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(Seattle) The gay former vice-principal of Eastside Catholic says the school claimed it did not discriminate based on marital status or sexual orientation when he was hired, but then fired him for entering into a same-sex marriage last year.
Mark Zmuda filed a complaint for damages against Eastside Catholic and the Seattle Archdiocese Friday. Zmuda told reporters the school was initially supportive of his marriage, but said he believes the school changed its position under pressure from the church.
The information we have is that there was involvement from the archdiocese. Pressure was put on the school to fire Mark, said Richard Friedman, Zmudas attorney.
I was asked by the school to break my wedding vows to keep my job. I was told I could either divorce or be fired. How could anyone ask anyone else to make that choice? I was fired, said Zmuda.
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Eastside-Catholic-Mark-Zmuda-complaint-249047821.html
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)I thought so.
Old Codger
(4,205 posts)They do not believe in divorce, if you have been divorced and want to marry in the church they do some magic sleight of hand and annul your previous marriage, then you cannot be divorced since you were never (by their standards) never married...
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)annulment. I am glad he is suing. I hope he wins.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)and you have to fill out some paperwork and pay the church to get out of one of those.
Ms. Toad
(34,087 posts)it doesn't exist. The prohibition on divorce relates only to marriages performed by the church.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)as a vice-principal, unless he claimed to be celibate.