Communion Denied to Gay Marriage Supporters in St. Paul
A small group of Catholics were denied communion Sunday because they wore rainbow sashes in support of same-sex marriage to mass at the St. Paul Cathedral.By: Associated Press,
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A small group of Catholics were denied communion Sunday because they wore rainbow sashes in support of same-sex marriage to mass at the St. Paul Cathedral.
Minnesota Public Radio News reports the protest has been an annual event for a decade.
Each year organizers ask the archbishop for permission to receive communion while wearing the sash, but a St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese spokesman says that would be sacrilege.
Archdiocese spokesman Dennis McGrath says communion simply must not be used for a political statement.
Brendt Vanderlinden wore a rainbow sash. He says church officials politicized the Eucharist with a recent mailing of anti-same-sex marriage DVDs to church members.
Vanderlinden says he and his wife wore sashes to show support for their son, who is gay.
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