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A preschooler at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School in Boulder, Colo., is not being allowed to enroll in the school's kindergarten program next year.
Her parents are lesbians.
Allowing the children of same-sex parents to enroll in Catholic schools violates a standing policy of the Archdiocese of Denver. Archdiocese officials ruled against the girl's enrollment last week.
This doesn't sit well with many community members who protested before Sunday mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish, the church that operates the school, the Denver Post reports.
According to the Post, parishioners and protesters exchanged smiles and waves. Parishioners later came out with donuts for the protesters.
The donuts may have warmed the protesters' hearts, but they didn't soften their feelings about the Archdiocese's decision.
"It's clear if they only accept students with perfect parents, they would have almost nobody," Beth Osnes, an organizer for the protest, tells the Post. "I know they have the right to, but why would they want to? "
Inside the church, Father William Breslin addressed the issue in his sermon, the Post reports. He also posted his comments on his blog.
"If a child of gay parents comes to our school, and we teach that gay marriage is against the will of God, then the child will think that we are saying their parents are bad," Breslin writes on his blog. "We don't want to put any child in that tough position."
The student is in the school's preschool program and will be allowed to finish the year, Jeanette DeMelo, a spokeswoman for the archdiocese, tells the newspaper.
DeMelo adds school officials don't ask questions about sexual orientation during enrollment, but once they found out, they had to address it as a matter of policy.
"We're not trying to weed out people," DeMelo tells the Post. "But when they can't agree with our Catholic philosophy, it really makes it difficult to be a strong part of the school community; it's a difficult situation."
The issue was not as difficult for protesters.
"It's not the teachings of Jesus. We are all created equal," Joellen Raderstorf of Boulder tells the Post.
Osnes tells the newspaper she was the youngest of 10 children in a big Catholic family.
"One of my much older sisters was gay," she tells the Post, adding that her sister died after experiencing a lot of pain from being marginalized for being gay.
"We just don't want to see them suffering anymore," Osnes tells the Post.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
3-09-2010 @ 9:59PM
Kel said...I completely agree.....the parents have a choice on where they wish to send their child to school.......and since this is the church's philosophy, why would they want to put their child in such a position????
If this was a public school, I'd have a different opinion....
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3-10-2010 @ 9:09PM
Margaret said...I agree with Fr. Breslin and the Archdiocese of Denver. Homosexuality is a sin, and against the teachings of the Catholic Church. As others have said, "Why this school?" Are there no other Christian Schools in the Denver area other than Catholic? Why not send their child to one of those schools, one that accepts homosexuality? Don't come into a Catholic school and try to force us to change just because they want to send their child to Catholic school. Choose another private school that doesn't teach what Catholics believe. As a practicing Catholic, while I guess that they are entitled to live the way they choose, I don't accept their lifestyle, and don't believe they belong in either a Catholic school or church. It is against our teachings and beliefs, and one can't "pick and choose" the teachings of the Church one wishes to follow. There is no such thing as "Catholic Lite" - you either are or you aren't, and homosexuals are NOT Catholic based on the lifestyle they have chosen. If this couple feels they are Catholic, then they need to reread the Cathechism of the Catholic Church, and they will realize that homosexuality makes them not Catholic.
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3-11-2010 @ 6:14PM
michelle said...Typical Catholics- quoting the parts of the Bible that suit them - what happened to " Judge not and ye shall not be judged " ?? @ Glorious - you assume a judge is an a@$hole because he is liberal ? You people actually make all my points for me. God Bless..
3-14-2010 @ 12:01PM
Girlslashwoman said...No mixing mixed fibers ring a bell?
That's my favourite one.
I hope they're doing tag checks on all the rain coats to make sure nothing is made of mixed fabrics. Otherwise why would the parents send them to the school?
3-14-2010 @ 11:59AM
Girlslashwoman said...Well then why don't we start asking how many ofthose parents honour their parents or refrain from coveting or lust after someone else or take god's name in vain? Those are the commandments, right? The rules above all rules, including homosexual rules?
Why are any of those people sending their children to that school?
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3-14-2010 @ 12:05PM
Girlslashwoman said...I assume none of these parents are adulterous or have said god's name in vain or lusted after another or coveted something belonging to someone else? Forgive me if I'm wrong but aren't those the commandments? The highest rules of the rules?
And why would someone sinning so blatantly want to send their children to a Catholic school?
The hypocricy is ironic.
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3-30-2010 @ 12:20AM
Jaclyn said...It goes to show you that gay people are as dumb as sh!t. What part of a Catholic school did they not get people that know the religon know that the catholic's don't accept homosexuity,divorce and having kids out of wedlock is a sin with the chruch. It goes to show they'll try and sue the chruch for there own stupity.
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5-15-2010 @ 10:52PM
Rik said...I have no love of the Catholic church, but this is obviously a ploy by the Gay, uhm, parents. Lets try to enroll our child in a school whose professed dogma is in direct contradiction with our own beliefs; then jump up and down and act indignant when the obvious happens.
Also, the verse is "Judge not, lest you be judge, for by the measure you use, so will it be used against you." That means don't judge anyone by any standard you wouldn't want applied to yourself, not that you never judge. That is the ridiculous cop-out of our culture. "Don't judge me." Bullcrap! The bible actually demands that Christians be the judges of one another. We make judgments every day, about all manner of things, to not do so, would be folly, which defines so many of the narcissistic dimwits who are corroding the foundations of western civilization.
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6-07-2010 @ 7:42PM
Nichole said...I agree with the father, the child should not have to be put through that predicament. As a lesbian myself, I would now put my daughter through that situation (not only because I'm NOT catholic, but because I AM smarter then that). If it's the curriculum these parents want for there daughter, then they can always try to search for an everyday private school-WHY does it have to be a CATHOLIC school in particular? I don't usually agree with the catholic churches statements regarding same sex relationships & that because again, I myself am a lesbian, but in this case, I have to say, I actually do agree-that little girl shouldn't have to witness that type of intolerance at such a young age-these parent's need to do more thinking before they act.
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