Seton Hall demotes dean critical of Church's stance on homosexuals
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South Orange, N.J., Oct 31, 2005 / 12:00 am (CNA).- An associate dean at Seton Hall University has been demoted after publicly stating that the Catholic Church is unfairly attacking homosexuals and making them scapegoats for the sex-abuse scandal. 

W. King Mott, who is openly homosexual and lives with his partner, published his views in a letter that appeared in The Star-Ledger of Newark Oct. 19.

The following day, the school's dean, Molly Smith, asked Mott to step down, saying it was inappropriate for the associate dean to publish his comments while identifying himself as part of the administration at the Catholic university, reported The Star-Ledger.

Mott has been working at Seton Hall for the last seven years, three of them as associate dean. The 44 year old said he believes a university should be a place for free expression of ideas but he holds no ill will toward Smith.

Mott said Friday will be his last day as an associate dean, and although he also teaches in the school's political science department, Mott said he would begin looking for a new job.

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Published by: Ed Gabriel
Pittsburgh/PA/USA 03/16/2006 09:45 AM EST
Father Benedict did you even read the article? Mr. Mott wasn't demoted because he has same-sex attractions, he was demoted because he decided to publicly criticize the church while working in a Catholic institution. As for Jesus, again I agree that Jesus wouldn't demote someone for an attraction. But if the person said to Jesus 'I am having sex with another man even though You make it clear through Your Church that it is wrong, and even though eighty-percent of the sex-abuse cases were of homosexual priests abusing teenage boys, I think the church is scapegoating homosexuals. This may get a reaction from Jesus. It begins with the word ‘Woe.’
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Published by: Scott
Illinois 03/16/2006 08:19 AM EST
Fr. Benedict, as usual, with liberals, you forgot the first part of the Catechism, where it says that Homosexuality is Disordered. The Truth is not unfair, each person much be held acountable for his actions. Do we love them, Yes! Do we accept their actions, NO! The Truth of Jesus must always be the first thing we proclaim and through that our love can only grow.
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Published by: Steve Murphy
Westfield MA 10/31/2005 03:03 PM EST
Since most schools have a morals clause, it would have been appropriate to discharge Mott outright, since he is openly flaunting his "life-style" at a Catholic University. How can he possibly be loyal to the teachings of the Church, when he is instructing his students, when he is obviously rejecting them.
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Published by: Father Benedict
Chicago Illinois USA 10/31/2005 01:50 PM EST
About 40 U.S.Catholic colleges sent gay-related representatives to a California meeting that drew up guidelines to help them make their institutions safer for GLBT students and staff.
Jesus would never have demoted someone for his or her sexual orientation.
The Catholic Catechism explicitely states that no Catholic should be treatment unfairly because he or her is gay.
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