In 1998, Christine Judd was hired as a science teacher at Cathedral High School in Massachusetts. In 2004, she was promoted to dean of students, and in 2007, she also became 
athletic director. Last month she married her female partner, and last week she was fired.
athletic director. Last month she married her female partner, and last week she was fired. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield school system, however, says she resigned.
Christine Judd, who is exploring her legal options, said, “I was given a choice of termination or resignation. I'm hurt, but I wish nothing but the best for Cathedral, its students, the parents, the athletic teams, administration and faculty. I bleed purple (the school’s color)."
Mark Dupont, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, says Christine Judd did, in fact, resign, but would not respond to Judd’s comments, or on the issue of her marriage, saying, “Because it’s an employment matter, we are not at liberty to discuss the specifics.”
But then, as spokespeople are apt to do, he continued speaking: “Without being specific to this matter, it should be clear that all employees of our Catholic schools are made aware of our policies and regulations. This includes language that clearly states that whenever by public example, an employee engages in or espouses conduct which contravenes the doctrine and teaching of the Catholic Church, that employee may be subject to disciplinary action. To do otherwise would be in contradiction to the values we believe in and are teaching in these same schools. So while we certainly want to be compassionate and understanding, we must be true to who we are.”
True to who we are. By firing a devoted teacher, a dean of students, who has worked diligently for you the last twelve years because you don't like who she married.
How fucking Christ-like.
