The Archdiocese of Indianapolis no longer will recognize a Jesuit high school as Catholic because it refuses to fire a teacher who's in a same-sex marriage, it announced Thursday. Add InterestA decree to be issued Friday by Archbishop Charles Thompson says that Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School "can no longer use the name Catholic and will no longer be identified or recognized as a Catholic institution." The Indianapolis school has 793 students in grades 9-12, with a faculty and staff of 132. Despite the decree, Brebeuf will continue to call itself an "independent Jesuit Catholic school," its principal, Greg VanSlambrook, told The Associated Press. "Independent Jesuit Catholic schools receive their governance and sponsorship from the Midwest Province" of Jesuits, VanSlambrook said.

Source: ABC News June 20, 2019 19:20 UTC