2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?Since 2007, Waldron Mercy Academy knew that teacher Margie Winters had been civilly married to her lesbian lover, but they kept her on as Director of Religious Education anyway for a total of eight years, under the advisement that she keep her relationship secret and not discuss it with students or parents. Though she kept the order, parents from the school eventually found out about Winters and complained to the school and the Philadelphia archdiocese. Winters was fired shortly after, on June 22.
In an e-mail addressed to school faculty and parents last Friday, principal Nell Stetser first praised Winters for her "amazing contributions" to the school before saying, "In the Mercy spirit, many of us accept life choices that contradict current Church teachings, but to continue as a Catholic school, Waldron Mercy must comply with those teachings."
Though the Philadelphia archdiocese claims it had nothing to do with the firing, including a statement from Communications Director Ken Gavin that no discussion took place about "revoking the ability of the school to identify itself as Catholic," Winters believes her firing came as a result of the school's connection to the archdiocese, saying that the school worried that its "Catholic identity would be in jeopardy."
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