Damned Catholics

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Again, the morality of the Catholic Church turns out to be immoral.

Metairie parents rally behind gay Catholic teacher who lost his job at St. Francis Xavier

A longtime Catholic school music teacher beloved by parents is out of a job, and he claims part of the reason is that he didn't disclose he was living with his late husband.

Mark Richards taught at St. Francis Xavier for years. He says he is angry, especially because his husband died two years ago, and teaching is his life.

"It's just a stab in the back,” Richards said. “I was stunned. It’s just a sad reality that this is the world we live in today. It’s heartbreaking I enjoyed teaching at this school I loved those kids.”

"It's just time for this to stop. The rest of the free world does not think homosexuality is a big deal," Richards said.

Richards has taught music at St. Francis Xavier for more than two decades. When he was hired, he said he had to sign a morality clause. According to Richards, he had been married to his husband since 2014, prior to his death.

WDSU obtained a copy of the contract and the morality clause. The records state that certain specific acts violate the spirit of the Gospel and the church's teaching, which may lead to termination.

Those violations include, in part:

●Actively engaging in homosexual activity

●Obtaining or assisting another to obtain an abortion

●Becoming pregnant, out of wedlock, while teaching/working in a Catholic school;

●Fathering a child out of wedlock


He claims his career came to an end when his husband's obituary resurfaced.

Richards said when he asked the Archdiocese of New Orleans what policy he violated, he said they specifically referenced him living with his late husband.

Parents have reached out to WDSU expressing their outrage. A petition filed by parents now has more than 300 signatures.

https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans...b/65211845