Originally published Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Pa. bishop refuses to meet with Catholic school that hosted gay-rights speaker

A Roman Catholic bishop in northeastern Pennsylvania says he won't meet with officials from a Catholic university that hosted a visit by a gay-rights advocate.

SCRANTON, Pa. —

A Roman Catholic bishop in northeastern Pennsylvania says he won't meet with officials from a Catholic university that hosted a visit by a gay-rights advocate.

Bishop Joseph Martino says Misericordia (miz-ur-ih-KOR'-dee-uh) University must first heed his request to publicly show how it teaches Catholic morality on sexuality.

Martino has demanded that Misericordia shut down its multicultural center because it hosted a Feb. 17 visit by author Keith Boykin. In response, Misericordia asked to meet with the bishop privately to discuss the matter.

The Diocese of Scranton said in a news release Wednesday that no meeting will be held until Martino's demand is met. The diocese also referred to the event with Boykin as a "scandal."

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