A federal court in Indiana ruled in favor of a Catholic private school that suspended a guidance counselor on the basis that she violated her contract by being in a same-sex marriage, marking the latest victory for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Judge Richard Young ruled Friday that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and its educational institutions can hire, retain, or suspend faculty in accordance with their religious standards after the archdiocese prevailed in a lawsuit filed by Shelly Fitzgerald, the co-director of guidance at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis.
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