Indiana Court: Lesbian Ex-Employee Can’t Sue Catholic School for Discrimination

A federal court in Indiana ruled Wednesday that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Roncalli High School were within their rights to discontinue the employment contract of a guidance counselor at the Catholic school after she “married” another woman. Lynn Starkey tried to sue both the archdiocese and the school for unconstitutionally discriminating against her because she is LGBT, but Roncalli argued that Starkey “was a minister for purposes of the First Amendment’s ministerial exception,” the court explained. “[The] court concludes that Starkey qualified as a minister, and that the ministerial exception bars all of Starkey’s claims.”-- More...