Creighton University to extend health benefits to same-sex spouses; disappointed archbishop responds

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http://www.livewellnebraska.com/consumer/article_6f8c63fc-5df1-11e4-9cc9-001a4bcf6878.html

Posted: Monday, October 27, 2014 10:53 am | Updated: 12:09 pm, Mon Oct 27, 2014.
By Kate Howard / World-Herald staff writer

Creighton University will start allowing health benefits for legally married same-sex couples, the president said Monday in an email to trustees.

The Rev. Timothy Lannon said in the email that he made the decision “after much prayer and discernment” and over the objection of Archbishop George Lucas.

“The extension of benefits is not a statement of approval of same sex marriages but rather an acknowledgement of our responsibility to serve the needs of faculty and staff who faithfully serve our students and patients every day,” Lannon said in the email.

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Timothy Lannon

In an emailed statement, Lucas said he is disappointed in the announcement and that, though Lannon said it's not a statement of approval for same-sex marriages, "this is precisely the message that the university is giving." There is no tension between Catholic teaching and social justice, Lucas said.

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1. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2. Yay Rev. Lannon!