Man claims he lost job at Catholic home because he's gay - US News

This is one of those incidents that may scream injustice BUT,,,

And I say this cautiously - anyone who honestly thinks: 1] "the church" is changing, or 2] that they can change "the church" from within, is deluding themselves.  "The church": - and I am talking your mainline hardcore sects (not the prog/liberals) - want only one thing, power and the money that comes with it.  They do not give a shit about who they step on to get it; they will lie cheat and steal.

While I agree that who you fuck has no bearing one's job performance, I am concerned as to where Murphy got the idea, "I thought I found a safe place where I could do good and I won't be judged and I won't be ostracized."  Sorry dude but what fucking planet do you live on?  Please quit listening to the PR Pope,,,

Several LGBT Catholic workers and teachers have lost their jobs over the past few years simply for being “out” about who they are, with administrators often justifying the terminations by citing the Catholic Church’s historic opposition to homosexual acts. Catholic officials also often claim protection under the “ministerial exception” — a legal concept expanded in 2012 that allows faith-based organizations to discriminate when hiring for jobs they classify as “ministerial.”

Now my shitty attitude aside, which I will blame on my post stroke depression, this incident does offer an interesting legal twist, if it goes through the court system.  Something I also posted about back in July:

The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission ruled in July that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act — which bars employers from discriminating against someone because of their sex, race and religion — also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

There is a religious exemption in the law, but it goes only so far as to allow organizations from refusing to hire people who aren't part of their religion, said Samuel Bagenstos, a professor at the University of Michigan who specializes in constitutional and civil rights law.

If the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finds that Murphy was discriminated against, it will try to negotiate a settlement between the two sides. If it finds that there has been no discrimination or a settlement can't be reached, it will likely end up in federal court, where the potential outcome is unclear.

The issue hasn't been tested in court since the commission made its ruling in July and courts aren't required to follow the commission's guidelines.

"This is a very quickly developing area of the law," Bagenstos says. "It's, in some ways, a very open issue in the federal courts right now."

Man claims he lost job at Catholic home because he's gay - US News