Main Line Catholic School Fires Teacher In Same-Sex Marriage, Report Says

A private Catholic School in Merion has fired its director of religious studies, with the implication being that she was let go because some parents had discovered that she had been in a same-sex marriage, according to Philly.com.

Margie Winters, who has been with the Main Line Catholic school for eight years, was fired last week. Mercy Principal Nell Stetser altered parents of the decision in an email on Friday.

According to the report, the email stated the reasons for the dismissal were confidential, but later added that while “many of us accept life choices that contradict current church teachings,” those teachings must be followed in order to ”continue as a Catholic school.”

Winters reportedly married her wife in 2007, in a ceremony in Boston. According to Philly.com, she, reportedly at the direction of the principal, had attempted to avoid discussing her marriage with parents at the school.

However, it was reported that at least two parents were informed of Winters’ marriage, and complained to the school and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Click here to read the full report on Philly.com.