St. Mike’s signs on to U.S. bishops’ statement
May 28, 2021
The University of St. Michael’s College has become the first Canadian Catholic college to sign onto a statement in support of at-risk LGBT youth.
By a unanimous vote of the St. Michael’s Collegium executive committee, the college put its name alongside 14 U.S. bishops and more than a dozen Catholic colleges to the “God Is On Your Side” statement, which bishops have promoted with the help of the Tyler Clementi Foundation.
The statement “is entirely in keeping with our core values at St. Michael’s,” said university president David Sylvester in a release. “We affirm and respect the intrinsic value of each person and we treat everyone in a fair and equitable manner.”