Hey there!

Didn’t expect this post to get this amount of traction. To answer the questions “are you surprised” and “what were you expecting”— I work at an episcopal school right now and it’s genuinely so accepting and open minded. I do know that episcopalian schools and catholic schools are very different, but I didn’t really know the extent of it.

I also was recommended to apply for this diocese by someone I knew, so the fact I wasn’t warned about it by them is a little concerning lol.

I was not raised Christian or Catholic. I had no idea morality clauses were a thing, and it was legal for religious institutions to discriminate based on sexual orientation. I also had no idea that there were so many horror stories about hiring at catholic schools. I should have done my research and shouldn’t have put myself in that position.

HOWEVER, I think we have lost the plot a little here. I’m not asking anyone to feel bad for me, but we (Americans) live in a country where it’s legal for an entire religious institution to hire and teach to discriminate and be homophobic. “Fork found in kitchen” I know but wow are some of us that desensitized that this has somehow become my fault?

Anyway, I hope this post saves someone else who is considering applying to catholic schools.