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Toronto Catholic teacher: Joining gay club is ‘embodiment of a perfectly-formed Catholic conscience’

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A teacher in Toronto’s Catholic school board shocked parents and ratepayers last week when she declared that joining a gay-straight alliance is a “perfect outcome” for Catholic students. Teresa Kelly, a technology teacher at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School , gave a five-minute speech Thursday at a Toronto Catholic District School Board meeting that dealt with trustee Garry Tanuan’s motion to ban GSAs. Catholic teacher Teresa Kelly as she appears in her profile picture on social media. According to the teacher, being part of a GSA is “the embodiment of a perfectly-formed Catholic conscience.” As long as you ignore Biblical scripture, and sever your conscious and allow your conscious to be informed not by God's word but by the LGBT agenda.  “As a Catholic teacher, I feel that [ Thomas Merton ’s GSA] provides a beautiful place that is safe, that is inclusive, and that protects vulnerable children,” said Kelly, who’s been in the board for over 20