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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Roman Catholic teacher fired over her same-sex<\/a> marriage says she has been invited to the White House to help welcome Pope Francis.<\/p>\n

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Margie Winters said Monday she hopes the pontiff will address issues facing gay<\/a><\/span> Catholics during his visit to the U.S. this week.<\/p>\n

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The 50-year-old Winters says she lost her job this year at a private Catholic grade school outside Philadelphia over her 2007 same-sex<\/a> marriage.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of people from diverse social and religious backgrounds are expected to attend the welcoming ceremony Wednesday on the South Lawn.<\/p>\n

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Winters hopes to get a chance to speak to the pope. She would ask him to extend his message of inclusion to gay<\/a><\/span>, lesbian<\/a>, bisexual<\/a> and transgender Catholics.<\/p>\n

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She says her invitation came through the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT advocacy group.<\/p>\n

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