Catholic Minister Says He Was Fired Over Liking A Gay Friend's Wedding Post On Facebook
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- Carlos Santoscoy
- | October 02, 2018
A Catholic minister says he was fired over liking a gay friend's wedding post on Facebook.
According to ABC affiliate WEWS, Keith Kozak, a campus minister with the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland who was stationed at Cleveland State University, is out of a job after he liked a gay friend's post celebrating his 5 year wedding anniversary.
Kozak believes that a post congratulating another gay couple on their nuptials with a photo of himself at their wedding also contributed to his firing.
When asked to attend a meeting with his supervisor and a person from human resources, Kozak believed it was good news regarding a promotion.
Instead, they asked him about his social media posts.
“The very next day, I received a letter that said I was terminated,” said Kozak.
Kozak added that he did not disclose to the Diocese that he's gay. “I didn't feel comfortable doing it, but I also thought it wasn't important at the time,” he said.
“It's a wake-up call for me. It's a wake-up call that I didn't really realize the Catholic Church would act like this,” he added.
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland said in a statement that it's confident that the termination was appropriate.