Instructions: In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .
Input: Roman Catholic school officials who fired a married gay teacher are not seeking controversy but showed 'character and common sense' by following church teachings, Philadelphia's archbishop said Monday. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, in a statement, thanked Waldron Mercy Academy leaders 'for taking the steps to ensure that the Catholic faith is presented... in accord with the teaching of the church. 'They've shown character and common sense at a moment when both seem to be uncommon.' The church opposes gay marriage and of homosexuals, Pope Francis has said: 'Who am I to judge?' Teacher Margie Winters recently told a newspaper that she lost her job last month as religious instruction director even though she had told the school about her marriage to Andrea Vettori when she was hired in 2007.Philadelphia's archbishop Charles J. Chaput, thanked Waldron Mercy Academy leaders for taking steps to ensure Catholic faith is presentedTeacher Margie Winters said she lost her job last month as religious instructor director because of her marriage to Andrea VettoriShe said she had told the school about her marriage when she was hired in 2007Many parents are upset by Winters' dismissal and Democratic mayor nominee Jim Kenney has criticized the firing
Output:
_, in his weekly column, called it 'a painful situation and said the church 'never looks for reasons to turn anyone away from a Catholic education.'