Bishop bans Catholic school from calling itself “Catholic” after it flew rainbow & BLM flags

A middle school in Massachusetts can no longer call itself Catholic after flying LGBTQ Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, according to the bishop of the Diocese of Worcester.

“The flying of these flags in front of a Catholic school sends a mixed, confusing and scandalous message to the public about the Church’s stance on these important moral and social issues,” Bishop Robert J. McManus wrote in an open letter.

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The Jesuit-run Nativity School of Worcester is now prohibited from calling itself a Catholic school, and mass and other sacraments can no longer be performed on campus.

The school has been flying the flags since January 2021 at the request of students, according to The Boston Globe. McManus first objected to the flags in March, questioning whether the tuition-free private school, which serves low-income Black and brown boys in grades five through eight, was…

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