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  • The real story behind the gay pride issue at St. Joan

    06/30/2008 3:46:03 AM PDT · by Caleb1411 · 35 replies · 120+ views
    Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | June 29, 2008 | KATHERINE KERSTEN
    Last week, controversy erupted when Archbishop John Nienstedt informed St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Minneapolis that it could not hold a gay pride prayer service in its sanctuary. The service -- held for several years in conjunction with the annual Twin Cities Gay Pride festival -- celebrates the gay identity. In response, organizers moved the celebration outside the church. One gay activist attended in what must have struck him as a clown's outfit, given the occasion -- the robes of an archbishop, miter and all. David McCaffrey of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM) condemned what...