At this point, with three active lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Cincinnati by former and soon-to-be-former archdiocesan schoolteachers for being terminated due to publicly dissenting from Church teaching, I’m hoping superintendent Dr. Jim Rigg and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr are paying attention to the screening that should take place during the interview phase, rather than merely the compliance that takes place during the employment phase:
About to be fired as assistant principal at Purcell Marian High School, Mike Moroski says he doesn’t regret voicing his support of gay marriage on his blog.The Archdiocese of Cincinnati placed Moroski on administrative leave Feb. 4 and plans to fire him, Moroski said. He says he has hired a lawyer.
Moroski refused to take down his statements on the blog.
“I believe in Catholicism,” Moroski said in an interview. “But my conscience will not permit me to recant my statement.
“I put it up there because I really truly honestly believe it,” he added. “I’m absolutely willing to lose my job over this. The only difficult thing for me now is the students.”
Moroski, 34 who is married and lives Downtown, acknowledges that he violated the Archdiocese’s social media policy.
The contract he signs every year also requires him to “comply with and act consistently in accordance with the stated philosophy and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.”
Moroski said he “knew the statement I was making was not in accordance with Roman Catholic beliefs,” but he does not think he violated the contract because he was following his conscience.
If they’re looking for a place to start screening, they might place a red flag here:
“[Moroski] moved to Cincinnati in 1997 to attend Xavier University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
10 February 2013 at 3:11 pm
Rich, this will go down as one of your best! Talk about cutting to the quick!
10 February 2013 at 4:02 pm
Thanks, Paul. Sad as it is, putting an “X” next to an XU applicant would prevent a lot of future headaches.
10 February 2013 at 7:37 pm
These appeals to uninformed consciences! Where the Democratic party platform is concerned, everyone thinks they’re Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Would like to see some psychoanalysis of all these martyr complexes…
10 February 2013 at 7:38 pm
I must say the publicity photo does not relieve one’s fear that inmates run the asylum on Hackberry St.
10 February 2013 at 8:37 pm
Rich you should join the Taliban, since you’re a fanatical religious zealot just like them. Here’s hoping a priest molests you soon.
10 February 2013 at 8:48 pm
It’s this kind of affirmation that fuels my blogging. Is there anymore perfect combox hitjob they could write that summarizes so much what the otherside of the arguement stands for and exactly how low they are???
10 February 2013 at 9:30 pm
Thanks, CB. I generally delete comments like that one, but I’ll let it stand for the reason you give. As for my “Taliban” bona fides, is there any doubt which side will break out thumbscrews and racks once given half a chance?
10 February 2013 at 9:58 pm
He’s probably visiting from the Enquirer combox.
11 February 2013 at 7:49 am
It’s this kind of affirmation that fuels my blogging.
Exactly. If you are not getting one of these every now and then, you are doing something wrong.
10 February 2013 at 11:38 pm
I look at the photo of this guy and I hear one of the tunes from Peter Pan:
“I won’t grow up.”
11 February 2013 at 9:13 am
Top notch, Rich. The writing, the picture, the Taliban comment- this post is gold!
11 February 2013 at 1:02 pm
Thanks, Brian. Sometimes these posts write themselves.
11 February 2013 at 9:34 am
This comment in the article is the real reason for his blog post: “He says he plans to run for Cincinnati City Council in a future election.” This was a pure political move for publicity, not something based on his conscience. No one has heard of this guy until he granted the interview. Former WCPO sensationalist reporter and fellow Catholic-basher Laure Quinlivan posted comments to the Cincinnati.com article supporting Moroski. I can see the future political ads for these clowns..”willing to go to battle with the Catholic Church…”
12 February 2013 at 4:27 pm
If you read his blog, you’ll see he’s running now. he plans to be in the 2017 election but his campaign has officially started. The blog name is his name, just Google it.
12 February 2013 at 6:28 pm
It’s stunningly obvious this whole thing was just one big publicity stunt to jump start his leftwing political campaign.
Also, you’ll see on his blog Mrs. Moroski, “has run retreats at the Milford Spiritual Center and Mount Notre Dame.“
11 February 2013 at 9:39 pm
For me, this is the most telling line.
“I believe in Catholicism,” Moroski said in an interview. “But my conscience will not permit me to recant my statement.”
“…my conscience…”
It’s all pointed in the wrong direction – definately NOT to God. As my daughter attends the school, I’m certain it will make for interesting conversation around our dinner table.
12 February 2013 at 12:01 pm
Mark: What are people saying at Purcell Marian? We nearly sent our son there this year and we really, really liked it but had to choose a different school for a variety of reasons due to some special needs he has. If I were a parent there I would not be pleased, especially as he has said that he had to stick to his guns for the sake of all the kids there who look up to him. I guess they don’t look up to him for honoring his contract, his employer, and his religion, but for some other reason. And he was the guy in charge of making sure the kids obeyed the rules! How would he respond to “I respect your, Mr. M, but your rules are stupid and I don’t see why they should have to apply to me”?
12 February 2013 at 7:56 pm
Gail,
I’ve not yet been able to get much of a feel of things from within the school. My daughter had been under the weather with a stomach bug until today. I hope to hear more from her tomorrow.
Up until this event, our experience at the school has been incredibly positive, and our daughter loves the school. Personally, I’m disappointed with Moroski. You’re right – he’s responsible for enforcing school policies concerning the students and is then surprised when the church takes necessary and appropriate action regarding his statement. “Hypocrite” comes to mind.
I would not be surprised to see the poorly catechized and non-Catholic students (and even some parents, I’m sure) further blow this up into ridiculous proportions.
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23 February 2013 at 12:02 pm
Come on, don’t be so hard on him. You can tell from his picture that he’s a cool guy!