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Lesbian parents of expelled kids defend their Catholic faith
A lesbian couple whose children were expelled from a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, expressed their dismay Monday, but held steadfast to their faith.
In a written statement, the women, who chose not to reveal their identities, described themselves as normal, hard-working people with a nice house and a dog - and as Catholics.
“When we were allowed to have our children baptized … we made a promise
to raise our children in the Catholic faith,” they said. “We now feel like our attempts at fulfilling this promise are being undermined by the Church itself.
“Perhaps our biggest objection to the school’s decision is that we think that it is wrong to punish a child for who the child’s parents are. We do not think that this reflects what Jesus would have done.”
The Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, recently defended its decision not to re-enroll the couple’s two children in the Sacred Heart of Jesus School next year because their parents are lesbians.
“The Church does not claim that people with a homosexual orientation are ‘bad,’ or that their children are less loved by God,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput wrote in an article published in the Denver Catholic Register.
“Quite the opposite. But what the Church does teach is that sexual intimacy by anyone outside marriage is wrong; that marriage is a sacramental covenant; and that marriage can only occur between a man and a woman. These beliefs are central to a Catholic understanding of human nature, family and happiness, and the organization of society. The Church cannot change these teachings because, in the faith of Catholics, they are the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
—-CNN.com
