A bright note! Bp. Vasa confirms morals and faith clauses for Catholic teachers

It seems as if the Catholic world in these USA is beset from without and within right now and that the lion is truly on the rampage.  At least that’s how I have felt for the last few days.  Flying apart at the seams.

So, I was pleased to read this at the Cardinal Newman Society (check out their spiffy widget on my side bar for great coverage of Catholic education):

Santa Rosa Diocese: Teacher Contract Update Affirming Catholic Teaching Will Happen

The Santa Rosa Diocese’s contract addendum by which teachers at Catholic schools will affirm their acceptance of Catholic teaching is reportedly still on track for implementation.“There is no intention not to do this [and] it will happen at some point,” said the communications director for the Santa Rosa diocese, Brian O’Neel, according to Petaluma 360.
Last year, diocesan Bishop Robert Vasa announced plans to have all parochial elementary and high school teachers within the diocese sign an agreement in their revised contracts to “bear witness” and affirm Church teaching. The moral addendum will reportedly include acknowledgement that contraception, abortion, homosexual marriage, and euthanasia are “modern errors” and grave offenses to human dignity.

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Read the rest there.

I had a chance to meet and speak with Bp. Vasa during the recent Napa Conference. He is squared away.

Fr. Z kudos.  Bravo.

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