Furor at Catholic high school after nun presents Church teaching on homosexuality
CHARLOTTE, NC , April 2, 2014 – A North Carolina Roman Catholic school is holding a meeting today to address the concerns of parents and students who say they are outraged about remarks a visiting nun made criticizing homosexuality, divorce, and sex outside of marriage during a recent speech. Dominican Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, who often speaks to high school and college-age students on matters of sexuality, gave an hour-long presentation to students at Charlotte Catholic High School on March 21 called “Masculinity and Femininity: Difference and Gift.” School officials told the Catholic News Herald she spent about half her allotted time discussing homosexuality, blaming its rising influence in part on fatherless homes created by divorce and extramarital sex. Sister Laurel is a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia , often called the Nashville Dominicans, which is an order known for its fidelity to the Magisterium. Although the Catholic Church has a