{"id":72307,"date":"2026-02-09T01:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T01:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72307"},"modified":"2026-02-09T01:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T01:45:04","slug":"catholic-bishops-families-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-for-catholic-schools-in-colorado-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/catholic-bishops-families-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-for-catholic-schools-in-colorado-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholieke bisschoppen en families vragen het Hooggerechtshof om uitspraak ten gunste van katholieke scholen in rechtszaak Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Het Capitool van de staat Colorado in Denver. \/ Bron: Shutterstock<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

CNA-staf, 19 dec. 2025 \/ 11:52 uur (CNA).<\/p>\n

De Amerikaanse Bisschoppenconferentie, een coalitie van katholieke gezinnen en tal van andere pleitbezorgers verzoeken het Amerikaanse Hooggerechtshof om in het voordeel te beslissen van katholieke scholen die willen worden opgenomen in het universele kleuteronderwijs-financieringsprogramma van Colorado. <\/p>\n

De organisatie voor godsdienstvrijheid Becket zei in een persbericht van 18 december<\/a> dat de pleitbezorgers van de katholieke scholen \u2014 waaronder tal van religieuze groeperingen, juridische organisaties en beleidsorganisaties \u2014 er bij het hoogste gerechtshof op aandringen om de \u201cdiscriminerende uitsluiting\u201d van de geloofsscholen door Colorado te verwerpen. <\/p>\n

Het aartsbisdom Denver en een groep katholieke kleuterscholen vroegen het Hooggerechtshof <\/a>in november om hen toegang te verlenen tot het programma van Colorado, nadat het Amerikaanse Hof van Beroep voor het 10e circuit in september oordeelde<\/a> dat de staat de kleuterscholen mag blijven uitsluiten van het onderwijsfonds. <\/p>\n

De staat heeft die scholen uitgesloten van de financieringspot omdat ze van leraren en gezinnen eisen dat zij een verklaring ondertekenen waarin zij beloven hun religieuze missie te handhaven, inclusief de leer over seksualiteit en genderidentiteit.<\/p>\n

In het in een amicus curiae-brief<\/a> deze week zeiden de Amerikaanse bisschoppen dat de regel in Colorado \u201ckatholieke kleuterscholen de toegang ontzegt tot een door de staat beheerd collegegeldhulpprogramma, enkel en alleen omdat die scholen vasthouden aan de katholieke leer over menselijke seksualiteit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Het laten voortbestaan van deze regel zal een \u201cstappenplan\u201d bieden voor andere overheden om de rechten van religieuze Amerikanen onder het Eerste Amendement in het hele land te schenden, zo betoogden de bisschoppen. <\/p>\n

Het toestaan van de uitsluiting van de scholen \u201czal het vermogen van katholieke organisaties en andere geloofsgebaseerde dienstverleners om samen te werken met staats- en lokale overheden om het publiek te dienen schaden,\u201d zeiden de prelaten, waarbij ze aanvoerden dat de \u201cresulterende schade aan de sociale ondersteuningsinfrastructuur van het land enorm zou zijn.\u201d<\/p>\n

In het in een andere indiening<\/a>, zei een coalitie van katholieke gezinnen dat zij katholieke scholen beschouwt als \u201cessenti\u00eble partners\u201d in hun missie om het katholieke geloof aan hun kinderen over te dragen. De regel in Colorado zou de katholieke scholen echter dwingen te opereren op een manier die \u201converenigbaar is met hun religieuze overtuigingen en missie.\u201d <\/p>\n

Meerdere gezinnen in de indiening \u2014 die allemaal vier of meer kinderen hebben \u2014 getuigden van de vormende rol die katholieke kleuterscholen voor hen hebben gespeeld. De gezinnen zeiden dat ze \u201cwillen dat hun kinderen de leer van de Katholieke Kerk over de aard van de menselijke persoon omarmen\u201d en dat de staatsregel hun vermogen om dit via katholieke scholen te doen belemmert. <\/p>\n

Tal van andere amicus curiae-indieners zijn onder meer de Thomas More Society, het Center for American Liberty en Concerned Women for America, evenals religieuze groeperingen die lutheranen, evangelicals, joden en moslims vertegenwoordigen.<\/p>\n

Scott Elmer, schoolinspecteur van het aartsbisdom Denver, zei via Becket dat het aartsbisdom \u201cnederig\u201d is door de steunbetuigingen. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnze kleuterscholen vragen niet om een speciale behandeling, alleen om een gelijke behandeling,\u201d zei hij, waarbij hij de hoop uitsprak dat het Hooggerechtshof \u201cdeze zaak in behandeling neemt en de belofte van universeel kleuteronderwijs voor elk gezin in Colorado waarmaakt.\u201d <\/p>\n

Het Hooggerechtshof heeft nog niet beslist of het de zaak zal horen. Becket zei dat het hoogste gerechtshof waarschijnlijk \u201cbegin 2026\u201d zal beslissen of het de zaak al dan niet in behandeling neemt.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/268591\/catholic-bishops-families-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-for-catholic-schools-in-colorado-suit<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Het Capitool van de staat Colorado in Denver. \/ Credit: Shutterstock CNA-medewerkers, 19 dec. 2025 \/ 11:52 uur (CNA). De Amerikaanse Bisschoppenconferentie, een coalitie van katholieke gezinnen en tal van andere pleitbezorgers verzoeken het Amerikaanse Hooggerechtshof om in het voordeel te beslissen van katholieke scholen die willen worden opgenomen in het universele kleuteronderwijs-financieringsprogramma van Colorado. 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