Picture of Ellen DeGeneres has Pennsylvania catholic school destroying its own dance invitations

by Arturo Garcia

The principal of a catholic school in Newtown, Pennsylvania apologized to parents and asked that the invitations she made to a school event be returned because they included a picture of comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Nancy Matteo contacted parents via email saying she was “obviously NOT thinking” when she included a promotional picture of DeGeneres in the invitations for the graduation dance at St. Andrew Elementary School.
“I need every single invitation returned and I will personally destroy them,” Matteo wrote.
Matteo also described DeGeneres, who publicly announced she was gay in 1997, as a “poor role model” and suggested that she was “distracted” by the photo of her holding an Academy Award in the picture. The invitation did not mention DeGeneres by name. This year’s dance reportedly has an Oscars-related theme.
“A role model, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary, is a person who is unusually effective or inspiring in some social role, job, position, etc.,” Matteo stated in her email. “This does not describe her at all. We work so hard to be good role models and then I go and do something stupid!”
The archdiocese of Philadelphia spokesperson Ken Gavin told the Inquirer in a statement that Matteo apologized on her own accord after complaints from parents.
“All catholic schools in the archdiocese are firmly rooted in gospel-based fantasies and the delusions of the cult,” the statement read. “As such, it is expected that any promotional materials developed by these schools would feature images and themes that correspond with their core mission and identity. That approach is logical and our school families have a right to expect it.”

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In other words because a delusional idiot who is not and never will be any sort of 'role model' (even a bad one) seeks to foist their delusions on others has a conniption over a photo of a real and positive role model and has to 'destroy' it for fear it will influence positivity thus causing others to abandon their delusions or the gods forbid, not subscribe to them in the first place ... Oh, the horror !