A new gender identity policy in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester is receiving praise from the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts but strong condemnation from several state lawmakers.
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Students at 21 Catholic schools in Worcester, Massachusetts, are required "to conduct themselves at school in a manner consistent with their biological sex" and.
"We must always respect the sacred dignity of each individual person, but that does not mean the Church must accept the confused notions of secular gender ideology," the policy approved by Bishop Robert McManus said.