Posted on 10/31/2005 11:22:41 PM PST by Antioch
Expulsion from Loretto
As of Saturday, October 29th, I was given official notice by express mail that I am expelled from Loretto High School. This was given completely without forewarning, without a meeting, and without a chance to say goodbye. My family is now seeking legal advice, and more details will follow.
Bain gets fired; Katelyn gets expelled. Bain & Katelyn hire attorneys. Ain't nobody happy except for some lawyers.
LOL,
Perhaps the Bishop was so impressed with your mother's "legal advice" that he could sh*tcan the irksome that he said that if one is good, two is better?
Good for Sills. She has the conviction of her beliefs. She is right to not want this women teaching in a Catholic School that thank God opposes the wholesale slaughter of babies yet in their mother's womb.
Sounds like a good parent.
Why not hand out cigarettes?
How many people are allowed to moonlight fo another business during work hours?
Dear Friends in Christ,
Over the past week, you may have read about a clarifying canonical directive that I issued to the administration of Loretto High School in Sacramento regarding disqualification for employment as a teacher in the Catholic educational apostolate in our Diocese. The incident in question arose as a result of the hiring of a teacher, who until as recently as a month before her employment at Loretto High School in Sacramento, was actively engaged in pro-abortion activism, including volunteer work escorting women and girls into a local Planned Parenthood clinic and advocating against parental notification requirements applicable to teens seeking abortions. The dismissal of this particular teacher by Loretto High School administrators has been widely covered in the media.
Transpiring during October, “Respect Life” month, these events have presented the people of our Diocese with an opportunity to reflect upon the centrality of the Gospel of Life to our Catholic faith and to recall the fundamental purpose and mission of the Catholic educational apostolate in the life of our Church. As Pope John Paul II reminds us, in his 1994 encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, “the Gospel of Life is at the heart of Jesus’ message. Lovingly received day after day by the Church, it is to be preached with dauntless fidelity as ‘good news’ to the people of every age and culture.”
We are all called to witness to that timelessly fundamental tenet of our Faith, that “human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves ‘the creative action of God,’ and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can, in any circumstance, claim for himself the right to destroy directly an innocent human being.” Accordingly, we believe as faithful disciples of Christ, that abortion is a crime which no human law can claim to legitimize. To this end, each of us is called to proclaim Christ’s Truth in our words, our deeds, and our lives.
The principle mission and objective of Catholic education is the formation of our young people into intellectually mature adults and faithful disciples of the Lord, in complete fidelity to the Gospel and the teachings and traditions of the Church. Catholic education is directed to the spiritual and intellectual formation of the whole person. Although all school teachers serve as role models for their students, Catholic school teachers have an additional responsibility, by virtue of the unique mission of Catholic education, to witness the Gospel in their teaching and their lives. As sacred Scripture reminds us, “I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works” (James 2:18).
If we are to form faithful Catholic young people and provide suitable role models for such formation, teachers in our Catholic schools must themselves be witnesses to the Truth proclaimed in the Gospel, conducting themselves by word and deed in accordance with the Truths of our Faith. Their witness does not end when the school bell rings at the end of the day or the school year concludes at the beginning of summer.
Thus, persons who engage in activities fundamentally opposed to the teachings and beliefs of our Faith are disqualified from collaborating in the educational apostolate of the Church as principals, teachers, teacher’s aides, or catechists. To this end, any person who has actively and publicly advocated or participated in activities contrary to the Gospel of Life, such as supporting or promoting abortion, lacks the threshold qualifications essential to minister to our young people in the Catholic educational apostolate. There is no place for such persons in the Catholic educational system in the Diocese of Sacramento. This has been, and continues to be, the policy of the Diocese and, as such, is reflected in the employment materials and contracts received by all Diocesan Catholic school teachers.
As we conclude the observance of “Respect Life” month, I call upon the faithful of the Diocese of Sacramento to reflect and pray upon these important teachings and beliefs of our Catholic faith and to join me in support of the Gospel of Life both in our public lives and in our personal lives.
Sincerely in the Lord,
WILLIAM K. WEIGAND
Bishop of Sacramento
To which, Russ Lopez, the spokesman for Gray Davis, said the bishop was "trying to make an example and that's sad." "Governor Davis has said repeatedly that he is proud of the legislation he has signed giving women the right to choose. He will not back down."He then criticized the bishop for "telling the faithful how to practice their faith."
Good. Especially since "we" are paying the bills!
While it's positive to have parents more involved in their child's education, sometimes parents step on the toes of teachers and administrators, he said.
Extremely good. They think they're different from other employees?
Next "difficult" issue? I'm on a roll here!
Oh, yeah, much better if he aligned himself with someone who butchers babies in that same "clinic."
Waving the fig leaf of 'academic freedom' as the ultimate good in this life. Actively participating in abortions has nothing at all to do with 'academic freedom'.
"There is a lot of fear among teachers: How far is this going to go?"
Get 'academic', look at the Catechism on line and see for yourself how far things will go. The Church isn't a boogeyman, she states what she believes clearly enough for even an 'academic' to understand it.
I don't think anything is THAT clear :-).
**At least three mornings a week, demonstrators gather in front of Sacramento-area Planned Parenthood clinics, many hoisting anti-abortion signs and shouting anti-abortion messages to clients and workers, said Katharyn McLearan, spokeswoman for the local chapter. As a volunteer, it was Bain's job to be a "friendly face" and help steer clients through the protesters, McLearan said. Sills first saw Bain during one of those morning rallies, according to the e-mail Sills wrote to administrators. Sills decided to alert the school after seeing Bain at a Loretto function in September.**
Guess Bain found out that the cafeteria is now CLOSED!
**Actively participating in abortions has nothing at all to do with 'academic freedom'.**
You nailed it!
Might bring to mind the lyrics of "The Harper Valley PTA"
I hope that it goes far enough that every teacher or administrator who would label pro-life Catholics as 'extremists' is run out of the place!
Academic freedom is the call of every so-called Catholic academic that has hidden behind tenure at Catholic institutions as they worked tirelessly to destroy the Church.
Yes, They think killing the messenger will make it all go away.
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