Denver archbishop explains why lesbian couple's child not admitted to school [CNA]

[CNA_News]

Denver, Colo., Mar 8, 2010 / 09:34 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver weighed-in today on the recent decision to not re-enroll the child of a lesbian couple in a local Catholic school. The archbishop explained, “If parents don’t respect the beliefs of the Church, or live in a manner that openly rejects those beliefs, then partnering with those parents becomes very difficult, if not impossible.”

Staff members at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Boulder, Colorado were told early last week that that an attending preschooler, whose two parents are women, would not be re-enrolled for the following semester.

After mostly negative media coverage, Archbishop Chaput dedicated his weekly column in the Denver Catholic Register to addressing the decision to not offer enrollment to the Boulder, Colo. preschooler.

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[Cathhsmom]

Very well spoken. I am glad that he has come out with this statement.

 

[mullenpm]

Archbishop Chaput should be applauded for his courage to make such a decision. We should all pray for him because no doubt there will be a campaign against him.:knight1:

 

[Stylites]

A great response by the Archbishop to his secular and uninformed critics.

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[timotheos]

If parents don’t respect the beliefs of the Church, or live in a manner that openly rejects those beliefs, then partnering with those parents becomes very difficult, if not impossible.

The “parents” are clearly unrepentant. If the school were to accept this situation, it would be seen as tolerating openly dissentful behavior, and perhaps even sanctioning it. Such an action would rightly be interpreted as duplicitous, even scandalous, as it may encourage an attitude or behavior which would almost certainly lead another to do evil.

I feel bad for the kids, but they will know that truth exists, and you don’t always get it from your parents.