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Posted on 09/04/2010 3:06:15 PM PDT by markomalley
Tuesday evening, Christine Judd was still the Athletic Director and Dean of Students at Cathedral High School in Springfield, Mass. Then suddenly, after a single meeting on Wednesday morning, she was not.
According to MassLive.com, Judd met with officials of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Wednesday after the diocese -- which runs Cathedral and other Catholic schools in the Springfield area -- learned that Judd, an open lesbian, married her longtime partner in August.
Judd isn't a newcomer to Cathedral. The Springfield resident served as AD for three years and dean of students for six years. She'd been at Cathedral 12 years in all before she "resigned," on Wednesday. And though she may have technically resigned, her decision didn't seem to be so open ended when you hear Judd describe the options that the diocese presented her with.
"I was given a choice of termination or resignation," Judd said. "I'm hurt, but I wish nothing but the best for Cathedral, its students, the parents, the athletic teams, administration and faculty. I bleed purple (the school's color)." ...
"I married my partner this summer," Judd said. "I was hoping that my loyalty, my professionalism the last 12 years would supersede the current hypocrisy that has already been shown with the Diocese of Springfield."
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No wonder most "Catholic" young people are in favor of same-sex "marriage." Their leaders let the sodomites teach them.
GUILTY!!
What termination? The person in question resigned on her own will. As a result, there is no legal quibble with her former employer.
I certainly have nothing against a religious organization enforcing its rules of conduct on its employees. I am just simply pointing out that as a result of this person willingly resigning, as opposed to being fired, she has 0 legal standing against her employer.
I'm just glad that the diocese decided to do something when they did. Don't forget that this is Massachusetts. Not exactly known to be the most conservative area of the country nor the most conservative dioceses in the country.
As for the thought that the diocese and school should have known...I think it is very, very possible that they didn't. If she didn't talk about her private life, if she didn't flaunt a relationship with her girlfriend (e.g., public displays of affection...bringing her "partner" around to work and introducing her around, and so on), if she didn't demand partner benefits such as insurance for her partner, and so on, I don't see that there would be any necessary reason for them to know for sure. We are trained that rash judgments, detraction, and calumny are all sins against the eighth commandment. Perhaps that may have led to a bit of blinders being placed on her supervisor at school...not picking up on telltale signs. But the bottom line is that unless she flaunted it and made it painfully obvious, it is very feasible that he wouldn't have known.
Think about if she was an alcoholic rather than a homosexual. She could get trashed every night after work; but until she brings the issue into work, work might not ever have reason to know what her problem is. In other words, private sin...still very grave...versus public scandal.
“While same-sex marriage has been legal in Massachusetts since 2004, it’s strictly against diocese policy. That means that Judd breached her contract when she was married this summer. Mark Dupont, a spokesman for the Springfield Diocese, indicated that Judd’s departure was a direct result of her decision.”
She had to know the consequences of her actions. She chose this....she is not being persecuted. The only problem I see is that they let her stay employed so long.
Placemark for pingout tomorrow.
Please. This was a "diplomatic" termination. What else does, "resign or you're terminated" supposed to mean?
Regardless, the termination was warranted.
"If Judd did not agree with Church teaching, she should have applied for a job at a public school. But she did not."
Exactly. One must wonder why she even took the job at a Catholic school.
It’s not good that lesbians are bringing up the next generation of American Catholics. Wouldn’t you agree Irish Catholic?
How would they have known she’s a lesbian? Because she looks manish? Did she show up at her fellow employees house, or school functions w/ her woman on her arm?
How would they have known she’s a lesbian? Because she looks manish? Did she show up at her fellow employees house, or school functions w/ her woman on her arm?
So true.
Yes, I think her mannish, shaved head appearance, Catholic school gym coach thing might have been a hint.
See post 45.
The Catholic church has a child sex abuse problem. It’s not ok to ignore signs of homosexuality when hiring child workers. Defending the church at the expense of future abused children is when apologetics becomes sin.
I apologize for no one. Where is your proof the school knew she was a lesbo before she was “married”?
You make good points. It's not quite as clear up close as it is from a distance.
My sons go to an all-boys Catholic high school. It would be unsurprising if it turned out that several members of the faculty were homosexual men. I can easily think of three or four candidates. But they keep it out of the school. If they have “partners,” they are discreet.
If it were up to me, I'd screen out homosexuals - even chaste ones dedicated to upholding the teachings of the Church - from teaching at an all-boys high school. But it isn't up to me.
And to a great extent, in places like Massachusetts and Maryland (the state in which my sons’ high school is located), neither do the administrators. Maryland law explicitly forbids employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. I'm betting that Massachusetts law does, too. As long as a member of the faculty ostensibly agrees with Church teaching regarding homosexual acts, it would be difficult to sustain a decision not to hire an otherwise highly-qualified candidate, or to fire him once hired.
Even someone in an active homosexual relationship, if he or she kept it discreet, could say, “I accept the Church's teachings, but I'm struggling with them, myself.”
If Catholic schools fired folks every time they sinned seriously but privately, we'd have to close a lot of them down for want of faculty.
In this case, the AD made it easy by “marrying” her “partner,” in that that was a legal, formal declaration against the faith.
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The Catholic church is rotten with homosexuals abusing children and you ask me for proof?
If my church were hiring lesbians as athletic directors I’d be asking THEM questions, not random people on the internet. But then you’d actually have to do something other than nitpick.
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