Protesters gathered Sunday morning outside Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Boulder to signal their opposition to a decision to refuse enrolment to child whose parents are lesbians.
“I have a daughter that goes to school at Sacred Heart,” protester Colleen Scanlan Lyons said. “I've had 16 years of Catholic education, and this just reached the core of my being as completely wrong and against the teachings of Jesus.
“Inside the church, Fr Bill Breslin explained his decision and encouraged people to visit his blog to learn about why he decided bar the student.
On his blog, Breslin said, “This past week we implemented a policy that has been the most difficult decision of my life.”
Breslin also said he “chose to protect the faith over doing what would have looked like the loving thing to do.”
“Our school is a Catholic school, and our teaching on the sanctity of marriage is as clear as a bell,” the blog said.”
So, the decision I made was based on my conviction that we needed to rest on the side of backing our beliefs and our values. We need to fight for our Catholic values, because here in Boulder it seems no one else is.”
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