Catholic school in Brooklyn diocese dismisses teacher who contracted same-sex marriage

A music teacher at a Catholic school in the Diocese of Brooklyn was fired for violating a morality clause he agreed to at the time of his employment, said a statement from the diocese.

“Matthew LaBanca no longer serves as the music teacher at St. Joseph Catholic Academy or as the Music Director at Corpus Christi Church,” said a statement from St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Astoria and Corpus Christi Church in Woodside provided to CNA by Adriana Rodriguez, press secretary for the Diocese of Brooklyn.

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