Bishop Peter JugisBishop Peter J. Jugis, head of the diocese of Charlotte, issued a statement expressing his shock over the conduct of parents at last week's assembly at Charlotte Catholic High School who reacted with "uncharitableness and disrespect" over the hosting of a speaker who addressed Catholic teaching on sexual morality that some students found offensive.
Aquinas College in NashvilleCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The faithful are reacting with dismay and fury over news that Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, the orthodox nun whose presentation at Charlotte Catholic High School in North Carolina caused an uproar in the community, was sent on sabbatical and may even be receiving threats to her safety.
Sister Jane Dominic LaurelCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The theologian whose presentation about human sexuality at a North Carolina high school sparked a furious backlash from parents and students has announced that she has withdrawn from all speaking engagements and is taking a sabbatical from teaching at Aquinas College.
Reports on a fiery meeting between parents of Charlotte Catholic High School students and school administrators over a presentation in which Church teaching on homosexuality was presented raises the question of whether parents will force the Church to stop teaching the Truth in Catholic schools.
