[cripplecreek]

Shrug.

I’m Protestant and wouldn’t throw a tantrum if they wouldn’t give me a job because of it.

[Responsibility2nd]

Oh dear. Now where’s my Give a Damn meter.

(searching, searching)

[DoodleDawg]

Sounds like the board at the home were wrong when they told this man his relationship would not impact his hiring. It’s not like he was a long term employee who had been “married” for a while. He was a new hire who had been misled. Sue the board members who misled him.

[Chainmail]

He was looking for an easy lawsuit. As a “lifelong Catholic”, he knew as well as anyone the Church considers his “marriage” is a violation of Church doctrine.

[Jeff Head]

Well, the Catholic Church is a private, religious organization that has the right to enforce its strongly held moral convictions in its hiring.

The choice was this guy’s to live counter to their teachings...and he knew it.

[Jane Long]

Okay.

[who knows what evil?]

So?

[Mad Dawgg]

IF, when he was hired it was known by those in charge that he was gay then I agree he should be compensated. IF he hid his sexual preference from those that hired him and was found out later then he should go pound sand.

OF course then you open up the box of worms for KNOWN gay priests who were protected and hidden in the church by SOME of the hierarchy...

[G Larry]

and in other news:

“Jewelry store refuses to hire kleptomaniac!”

[JimRed]

The 63-year-old lifelong Catholic said the incident has shaken his faith in his church.

If he'd been strong in the faith he'd be celibate, or occasionally stray, confess and try to sin no more.

[SkyDancer]

So, Nu? Now playing the GAYSTAPO card.

[arthurus]

I certainly hope his claim is true and irremediable.

[livius]

Well, I should hope so.

[RginTN]

Notice how judgey gay catholics are?

[rrrod]

gee. what a shame.

[stylin_geek]

Wow, the Catholics are in a bind over this one.

On one side: accusations of discriminatory hiring practices.

On the other side: A homosexual among a bunch of people who are easy prey for predators.

[The_Reader_David]

If by “gay” he means severely tempted toward homoerotic buggery, he is lying. If by “gay” he means causing scandal by it being well-known from his actions that he unrepentantly engages in buggery, then he’s probably right, but nonetheless has no basis for suing, or even complaining, since religious institutions can insist on their employees being members in good standing of their religious confession, and last I checked unrepentantly engaging in a mortal sin makes one not a member in good standing of the Latin church.

[taxcontrol]

1st Amendment, freedom of assembly applies equally to the business as to the employee.

[Trillian]

So tired of hearing about homosexuals going out of their way to work for/or go to Catholic businesses only to sue them.

[PROCON]

Man Claims He Lost Job at Catholic Home Because He's Gay a sexual deviant.

When the headline is clarified, it makes complete sense.