tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post4812905667703059244..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: CIVILITY IN THE CHURCH AND TAKING THE HIGH ROAD IN THE FACE OF A NEW CIVIL SITUATION IN THE USAFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-13019619114234942432015-06-30T17:09:19.315-04:002015-06-30T17:09:19.315-04:00Anonymous, is a homosexual teacher prepared to con...Anonymous, is a homosexual teacher prepared to condemn homosexual actions in all cases? How about if the subject is brought up by the student? How will "love", "hate" and "bigotry" or sexuality in general be taught or characterized by the teacher? If teachers are sacked I have no doubt there will be legal challenges, accusations of "witch hunt", "discrimination" and all the media and social fallout Do we weather the storm now or do weather the storm later? Or does the storm ever end?<br /><br />As recent supreme court opinions show it doesn't take a bunch of cases or an amendment to have sweeping changes, it only takes one case. No doubt there are those who are willing to challenge religious rights and criminalize Catholic teaching and policies -- just for the "fame" -- if for no other reason. <br /><br />These days, it seems that Catholicism's worst enemies are Catholics who have strayed from church teaching and their Catholic enablers some who are raising children who become acclimated to the climate. Those people skirt by be being people of power or have a schizophrenic position: "I do not support evil BELIEFS but will not stand in the way of others who do support evil BELIEFS." They hide behind the word BELIEFS while others do the ACTIONS.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-32881439383748704692015-06-30T13:34:02.256-04:002015-06-30T13:34:02.256-04:00Was she let go because she was leaving the Church?...Was she let go because she was leaving the Church? Do teachers at your parish school have to be Catholic?<br /><br />I don't have any issue with a morals clause---I mean, why would anyone want to teach for someone or something with opposite views? Any more than the national Democratic party would hire a Republican, or vice versa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-4706392091731848022015-06-30T13:07:50.553-04:002015-06-30T13:07:50.553-04:00In most dioceses, including my own, lay teachers, ...In most dioceses, including my own, lay teachers, no matter if Catholic or not, sign a moral's clause. <br /><br />I had to let go of a Catholic teacher who had planned to be married in the parish to a Methodist, but she decided to marry in his church and become a Methodist. Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-74529568755037539262015-06-30T12:19:43.264-04:002015-06-30T12:19:43.264-04:00Usually, church weddings are held at the church of...Usually, church weddings are held at the church of the bridge. So what do you do if the bride is not Catholic (whether Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish or whatever) and the groom is Catholic? Can pretty much forget about an ecumenical wedding if we insist on the Catholic route for every wedding....<br /><br />AS for Paul's recommendation to get the homosexual teachers out of Catholic schools---"out" or not---what are you going to do? Ask if an applicant for a teaching position is gay? Assume the applicant is such if he or she is not married by a certain age? I thought the Church's view is that being homosexual is not a sin, but acting as such is (just as heterosexual relations out of marriage are a sin),Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-66062666624750508562015-06-29T18:21:33.939-04:002015-06-29T18:21:33.939-04:00The children have to understand and believe that t...The children have to understand and believe that their so-called "gay parents" are doing something wrong and that they must pray for their parents. This is only likely to occur if the the "gay parents" tell their child that they are doing something wrong. Otherwise, the child becomes a "witness" for the so-called "gay marriage" crowd and will tell their friends that everything is OK.<br /><br />If there is a battle to be won, it has to be won beginning at the earliest stages of schooling.<br /><br />Get the homosexual teachers out of Catholic schools -- "out" or not.Paulnoreply@blogger.com