Massachusetts Couple Says State Rejected Them As Foster Parents Because of Their Catholic Faith

A couple from Massachusetts claims the Commonwealth has barred them from fostering children because their Catholic faith would prevent them from affirming a child's homosexuality or gender identity. Mike and Catherine Burke of Southampton filed a lawsuit (Burke v. Walsh) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday with the help of the religious liberty legal organization Becket Law, claiming the state denied them the opportunity to foster children because they hold C

A couple from Massachusetts claims the Commonwealth has barred them from fostering children because their Catholic faith would prevent them from affirming a child's homosexuality or gender identity. Mike and Catherine Burke of Southampton filed a lawsuit (Burke v. Walsh) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday with the help of the religious liberty legal organization Becket Law, claiming the state denied them the opportunity to foster children because they hold C…