A Worcester, Massachusetts bishop banned a school from identifying as Catholic and holding mass or sacraments after refusing to take down Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at his request.
Robert J. McManus, bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass., delivers the benediction during commencement exercises at Worcester's Assumption College in 2013. Photo: Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
McManus said the Pride flag is inconsistent with Catholic teaching because it "represents support of gay marriage and actively living a LGBTQ+ lifestyle," while the BLM movement "contradicts Catholic social teaching on the importance and role of the nuclear family." The school also cannot sponsor any Mass or sacraments at churches with the Diocese of Worcester and is prevented from holding any fundraiser connected with other institutions within the diocese, McManus' decree said.
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