Caroline Lozano/ Assistant Opinion Director Controversy brewed recently at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School after a first-grade teacher, who had previously worked at the institution for seven years, was fired for marrying her same-sex partner. The teacher, Jocelyn Morffi, took to social media shortly after to share her thoughts on the situation, stating that […]
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer When I read that a Miami Catholic school teacher was fired after marrying her same-sex partner, I can’t say I was surprised. Despite the strides the LGBTQ community has made, attempts to dehumanize them continue. Jocelyn Morffi returned from her weekend wedding in the Keys to find that she had lost […]
Christian Gonzalez/ Staff Writer It was my junior year of high school. As I sat in art history class, bored to oblivion, one of my friends leaned over and whispered, “I’m gay.” My first reaction was to laugh. I thought “John” was joking. At Belen Jesuit, the Catholic high school I attended, the word gay […]
