Vatican won't penalize Jesuit school for refusing to fire a married gay teacher
A move to penalize a Jesuit high school for refusing to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage has been temporarily suspended by the Vatican, allowing the school to celebrate upcoming religious holidays.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis refused to fire a married gay teacher back in June, defying an order from the city's archdiocese. Their refusal prompted the Archbishop, Charles Thompson, to issue a decree that the school could no longer be recognized or identified as a Catholic institution.
But now, that's changing -- at least temporarily.
On Monday the Vatican suspended the decree, pending the resolution of the school's appeal. That means that while Brebeuf waits for its appeal of the decree to be resolved it can continue operating in affiliation with the Catholic Church....