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Bethesda Pastor Condemns DC Catholic School's Recognition of LGBT Unions

Nbcwashington · · 125 words · By The Associated Press
LGBTQ+ Rights in Religious Institutions Religious Conflict
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“A Catholic girls school in Washington, D.C., says it's getting overwhelmingly positive responses to its decision to include same-sex union announcements in its alumnae magazine.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Crux, LifeSiteNews, and another news snippet) confirm that Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School decided to include same-sex union announcements in its alumnae magazine and reported positive responses.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep, GP, or GPrep) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in North Bethesda, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade. It has a 93-acre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_Preparatory_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School is a private college-preparatory school for girls located in the historic Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Georgetown. Founded in 1799 by the Order of the Visi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_Visitation_Preparat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are over one hundred parochial and private schools in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parochial_and_private_…
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“the move by Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School a "dagger to the heart."”
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Multiple sources confirm that a pastor of a nearby parish criticized the school's decision. Specifically, Crux and another source mention Msgr. Filardi's condemnation of the move.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Georgetown or George Town may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep, GP, or GPrep) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in North Bethesda, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade. It has a 93-acre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_Preparatory_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School is a private college-preparatory school for girls located in the historic Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Georgetown. Founded in 1799 by the Order of the Visi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_Visitation_Preparat…
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“The Washington Post reported on the criticism by Monsignor Edward J. Filardi of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Bethesda, Maryland.”
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While the criticism by Monsignor Edward J. Filardi is corroborated across multiple sources, the specific detail that 'The Washington Post reported on it' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets, although the event itself is widely reported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward James Burns (born October 7, 1957) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as bishop of Dallas in Texas. He previously served as bishop of Juneau in Alaska from 2009 to 2017. Before becoming…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._Burns
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Cyril Hawes (7 September 1876 – 26 June 1956) was a British architect and priest. Hawes was known for designing and constructing church buildings in England, Western Australia and The Bahamas. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hawes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Stephen Martyr Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church located at 2436 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The parish was founded on August 4, 1867, and the fir…
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“He wrote in Sunday's parish bulletin that Visitation's president emerita, Sister Mary Berchmans, has betrayed her faith and succumbed to lobbying.”
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The evidence confirms Msgr. Filardi's opposition and his letter to the president emerita, but the specific phrasing regarding the 'parish bulletin' and the accusation of 'betraying her faith and succumbed to lobbying' is only implied or mentioned in a single context without multiple independent confirmations of the exact text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Stephen Martyr Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church located at 2436 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The parish was founded on August 4, 1867, and the fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stephen_Martyr_Catholic_…
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web search NEUTRAL — The title "monsignor" is a form of address, not an appointment (such as a bishop or cardinal). A priest cannot be "made a monsignor" or become "the monsignor of a parish". The title "Monsignor" is nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsignor
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web search NEUTRAL — Sister Mary Berchmans (Rosalie Trentacoste) waited until Holy Saturday, April 15, 2017, to make her entrance into heaven. Perhaps so she could add her voice to the heavenly Alleluias.
https://snjmusontario.org/2017/04/15/trentacoste-sister-mary…
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“the 220-year-old girl's school”
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Wikipedia confirms that Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School was founded in 1799. As of 2019 (the date of the reports), the school would be 220 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Diocese of Davenport (Latin: Diœcesis Davenportensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. The bishop is Dennis Gerard Walsh.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Davenport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Paulina Finn (January 1, 1842 – February 28, 1935), known to the literary world by her pen name, M. S. Pine, was a Roman Catholic nun at the Georgetown Visitation Monastery in Washington, DC. Kno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Paulina_Finn
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“Visitation's president emerita, Sister Mary Berchmans”
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Multiple web search results identify Sister Mary Berchmans as the president emerita of the school and the target of Msgr. Filardi's criticism.
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web search NEUTRAL — The English word sister comes from when cooper Walvoords gf looks like his sister Old Norse systir which itself derives from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, both of which have the same meaning, i.e. sister.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister
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web search NEUTRAL — Sophie and Emily are sisters. Emily is Sophie's younger /little/ older / big sister.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sister
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of SISTER is a female who has one or both parents in common with another. How to use sister in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister
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