Catholic schools in Northeast Ohio who are independent from the Diocese have responded to a new gender policy that has angered many in the region.
In letters and emails to parents and staff, the leaders of some schools run by religious orders say they will continue to offer compassion and counsel to all students at a sensitive and formative time in the lives of youths.
. Because the schools are operated by religious orders, they do not fall under the diocese. Most of the schools did not respond to inquiries. The diocese did not comment.At Magnificat High School, which is run by the Sisters of Humility of Mary, alumnae at the all-girls school in Rocky River createdto “speak out about the potential consequences” from the policy.
St. Edward High School President KC McKenna said in an email that the school was neither aware of the diocese’s policy nor consulted about it. McKenna referenced the constitutions from the Congregation of Holy Cross, the religious order that operates the private school in Lakewood. “While questions about sexuality and gender can be complex in the context of Catholic teaching, it is our duty as a Catholic school in the Ignatian tradition to meet anyone who has these questions with pastoral care and sensitivity that embodies God’s unsurpassing love for each person,” Guiao wrote. “It is our mission to be a community of faith for all people.”
“As a Catholic school, we affirm the teachings of the Catholic Church, and, as a Christ-centered community, we value inclusion and strive to be a community of faith for all people,” Burke said in an email to cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. “A central truth of our faith is to care for everyone with sensitivity that embodies God’s limitless love for each person, and that every single human being is of limitless value because they are created in the image and likeness of God.
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