Iowa bishop reverses decision, allows LGBT scholarship award at Catholic high school
CLINTON, Iowa , May 17, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The Catholic Diocese of Davenport , Iowa has reversed its decision disallowing the public presentation of an LGBT scholarship at a local Catholic high school , and has directed a school official to read the award’s description at the school’s commencement. The Eychaner Foundation’s Gold Matthew Shephard Scholarship, which carries a $40,000 reward for students who excel academically while promoting “tolerance and diversity,” is to be awarded to Keaton Fuller, a senior at Prince of Peace College Prep in Clinton, Iowa . Keaton Fuller is the recipient of the Eychaner Foundation's Gold Matthew Shephard Scholarship Bishop Martin J. Amos caused a national media uproar on Monday after he stated that, while the award’s monetary value should still be given to Fuller, the award should not be a public part of Fuller’s graduation ceremony as the Foundation had planned. The decision overruled school officials, who had helped Fuller...