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English: Front of St. Joseph's Cathedral, the cathedral church of the , located at 212 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus, , . (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) COLUMBUS, OH , April 22, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The firing of a teacher at Bishop Watterson Catholic High School after it was learned she was involved in a long-term homosexual relationship may pit the Catholic diocese against a Columbus city ordinance barring employers from discriminating based on sexuality. Gym instructor Carla Hale, 57, was fired last week after an anonymous parent wrote the Diocese of Columbus to complain because in an  obituary  for Hale’s mother, Hale was listed as a survivor alongside her longtime lesbian partner, Julie.  Hale signed a morality clause as part of her contract, affirming that “ Catholic school personnel are expected to be examples of moral behavior and professionalism,” and acknowledging her employment could be terminated for “immorality” or “serious unethical conduct.

CINCINNATI, February 12, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews ) – An administrator at a Cincinnati -area Catholic high school has been fired after refusing to retract statements he made on his blog in support of same-sex “marriage.”  On February 4, Purcell Marian High School Assistant Principal Mike Moroski was placed on administrative leave by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati after posting a blog entry on his personal website which stated that he “ethically, morally and legally” believed that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.  Former Assistant Principal Mike Moroski According to Moroski, the archdiocese presented him with two choices: recant his statements about same-sex marriage and keep his job through June, or refuse and be fired.  Moroski chose the second option, and the Archdiocese terminated his employment Monday. Moroski, 34, admits that he violated the Archdiocese’s social media policy, as well as the morality clause in his employment contract, which requires him to “