Catholic School displays remarkable sense!

Enrollment of Gays' Sons Roils O.C. Catholic School
By Joel Rubin and William Lobdell, January 2, 2005, Los Angeles Times

In a clash that pits Catholic teachings against shifting values of American society, a group of parishioners and parents has accused Orange County church leaders of defying Pope John Paul II by allowing a gay couple to enroll their two boys in a diocese school.

Eighteen people signed a letter last month demanding that St. John the Baptist School in Costa Mesa accept only families that sign a pledge to live by Catholic doctrine — a move that effectively would kick the boys out of school. …

But Father Martin Benzoni, who oversees the 550-student elementary and middle school, last week rejected the group's demands. He released a new policy stating that a child's education comes first and that a family's background "does not constitute an absolute obstacle to enrollment in the school."

Michael Joseph Sundstedt, a Newport Beach attorney advising the group of parents, said they want families enrolling their children in St. John the Baptist to sign a "parental moral covenant" agreeing to abide by Catholic teachings. While unusual in Catholic schools, similar declarations are required by many Protestant Christian schools.

The two fathers might sign the declaration even though they could not abide by it — "that's between them and their maker," Sundstedt said. "But I strongly suspect that those parents wouldn't sign the agreement."

But Father Gerald M. Horan, superintendent of schools run by the Diocese of Orange, rejected the idea of a parental covenant. If the school barred gay parents from enrolling their children, they would also have to ban children of parents who violate other church teachings, including those who are divorced, use birth control or weren't married in the church, he said.

"This is the quagmire that [the parents'] position represents," Horan said. "It's a slippery slope to go down."

It's unclear how many parents at the school are aware of the debate or how many object to the boys' enrollment. But one mother said she and several other parents support the school's decision.

"It's a shame that a minority of loonies chooses to hate instead of love," said Katie Flores, whose daughter is a classmate of the boys. "Let he [who is] without sin cast the first stone." …

There’s more at the link above, but I am always amazed by folk who believe gays are the spawn of Satan. Attending kindergarten with gay children will pollute their precious children? These parents must not have a lot of confidence in the values that they are teaching their children at home or in the values their children are learning at school if they are getting this excited about two children who are, what - five years old?

I can’t understand the hatred of homosexuals by what must be 40 or 50% of the Americans. These folks have been around since the dawn of time, so they would appear to be part of God’s big plan, assuming there is a God, and assuming she has a plan. Oh well.