The Archdiocese of Cincinnati wants to ensure that its teachers lead the right kind of Catholic life, the definition of which is spelled out in a new contract being offered its 2,000 teachers. Sex plays a large role in the contract. Being homosexual, favoring it in any way, having homosexual relatives prevent one from being qualified. Living together without having been married or having sexual activity outside of marriage also prevent one from being a teacher.
If one does sign the contract, he/she is signing a “teacher-minister contract.” This raises the question of whether the school district can claim exemption from anti-discrimination statutes in the hiring and firing of teachers.
Frank Bruni asks why other doctrinal matters besides sex are not mentioned in the contract. After all, Pope Francis has been touting a more open view on sex and has expressed his belief that the Church spends too much time an effort on things that separate rather than unite us.
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