In the past few years, Sacred Heart has made several public statements and taken several initiatives to support gender ideology. Recently, they have stepped it up even more and hired a “Manager of LGBTQ+ Affairs,” who leads the school’s new Sexuality and Gender Equity Center. Now, you might think you know where I am going on this, as this is a politically loaded subject, but I think my perspective is different. I do definitely think the topic needs to be addressed squarely. 

So, if Sacred Heart University is a Catholic school, and Catholics are Christians, and Christ is the embodiment of Christianity, and we know the set of beliefs that Christ held, we have a distinct set of values and way of doing things. This is true even when we make mistakes, which we all do. We all sometimes err against that set of discreet beliefs. I do. But, the point is that there is a distinct set of beliefs — a playbook so to speak.    

If a group of people is clearly not adhering to that set of beliefs, it does not mean we don’t accept them. It does not necessarily mean they are going to hell — that’s not our call. But, it could mean that we don’t pull their philosophy into our own.