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Homosexuality: Catholic archdiocese expands morality clause for school employees after losing lawsuit

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CINCINNATI, OH , March 10, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – In a move designed to protect itself from lawsuits, the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has expanded its morality clause to specifically bar Catholic school employees from publicly supporting positions that clash with Catholic doctrine . According to local news , in contracts sent to 94 principals covering over 2,000 employees, the archdiocese spelled out specific policies on public behavior and personal lifestyles. The contract prohibits the “public support of” out-of-wedlock sexual activity, “homosexual lifestyle,” abortion, surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, and – among other prohibited behaviors – “flagrant deceit or dishonesty.”  Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis Schnurr It also strictly bans employees from engaging in any of the behaviors listed above, as well as others.  The specific layout of the restrictions appear to be related to conflicts over the last five years. In 2010, the Archdiocese fired a teacher

Catholic school fires administrator for advocating same-sex 'marriage'

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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 “