Catholic Charities in D.C. adds hiring clause on church tenets

By Michelle Boorstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Shortly after imposing limits on spousal health benefits for employees, Catholic Charities of Washington has begun requiring new employees to promise they will not "violate the principles or tenets" of the church.

That language was added March 3 to a hiring letter that new employees are required to sign, according to spokesman Erik Salmi. He said the move did not reflect a policy change because employees have been told during training that the organization is Catholic in more than name. the rest