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A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit from an aggrieved substitute teacher who was not rehired by a Catholic school after it was revealed he had entered into a same-sex union, violating the school’s moral code.
The ruling affirmed that religious schools can hold employees to the moral teachings of the Church.
“Religious groups have the freedom to choose who carries out their religious mission,” Luke Goodrich, a vice president and senior counsel at Becket Law — the group that represented the school in court — said in a post on X.
“This ruling is a win for people of all faiths who cherish the freedom to pass on their faith to the next generation,” Goodrich added.
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The ruling affirmed that religious schools can hold employees to the moral teachings of the Church.
“Religious groups have the freedom to choose who carries out their religious mission,” Luke Goodrich, a vice president and senior counsel at Becket Law — the group that represented the school in court — said in a post on X.
“This ruling is a win for people of all faiths who cherish the freedom to pass on their faith to the next generation,” Goodrich added.
Continued below.
Court backs Catholic school sued by teacher in same-sex union
The ruling affirmed that religious schools can hold employees to the moral teachings of the Church.
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