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                <div class="gmail-art-subtitle">St. Jerome’s University, a 
publicly funded Catholic institution federated with the University of 
Waterloo, explained in a press release that it was doing so to be 
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                        <div class="gmail-author gmail-author-large"><span class="gmail-author-name gmail-author-name-lg">By Lianne Laurence</span><br></div><div class="gmail-author gmail-author-large">WATERLOO, Ontario, June 1, 2020 (<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/">LifeSiteNews</a>) — An Ontario Catholic university raised the pro-homosexual “Pride” flag on campus Monday to mark “Pride” month.</div></div><div class="gmail-col-sm-10"><div class="gmail-article-text-wrapper gmail-single-article-body">


<p><span style="background-color:rgb(249,203,156)"><b>St. Jerome’s University, a publicly funded<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"> Catholic </span>institution </b></span>federated with the University of Waterloo, explained in a <a href="https://www.sju.ca/news/all-are-welcome-place?utm_source=kitchenertoday.com&utm_campaign=kitchenertoday.com&utm_medium=referral">press release</a> that it was doing so to be welcoming to all. </p>


<p><span style="background-color:rgb(249,203,156)"><b>“In recent years, it had become painfully evident that our decision 
not to fly the Pride flag was sending the wrong message; namely, SJU was
 not a welcoming space for people who identified as LGBTQ+,”</b></span> interim 
president Dr. Scott Kline said in the release.</p>



<p>“This was never our intention and, in fact, that message contradicts 
our mission and dedication to being community builders. For us, the flag
 represents our commitment to our students and to all members of the SJU
 community. <span style="background-color:rgb(249,203,156)"><b>The time was right to provide a symbolic reminder that ‘all 
are welcome in this place,’” </b></span>stated Kline.</p>


<p>“As an academic community rooted in the Catholic tradition, the 
virtue of hospitality provides direction to us. It calls us to reflect 
on how we treat our guests and to consider our place in the broader 
community.”</p>


<p>But the rainbow “Pride” flag must be seen as a symbol of the 
celebration of homosexuality and dominance of the LGBT agenda, as 
pointed out by <a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-disturbing-secret-message-of-the-gay-pride-flag">LifeSite’s</a> Doug Mainwaring.</p></div></div></div><p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Christian institutions </span>might intend “Pride” flags to show 
“inclusiveness and tolerance,” but “their presence is in reality a sign 
of the unabashed brazenness of the ancient enemy of Christ planting his 
flag wherever he can to claim God’s people for himself,” warned 
Mainwaring.</p>


<p>LifeSiteNews contacted Kline for a comment but did not receive a 
reply. However, a number of SJU alumni took to Twitter to decry their 
alma mater’s move, including Campaign Life youth coordinator Josie 
Luetke.</p>

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