The archbishop wins. Catholic church fires teacher for being gay.

Archbishop Charles Thompson (centre) heads the Indianapolis archdiocese which ordered school to fire a gay teacher. (Image: ArchbpCThompson/ Twitter)

A US Catholic school has fired a gay teacher to avoid losing the support of the Indianapolis archdiocese, headed by archbishop Charles Thompson.

The news came just days after Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in the same city refused to fire a gay teacher