The “Spirit of Inclusion” was the University’s response in 1997 to petitions by the Faculty Senate, the Student Senate, and many students who wanted the anti-discrimination clause amended to include sexual orientation. The University denied that request and instead adopted the “Spirit of Inclusion.” Then-President Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., explained that the “Spirit of Inclusion” reflects Church teaching whereas an expanded anti-discrimination clause would be in tension with it. He wrote in part…