German court says Catholic hospital must rehire divorced doctor
BERLIN (RNS) A divorced doctor fired from his job at a Catholic hospital
because he married another woman should be reinstated, a German court
ruled Thursday (Sept. 8).
The ruling by Germany's highest labor court means that church
organizations may fire someone if they are found not living up to church
standards, but only if there is no overriding argument for the person to
retain his job.
The case concerned a doctor at St. Vincent Hospital in Dusseldorf.
According to a court press release, after he was divorced from his first
wife, the doctor moved in with another woman, before marrying her in a
civil ceremony.
