New Jersey priest says he was fired from Seton Hall after pro-LGBT post
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A New Jersey campus minister says he lost his job after making a pro-LGBT post on Facebook.
Rev. Warren Hall, director of Seton Hall University campus ministry, posted on Twitter that he was fired from the university for posting a picture on Facebook supporting LGBT ‘No H8.’ A shocked Hall was apologetic about the response it received.
A spokeswoman for the Catholic university told NJ.com that personnel decisions about priests on campus are directed by the Archdiocese of Newark.
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"Seton Hall University does not comment on personnel matters," spokeswoman Laurie Pine said in a statement to the website. "The Archbishop of Newark appoints the Director of Campus Ministry, who serves at his discretion."
Jim Goodness, a spokesman for the Archdiocese, told the website that Hall would still serve as a priest in the diocese, but will have a new assignment.
Students called the decision “unfathomable.” One user said, “no better representative of my alma mater than you, Father.”
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Hall didn’t officially give a statement about his reassignment, but did say he was “grateful for all the support” in a tweet.