The sins of the teacher

The Spanish constitution has a curious exception laid out for the Catholic Church's role in education. The religious curriculum of Spanish schools is set not by the state but by the church. The church is also responsible for the appointment of religious teachers and that includes the right, now upheld by the courts, to sack teachers whose lifestyles don't measure up to the church's exacting standards. Offences to the Church's dignity include adultery, drinking and cohabitation. None of the sacked teachers seem to have engaged in sexual abuse of the children in their care; perhaps this is reserved for the priests alone.

I foresee an exodus of American right wing Christian nutcases who trundle off to Iberia to seek advice as to how to adjust the American Constitution in this direction.