It was a controversy tailor-made for the TV cameras: A lesbian couple in the liberal bastion of Boulder, Colo., had enrolled their children in a Catholic parish school, only to see those children denied re-enrollment once the parish priest learned of their home situation. When the story leaked last week, Boulder's vociferous gay-rights activists mobilized to protest the priest, the parish and the Archdiocese of Denver, brandishing signs outside the church that plaintively asked: "What would Jesus do?" To answer the WWJD question we have to determine which Jesus we are talking about.
Are we talking about the Jesus who is the fulfillment of the Scriptures, both Old and New Testament? Or, are we talking about the more modern Jesus who basically embraces everything we want to do anyway?
The Roman Catholic Church obviously hews to the path of the Biblical Jesus and should be expected to decide that parents who do not live in a manner keeping with the moral teachings of the Bible cannot enroll their children in Catholic Schools (question: why would they want to? Was there an agenda here?).
Others will say; what about parents who commit adultery? Who abuse drugs? Who commit a crime? Are you throwing their children out of the school?
Good questions! Jesus was into forgiveness and redemption. To parents whose manner of life does not follow the teachings of the Church, the Church could ask--are you willing to confess your sins, turn to a righteous path, and sin no more?
The adulterer could say "yes". The drug abuser could say "yes". The criminal could say "yes". What would the Lesbian parents say?
That is what makes this situation different.
Hat Tip: Stand Firm in Faith
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