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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm just posing these questions for research on specific schools. Not trying to skirt any rules or reap benefits without respecting the Faith. We are a Catholic family with an LGBTQ (immediate) family member and we don't want our child to be exposed to homophobic rhetoric or practices. Public school isn't working and the tuition at liberal privates is too much. I'd like to believe there are a few schools, even just one or two, (like McNamara!) that are welcoming to the gay community.[/quote]

The church as a whole may report being tolerant or accepting but still holds the dogma that "homosexual acts" are "grave sins against chastity". IME, it is very much on a person-by-person basis whether anyone Catholic (ordained or not) or Catholic institution such as a school will be welcoming to or even tolerant of the gay community. And obviously there is a big difference between welcoming and tolerant. I believe you may find tolerance some places, but actual welcoming and true acceptance? I don't know about that.

Full disclosure: I'm a former Catholic with priests, nuns, and Deacons in my family going back generations. And a gay family member who was not treated kindly by the Catholic Church or by many family members.[/quote]

Pretty much everything teens are doing are "grave sins". Can we judge every.single.school based on your experience. You think there are no homophobes in public schools?[/quote]

Of course there are homophobes in public school. They are everywhere, hidden or not.

And, no, of course you can't judge every school based on my experiences. That is why I said "IME" and shared the disclosure.[/quote]

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