A Catholic school assistant principal was fired yesterday for blogging in support of gay marriage, according to news reports.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati fired Mike Moroski from Purcell Marian High School, telling him in a termination letter that he had shown “poor judgment” and violated the teachings of the Catholic church, archdiocese spokesman Dan Andriacco said.
Moroski had anticipated the move after refusing to take down the blog post and hiring an attorney.
Moroski did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday, but he told The Cincinnati Enquirer last week that he was following his conscience when he wrote about his support of gay marriage.
He said he knew he the post violated the social media policy but doesn’t feel that he violated the teachings of the church.
“I put it up there because I really truly honestly believe it,” he said. “I’m absolutely willing to lose my job over this. The only difficult thing for me now is the students.”
Moroski had been in his second year at Purcell Marian High after teaching at Moeller High School for 10 years, according to the Enquirer.
Moroski, who is married and lives in downtown Cincinnati, signed a contract every year that requires him to “comply with and act consistently in accordance with the stated philosophy and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.”
The guy knew he’d lose his job over it but he did it anyway and he’s not talking about suing as far as I can see so it seems to me he accepts the consequences.
His understanding of Church teaching seems a bit confused however. He seems to think that the Catholic Church only has truth for the Catholic Church itself. But the Church speaks truth to the world.
I’ve seen this view increasingly from pro-gay marriage supporters. It’s akin to saying you’re personally pro-life but support Roe v. Wade. Some say that Catholics believe in sacramental marriage but you can’t enforce that vision of marriage on non-Catholics and therefore they support gay marriage. It seems to me the question that doesn’t get asked is whether gay marriage is good for society. The only relevant question to many is whether people’s feelings will be hurt if we limit marriage to two people of the opposite sex. Yes, certainly people’s feelings will be hurt but marriage is an institution created for a man and a woman. To change it is to the detriment of society and to the future of children.
February 12, 2013 at 3:53 pm
I'm so reluctant to send my children to a Catholic High School due these incidents from teachers and administrators. Parents are sacrificing thousands of dollars out of pocket paying your salary, not to undermine the teachings and reasoning of our faith.
The difficulty we have in the discussion is the connection to sex and babies. If you're unable to connect the two, individuals can not see the secular public policy issue regarding fatherlessness in our communities.
Should I only care that Catholic children have a mom and dad in my community?
February 12, 2013 at 9:30 pm
“I’m absolutely willing to lose my job over this."
Done.
February 13, 2013 at 12:01 am
On the one hand, I actually applaud this guy's courage in saying what he thought, getting fired, and not whining to a judge about it. Goodbye and good luck, ya goofball.
On the other hand, I grow very tired of people who do not understand that Christianity has no moral teachings (of its own). We are not a law.
The one teaching we have that is unique (charity) follows from our spiritual doctrines, but according to the principles already found in natural law. That is, we say nothing new in morals; we say some new things about man and God; those things we say about man and God have implications in morals that other schools have not dealt with. That is not the same thing as having unique moral teachings.
February 13, 2013 at 2:54 pm
He didn't hire an attorney just to spend money.
He will sue–for something. They're just in a huddle to determine WHAT he'll sue for.