Ousted Mr. Z: Eastside Catholic students teaching their church
Posted on January 31, 2014 | By Joel Connelly
Ousted Eastside Catholic vice principal Mark Zmuda still wants his job back, but a boisterous Seattle forum Friday night delivered an additional message: Whatever happens, the school is not going back.
Some 250 supporters of “Mr. Z” were welcomed to the parish hall St. Joseph Church to discuss the Catholic Church’s attitude toward gays and why it must change. An emotional Zmuda came onstage to announce formation of a “Stand with Mr. Z Foundation.”
Zmuda lost his job on Dec. 20 after the school learned he had married his gay partner last summer. “I was definitely terminated; I did not resign,” he said last night.
The ouster set off a spontaneous protest by students, parents and alumni that has made front page news coast to coast . . . and carried up to the liturgical end of the Church’s Christmas season, which is Feb. 2.
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