catholic, went to St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in 2013 to marry his husband, Michael Shiosaki, in a deeply traditional ceremony.

No, Mayor Murray is NOT a devout Catholic. He blatantly and obstinately rejects Church teaching. That makes him an apostate, not a devout Catholic. Hopefully he will have an awakening and reject his sinful ways.
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The media never use the word “Catholic” to describe someone without also using the adjective “devout.” Thus, the adjective is effectively meaningless in mainstream news reports. It’s to the point where I don’t even notice it anymore.
 
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In some cities Catholic parents have pulled together to start genuine Catholic schools. I am not here referring to SSPX. In our diocese we have permission to rent space from a parish, but we can’t market ourselves as a Catholic School, just a school in the Catholic Tradition. We have daily Mass, Philosophy for 4 years, Latin, Theology (not religious studies) and History (not social studies). The sister in charge of diocesan schools tried to prevent us from opening, but the bishop is open to us. If he asked us to close, we would. We use a classical curriculum - the diocese is doing Common Core, which we have no part of.
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Thank you for being one of the few to put your money (and time and effort) where your mouth is. 👍
 
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zz912 said:
This sentence was fundamentally sad and infuriating.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, a devout Catholic, went to St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in 2013 to marry his husband, Michael Shiosaki, in a deeply traditional ceremony.

No, Mayor Murray is NOT a devout Catholic. He blatantly and obstinately rejects Church teaching. That makes him an apostate, not a devout Catholic. Hopefully he will have an awakening and reject his sinful ways.
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The diocese is free to do as it wishes.
The couple are free to do as they wish.
If the couple wants the alumni to know about this, send everyone a notice.
Problem solved.
 
DaddyGirl said:
Does the school only allow Catholic students?
Because if they also allow people of other beliefs…then they should be prepared for those students to follow their own, different beliefs.
And if they are not prepared to do so…they should let these students know that at the onset so that everyone’s on the same page, as it were.

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Catholic schools are not simply places where all sorts of beliefs are accepted as valid and therefore can be promoted. Catholic schools exist to promote the teachings of the Church. Yes, some non-Catholics may attend Catholic schools, but doing so is on the understanding that the school is in fact a Catholic school and exists to promote Catholic teaching through a broad education. Students are indeed entitled to hold their own beliefs, but if certain views held by some students (and as individuals with free will people may hold all sorts of views) are actually in opposition to Church teaching then such views cannot be regarded by the school as being acceptable views let alone being given space in the school’s publications.

It may not be popular today, but the Church does not teach that all viewpoints are acceptable and the Church has a responsibility to educate people as to what the Truth is (i.e. the teachings of the Church). Catholic schools are an integral part of the Church and Her mission. If people don’t like that then they ought not send their children to Catholic schools.
 
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Brendan_64 said:
Catholic schools are not simply places where all sorts of beliefs are accepted as valid and therefore can be promoted. Catholic schools exist to promote the teachings of the Church. Yes, some non-Catholics may attend Catholic schools, but doing so is on the understanding that the school is in fact a Catholic school and exists to promote Catholic teaching through a broad education. Students are indeed entitled to hold their own beliefs, but if certain views held by some students (and as individuals with free will people may hold all sorts of views) are actually in opposition to Church teaching then such views cannot be regarded by the school as being acceptable views let alone being given space in the school’s publications.

It may not be popular today, but the Church does not teach that all viewpoints are acceptable and the Church has a responsibility to educate people as to what the Truth is (i.e. the teachings of the Church). Catholic schools are an integral part of the Church and Her mission. If people don’t like that then they ought not send their children to Catholic schools.
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clem456 said:
The diocese is free to do as it wishes.
The couple are free to do as they wish.
If the couple wants the alumni to know about this, send everyone a notice.
Problem solved.
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Just to be clear, what I mean is the couple should feel free to send their notice, on their own time and paper, to whoever they would like.
The alumni association is also free to hold to their beliefs and practices in not providing an outlet for the announcement.
The freedom of the couple is not hindered by the freedom of the other.

Just as in contraceptives in health plans.
A community which does not wish to pay for contraceptives should be free to not do so. The contraceptives are already available for any person to buy as they wish. And they are dirt cheap.

If the community denied providing and expensive aids drug, that would be a different scenario, would it not?
 
clem456 said:
Just to be clear, what I mean is the couple should feel free to send their notice, on their own time and paper, to whoever they would like.
The alumni association is also free to hold to their beliefs and practices in not providing an outlet for the announcement.
The freedom of the couple is not hindered by the freedom of the other.

Just as in contraceptives in health plans.
A community which does not wish to pay for contraceptives should be free to not do so. The contraceptives are already available for any person to buy as they wish. And they are dirt cheap.

If the community denied providing and expensive aids drug, that would be a different scenario, would it not?
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The only difficulty is that today, we are faced with a "my way or the highway - highway being a lawsuit.

Like many other liberals and their agendas, they preach tolerance, but act out a high degree of intolerance.

Which proves the saying: “There are none so reactionary as revolutionaries who have achieved their objective”.
 
1neophyte said:
Thank you for being one of the few to put your money (and time and effort) where your mouth is. 👍
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I appreciate the appreciation!
I have given a moderate amount of money, and have a pension so I can afford to volunteer a few days a week to our independent Catholic school. But there are young teachers who took a gamble, came to start up our new school with very little salary and no job security. They previously tried out other, liberal, parochial schools and respectfully preferred to come to our new school last year. They deserve the credit. We overlap a lot with home schooling families, cooperate on some things.

I don’t minimize the contribution of individuals in existing parochial schools, or for Catholics working in public schools. I pray for those involved in the controversy in the archdiocese the thread is about.
 
DaddyGirl said:
Does the school only allow Catholic students?
Because if they also allow people of other beliefs…then they should be prepared for those students to follow their own, different beliefs.
And if they are not prepared to do so…they should let these students know that at the onset so that everyone’s on the same page, as it were.

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The persons in question did follow their beliefs. But the diocese is under no obligation to mention the acts in question in a diocesan publication.
 
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