Homopobia Is Alive And Well in Orange County, CA

From KFWB:

OC Catholic School Angers Parents by Admitting Gay Couple's Sons COSTA MESA (AP) 1.2.05, 9:30a -- A group of parents and parishioners has accused the Orange County diocese of [v]iolating church doctrine by allowing a gay couple to enroll their children in a Catholic school. The group demanded last month that St. John the Baptist School in Costa Mesa accept only families that pledge to abide by Catholic teachings. That would likely bar the men's two adopted boys from attending the school's kindergarten because of church opposition to relationships and adoption by same-sex couples. "This is not a radical or mean-spirited approach to Catholic education," the group told the school in a letter reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. "It is a straightforward assurance to any prospective parent that their child will be taught the fullness of Roman Catholic doctrine." School officials, however, rejected demands for a parental covenant last week and issued a new policy stating that a family's background "does not constitute an absolute obstacle to enrollment in the school." "I firmly believe that this policy is in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church," Rev. Martin Benzoni, who oversees the 550-student elementary and middle school, told the Times. Rev. Gerald M. Horan, superintendent of schools operated by the diocese, suggested that hewing too closely to Catholic beliefs would mean banning children whose parents divorced, used birth control or married outside the church. "This is the quagmire that the parents position represents," Horan said. "It's a slippery slope to go down." The boys' fathers, who enrolled their children at the beginning the school year, declined to comment to the Times. The decision outraged some parents, with several promising to ask the Vatican to intervene and threatening to switch schools....

See, Red States? Even California isn't as blue as you might think.