Charlotte Catholic Diocese

The resignation comes amid a flurry of controversies in recent weeks due to the diocese’s recent decision to switch to a Catholic-centric accreditation system called Lumen, which prompted petitions and pushback from parents.

A federal judge has ruled that a gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school after he announced in 2014 that he was going to marry his longtime partner.

The pastor of Charlotte’s St. Matthew Catholic Church will remain away from ministry following an investigation into a decades-old allegation of sexual…