Massachusetts wrongly rejected Catholic foster parent applicants, lawsuit charges
The lawsuit contends that a couple was denied approval to become foster parents because they hold to Catholic teaching on marriage, sex, and gender.
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The lawsuit contends that a couple was denied approval to become foster parents because they hold to Catholic teaching on marriage, sex, and gender.
The prospective foster parents, Michael and Catherine Burke, reside in Southampton, Massachusetts.
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