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Contradiction of Catholic Purposes, Xavier University hosts "Queer Week!"

FLAGS ON LAWN AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY TO CELEBRATE, "QUEER WEEK!"

This entire week at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio the Jesuit Catholic University has engaged in observing, what they call, “Queer Week!” Today, April 3 marks the end of the week’s programs and special events that are intended as “A week to embrace and celebrate the use of queer as an inclusive, unifying socio-political term for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight, transsexual, intersexual, gender queer, or anyone else who supports the equality of all identities and expressions.” The quoted text is taken directly from the University’s web site.
When trying to call the University to ask someone how this campus observation of, “Queer Week,” appropriately fit into the context of Catholic moral teachings on the matter of homosexuality, the number called only provided an automated voice mailbox on which to leave a message or request a call back. The issue really is two-fold: How does a reportedly Catholic University promote, support and endorse a week of seminars and activities regarding a lifestyle that is contrary to Catholic moral and sexual teachings. Secondly, the question needs to be considered is how can any institution of higher learning consider itself authentically Catholic with such initiatives?

Read the rest of the blog post (here) at the blog entitled Nothing Left Unsaid.