Notre Dame Fails to List Gays in Policy

The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., voted unanimously not to include homosexuality in its anti-discrimination policy, fearing the move would allow the courts to interpret Roman Catholic doctrine. The university’s Board of Fellows, charged with maintaining the school’s Roman Catholic character, said in a statement that they did not “believe that the university should leave to civil courts the interpretation and application of church teaching.” The decision thwarted plans by gay students to test the university’s discrimination policies in federal court.