In response to the above postings and your quoting of a student at Loretto HS, the following letter was sent to Bishop Wiegand after I learned about Ms. Bain's termination.

Homosexuality and abortion are both against the teachings of the Catholic Church. Therefore, it would seem consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church and your public statements, that ALL HOMOSEXUAL PRIESTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, should immediately be removed from Catholic employment.

It is unfortunate that the Church did not protect children from sex abuse crimes with the same passion Bishop Wiegand has public stated because of a teacher's pre-employment activities.

Defaming one's reputation in a public forum is NOT something Jesus would do..... and it is my belief that all evil will meet its match, if not in this world, but in the next. I pray that the parents and students at Loretto HS will remember the serious consequences of casting stones on others.

In response to a recent news release referenced above, I am deeply disturbed about the apparent business and employment practices that deny due process and civil rights to employees within the Diocese of Sacramento (see enclosed #1).

As a Catholic wife and mother, whose children have attended Catholic schools in Orange County, California, I am very confused as to why a volunteer activity, before Ms. Marie Bain's employment with the Diocese of Sacramento, would cause termination of her employment. If Ms. Bain was found to be teaching pro-abortion philosophy in her Catholic high school classroom, I could understand your decision to terminate Ms. Bain, because Catholic schools have the right to enforce the religious teachings of the Church.

My concerns stem from my own personal family experiences. During my daughter's junior year at Santa Margarita Catholic HS, in Orange County, California, she was required to complete certain Christian service projects as part of her religious instruction, from a list of non-profit organizations provided by her religion teacher. I was shocked to learn that one of the last projects left for her to choose from was assisting a non-profit Lesbian/Gay organization in Los Angeles, California, approximately 60 miles from our residence. At the time, both her stepfather and I were very concerned about the potential dangers of driving to Los Angeles to complete a Catholic religion course and were concerned that Catholic teachings were not honored at the Lesbian/Gay organization. Rachel did assist at the non-profit Gay/Lesbian organization and spent the day licking and stamping envelopes to meet her Catholic school requirements. Although we were very concerned about this religious Christian service project, we support the Catholic school's decision in this regard, since the assignment came directly from a religious instructor.

As we all know, homosexuality is also not accepted in the teachings of the Catholic Church as well as abortion. I somehow cannot understand the serious denial of Ms. Bain's civil rights to participate in a volunteer activity, outside of her place of employment. In addition, I find it quite odd that a parent would have a photograph that supposedly would cast a negative public image on the Sacramento Catholic Diocese. In my experiences, I have found that sometimes parents who are politically-connected and/or large donors to the Catholic Church are sometimes allowed to lead what I refer to as a modern day Catholic "witch hunt". It is also my belief that the Sacramento Catholic Diocese is being managed similar to a ?Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation?.

On July 15, 2005, I launched a public website entitled www.catholics4justice.com with the hope of assisting clergy sex abuse victims in finding justice and healing in addition to educating those who protect them as ?mandated reporters? from workplace retaliation, after a report is made by an employee. In addition, to guarantee the protections of children from sex abuse crimes and other dangers, please confirm with the Diocesan legal advisors there are Whistleblower protections within the business practices of the Sacramento Catholic Diocese.

On July 25, 2005, I sent a letter to former Archbishop William Levada regarding the need for Catholic Whistleblower protections. On August 4, 2005, a response to my letter was received (see enclosed #2). To date, I have not received answers to the questions posed in my letter but have faith a response will arrive shortly, considering the urgency of the matters addressed.

It is my sincere hope that you will re-evaluate your decision to publicly humiliate and terminated a dedicated Catholic school teacher. It is my sincere hope that you will reconsider your decision to terminate Ms. Bain's employment with the Sacramento Catholic Diocese because of her past volunteer activities. Speaking from experience, intimidating Catholic school teachers, parents and students destroys many Catholic families. In addition, this type of employee intimidation, if allowed to continue, will never allow the Catholic Church the healing and reconciliation it so desperately needs, since the clergy sex abuse scandals erupted in 2001.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email, bodkind@hotmail.com or (949) 290-5516. Thank you for your prompt consideration.

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