Indianapolis Catholic Archdiocese Fires Straight LGBTQ Allies
Social worker fired for supporting LGBTQ staff
Catholic schools all over the United States have been firing LGBTQ staff after forcing contracts on professionals that categorize them as Church “ministers.” Last year, the Indianapolis archdiocese ordered its 70 schools to purge all LGBTQ staff. After the diocese fired several teachers and counselors, officials threatened to expel students for objecting. Now the archdiocese is extending its purge to straight staff who support LGBTQ equality. American Catholics in huge majorities oppose Church mistreatment of LGBTQ people. It’s time for Catholics of good will to put their money where their mouth is.
The official Roman Catholic Church in the United States is a powerful enemy to LGBTQ people,
fighting against civil equality and for discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation. Oddly, Catholic lay people count among the most LGBTQ-accepting people in the the country. According to PRRI, more than 72% of American Catholics “strongly support” LGBTQ equality. The dissonance between Church membership and Church leadership is nowhere more apparent than in Catholic schools, where the Church is injecting LGBTQ kids and their peers with toxic…
