Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Catholic Hypocrisy: Fire Teacher for Being Pregnant

This story just pisses me off at so many levels, that I don't even know where to begin. Do ya all remember the pregnant high school senior who was barred from attending her graduation ceremony at her Catholic high school b/c she dared to have pre-marital sex YET the father of her baby was allowed to attend and participate in the event? Hmm, this boy admitted he was the father, so that would mean that he also engaged in pre-marital sex. So, if he wasn't guilty of this act, then how did she conceive?... immaculate conception? Well, this news outta NY is very similar to the hypocrisy of the above mentioned story. NYDailyNews: An unmarried rookie teacher at a Queens parochial school confessed to her principal she was pregnant - and was promptly fired for violating "Catholic morality." Now 26yr old Michelle McCusker has lost her health insurance and her $30K a yr job & she is suing, saying she was unfairly bounced just a month into her 1st full-time job as a preK teacher: "I don't understand how a religion that prides itself on forgiving and on valuing life could terminate me because I'm pregnant and choosing to have this baby," she said in between sobs w/her parents by her side. Said NYCLU's head of Reproductive Rights Anna Schissel: "The school fired her ostensibly for engaging in nonmarital sex but neither the school nor the diocese that runs the school enforces this policy against men." Church leaders said McCusker agreed to rules in their teacher personnel handbook, which states "a teacher is required to convey the teachings of the Catholic faith by his or her words and actions, demonstrating an acceptance of Gospel values and the Christian tradition." Hmm... how many teachers live their lives according to that? And how many priests live their lives according to that policy? If they did, I guess children would not have been raped and molested, eh?
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