father mccloskey is the president of holy ghost preparatory school in bensalem, pennsylvania, and ons website. at a meeting in my office yesterday, december 6th, teacher michael griffin made clear that he intends to obtain a license to marriage his same-sex partner. unfortunately, this decision contradicts the terms of his teaching contract in our school, which requires all the faculty and staff to follow the teachings of the church as a condition of their employment in a discussion with mr. griffin, he acknowledged that he was aware of this provision in his contract, yet he said that he intended to go ahead with the ceremony. regretly, we informed mr. griffin that we have no choice but to terminate his contract effective immediately. effective immediately, joining us is michael griffin and his soon-to-be husband. this was not a surprise, right? >> that's correct. we've actually been dating for as -- well, a couple -- we started dating before i started working there 12 years ago, that summer, but we've been together since then. >> and the school had no problem with that? >> no. no, h