Australia bishop: Catholic school’s rejection of child raised by homosexuals ‘absolutely appalling’
BROKEN HILL, Australia , December 14, 2011 - A Catholic bishop in Australia has ordered one of his schools to overturn a decision refusing admission to a girl whose ‘parents’ are in a homosexual relationship, calling the decision “absolutely appalling.” “[There is] no way in the world that we can persecute a child because of what their parents did,” Bishop Kevin Manning, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes , told The Australian on Wednesday in response to media reports that the girl’s application for 2012 to Sacred Heart Primary School in Broken Hill had been rejected. Bishop Kevin Manning “You can’t discriminate against a child on the grounds that the parents are in a homosexual relationship,” he continued. “You are vesting the sins of the parents on the child - it’s quite wrong.” Though the bishop ordered the school to offer a spot to the girl, the homosexual couple have rejected it. The incident prompted a member of the New South Wales Green party to ca