For Liberals Who Think Catholic Schools Are So Wonderful

Think again.

The archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, is defending its decision not to re-enroll two children in a Catholic school in Boulder next year because their parents are lesbians.

"The Church does not claim that people with a homosexual orientation are 'bad,' or that their children are less loved by God," wrote Archbishop Charles J. Chaput in an article to be published in Thursday's edition of the Denver Catholic Register.

"Quite the opposite. But what the Church does teach is that sexual intimacy by anyone outside marriage is wrong; that marriage is a sacramental covenant; and that marriage can only occur between a man and a woman. These beliefs are central to a Catholic understanding of human nature, family and happiness, and the organization of society. The Church cannot change these teachings because, in the faith of Catholics, they are the teachings of Jesus Christ."

Wrong. According to the New Testament, Jesus never spoke one single syllable on the subject of homosexuality. Or abortion for that matter. He did make crystal clear his position on sexually liberated women, however: he was on their side.

And his opinion of the Pharisees on whom the Vatican still models itself is unfit for print.