Yesterday, Catholic school kids revolted after the Archdiocese of Seattle—under the direction of notoriously anti-gay Archbishop J. Peter Sartain—fired the vice principal of Eastside Catholic High School because he chose to marry a man. Today, folks will hold a protest outside the Archdioceses to show that the kids aren’t alone. Lots of Catholics agree with them. Lots of gay people agree with them. Lots of straight people disagree with Sartain executing a doctrine of bigotry in local schools.
Equal Rights Washington announces a demonstration right in front of his office:
Peaceful demonstration scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle to protest the ousting of Eastside Catholic High School Vice Principal Mark Zmuda for marrying his husband. The office is located at 710 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104.
These kids have been brave. They flooded the streets of Bellevue, held assemblies in schools in Seattle, and pledged solidarity in a blizzard of Twitter activism.
Sartain claims to be the moral authority for the largest denomination in Washington. The true moral authority of the church is those Catholic kids. Show them we’ve got their backs. Go to the protest.