Then don't invite them. Choose your own chorus.
"That a Catholic cardinal should request such a thing is quite extraordinary and a complete scandal."
Matt 9:10-13, While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[Hosea 6:6] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
"This was essentially a celebration of open, unrepentant homosexuality."
No. It was the Archbishop's funeral. These folks sang the songs the Archbishop chose to be sung, else they were quite and respectful of the occassion. Pride parades are celebrations of open, unrepentant homos.
Indeed.
And for good reason.
Scandal is a sin.
No. It was the Archbishop's funeral.
Uh-huh...
These folks sang the songs the Archbishop chose to be sung,.....
Right. That's why the Cathedral has a choir. To sing. It usually does so at funerals of prominent churchmen. Telling it to stand down in favor of the "Gay Men's Chorus" is neither a neutral nor an insignificant gesture.
... else they were quite and respectful of the occassion.
You mean they didn't shout "we're here, we're queer and we're not going shopping"?? That's nice of them.
Pride parades are celebrations of open, unrepentant homos.
Yes they are.
So are organizations which are composed exclusively of homosexual men and which self-identify as "gay". Such groups are dedicated to furthering the proposition that the "gay" lifestyle is not abnormal and is worthy of our esteem. They are most certainly not dedicated to the furtherance of Catholic teaching, which is that sodomy is gravely sinful and damnable. No organization which self-identifies as "gay" accepts that proposition nor is it directed to promoting "celibacy" among those afflicted with same sex attraction. It is dedicated to promoting acceptance of same-sex attraction and ipso facto is in direct conflict with Catholic dogma.
Not all homosexual agitprop is blatant, like a gay pride parade. Some is subtle and therefore more insidious. A choir of "gay" male voices falls into the latter category, just so a "gay" theater troupe or a "gay" motorcycle club. In addition to showing an apparently reasonable and attractive side to "gay" culture, these groups also act as self-affirmation organizations, whereby the members provide morale-boosting support for each other's life-styles, as well as being a place where one can meet a potential partner.
As for your Scripture quote, you forgot the one where Jesus says....."go and sin no more." That doesn't sit well with the "gay" community. Its whole ethos is dedicated to maintaining the "gay" lifestyle, not repenting of it.
The Church is more than happy to eat with tax-collectors and sinners but when the sinners tell us that sin is not really sin, that's where the meal ends and we leave the restaurant.