As a Catholic and someone who went to 12 years of Catholic school... I am a bit on the fence on this case. On one hand, I fully understand the school wants to set a good example and pregnancy should result only after marriage. On the other hand, what is the message? If this woman wanted to keep her job, she could have had an abortion and never uttered a word thus enabling her to keep an income. My point is the message could be seen by the young girls of this school as eliminate the “issue” rather than accept God’s blessing. When my kid’s were Baptized, there were single Mothers in the Baptismal group. They weren’t singled out for a “out of wedlock” Baptism. Rather, they and their babies were welcomed.
I’ll tell you the reason WHY I am on the fence with this case. When I was a Freshman in high school, a Senior girl got pregnant via one of the Senior boys. She was thrown out of school while the boy got to remain his Senior year. The school did not want a pregnant, unwed, young Mother in the classes. There were several “secret” abortions over the next few years. From the gossip discussed, the girls didn’t want to be thrown out of school. So, they had a friend drive them to a Planned Parenthood clinic. Would they have had an abortion anyways? Maybe. However, being thrown out of school certainly added to the equation. I guess my point is this: being pro-life isn’t always cut and dry. Yes.. the school can teach that pregnancy should result from marriage; however, they should also promote that life is precious even if the baby is illegitimate. Just my thoughts....
When my kid’s were Baptized, there were single Mothers in the Baptismal group. They weren’t singled out for a “out of wedlock” Baptism. Rather, they and their babies were welcomed.
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I understand what you are saying, but there is a big difference here.
This woman’s illegitimate birth is different because she is in a position of influencing young people. I do not know the particulars of this case, but I would not be surprised if she was frank with the kids about her unmarried state and even acted as if it was no big deal, which seems to be a common attitude these days. Probably she is shacking up with the father of the baby, as well.
You seem to be saying that her only option would be to get an abortion. How about marrying the father of the child? That is something she could have done long before her pregnancy became obvious to the outside world.