McManus on Thursday said the Nativity School of Worcester, a tuition-free middle school for boys from low-income families, is prohibited from identifying as a Catholic School over its decision to fly the flags, which he said in April represented ideologies that are inconsistent with Catholic beliefs. Nativity School President Thomas McKenney this week said the school would appeal the decision and will continue to fly the flags.Ī Massachusetts middle school may no longer describe itself as Catholic after refusing to lower a Black Lives Matter flag and an LGBTQ+ Pride flag, a local bishop has declared.īishop Robert J.McManus had said previously that he disapproved of the school’s decision to fly the flags, which he alleged sent messages inconsistent with Catholic beliefs. A Massachusetts bishop this week has declared that a Worcester middle school may no longer identify as Catholic after it refused to take down Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride flags that have flown in front of the building for over a year.
