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Worcester Bishop Yanks Catholic Affiliation of Jesuit-Run Middle School

Worcester Bishop Yanks Catholic Affiliation of Jesuit-Run Middle School

The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag. Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5 through 8, is endorsing movements that contradict Catholic teaching and defying his authority as the head of the diocese.

The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag. Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5 through 8, is endorsing movements that contradict Catholic teaching and defying his authority as the head of the diocese.…