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“Recent changes at the Department of Catholic Schools are not in any way tied to the Gender Identity Theory document or its related controversy,” Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland (OR) said in a June 28 memo to priests and school leaders, in which he sought to “address some inaccurate media reports that have led to some confusion.
(OSV News) -- The head of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon has refuted media reports that the archdiocese's recent closure of its Catholic schools office is related to a gender identity theory document published by the archdiocese in January. In a memo to school leaders and clergy sent late June 28 and obtained by OSV News, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample said he wanted to 'address some inaccurate media reports that have led to some confusion.' 'Recent changes at the Department of Catholic
Archbishop Alexander Sample said he wanted to "address some inaccurate media reports that have led to some confusion" about his recent decision.
The department oversees more than 40 archdiocesan elementary schools and high schools, which educate more than 15,000 students and employ about 1,300 teachers...
Archbishop Alexander K. Sample told Catholic school teachers and staff they must intentionally misgender trans students and also to please generally make school hell for them.