01.22.2008 5:11 pm

When can an employer insist employees keep views private?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis University hoops coach Rick Majerus has said on a televised interview that he supports abortion rights and stem cell research. These views are counter to those of the Catholic Church. SLU is a Catholic institution.

Says Archbishop Raymond Burke in today’s story:

“It’s not possible to be a Catholic and hold those positions,” Burke said. “When you take a position in a Catholic university, you don’t have to embrace everything the Catholic church teaches. But you can’t make statements which call into question the identity and mission of the Catholic church.”

Burke says that he thinks Majerus should be…