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Picture of Ellen DeGeneres on invites forces Catholic school principal to apologize, because lesbian
A principal at a Pennsylvania Catholic school has apologized to parents after an invitation to an Oscars-themed graduation dance featured a photo of Ellen DeGeneres.
Nancy Matteo, the principal at St. Andrew Elementary School, is demanding students return the invitations in order for them to be destroyed, Philly.com reports.
Matteo said in an email to parents that it was “completely wrong” to use DeGeneres’ image because the lesbian entertainer “lives her life outside the teachings of the Catholic Church.” She did not mention DeGeneres’ sexual orientation.
The principal for the Newtown, Penn., school added that she was “obviously NOT thinking” when she used the photo for the June 8 dance invitation.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/catholic-school-apologizes-for-picture-of-poor-role-model-el
File this under "Not helping" and "Didn't get the Pope's memo."
