From New Zealand-The Anglican Church breached the Human Rights Act by stopping Eugene Sisneros from entering a priesthood training programme on the grounds he was in a same-sex relationship, says his lawyer.
His lawyer David Ryken gave his closing arguments today at the Human Rights Tribunal hearing in Auckland into the alleged discrimination after two days of witnesses.
Mr Ryken said that excluding someone from a training programme because of their sexuality breached Section 38 of the Human Rights Act.
He said the church could not take away the opportunity for someone to take part in training, comparing it to professional training for law school graduates.
``Any gate-keeper decision to not allow a person into professionals would equally be a breach of section 38.''
Mr Sisneros wanted the opportunity to enter the training programme, after which he understood ``there is no guarantees he would be selected for ordination'', he said.
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