Posted on 03/21/2018 4:33:33 PM PDT by marshmallow
Pair green-lighted by NY Catholic leaders
NEW YORK (ChurchMilitant.com) - New York's Catholic leaders marked the city's 257th St. Patrick's Day Parade by spotlighting openly gay marchers, chief among them, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of Ireland.
The prime minister and his boyfriend helped lead the parade, marching alongside Governor Andrew Cuomo and Congressman Peter King, both self-described Catholics.
Varadkar hailed the significance of the event. "It was a real privilege to march with my partner at this parade in New York," he said after the parade. "Only a few years ago, people couldn't march under the rainbow banner but that has all changed."
Cuomo also hailed the moment, noting the participation of the prime minister and his boyfriend was a testament to the radical changes of the last few years.
"Today as every day, New Yorkers know diversity is our greatest strength," the governor tweeted. "Proud to march alongside Prime Minister Leo Varadkar."
Cuomo is a key ally of New York gay activists. He was responsible for ramming through the state's landmark gay "marriage" bill in 2011, making New York the first major U.S. state to allow same-sex couples to "marry."
In a 2014 radio interview, the governor described gay "marriage" opponents "extreme conservatives" who "have no place in the state of New York."
Two years later, he banned state-funded travel to North Carolina, after Raleigh passed a "transgender bathroom" law, requiring individuals to use restrooms that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
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Nowadays it seems it’s the Catholic church’s mission to lead people into sin and hell, not out of it.
Celebrating perversity.
Stick a shillelagh up his a$$....
Faith and begorrah, a coupla Commie fags.
I’m sure they have. It’s the poor Irish gerbils that worry me.
Sodom and and begorrah.
I thought they already had their own pride parades. Attention whores.
It is my understanding that the Ancient Order of Hibernians ceased their sponsorship of the NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade over the issue of gays demanding to be let march.
The AOH inaugurated the parade... what Catholic association or group is now putting the Parade on?????
Why do these people look SO HAPPY??
I guess the Catholic Church is officially “out”. It is rather shocking but no surprise. I defended the Church when thousands of American’s accused priests of rape and the Church covered it up. Shame on me.
I’ve never heard anyone list exactly what good LGBT types bring by virtue of being LGBT.
They certainly bring a lot of harm, starting with objectively verifiable health matters, and continuing with the corruption of the culture.
The AOH are fanatically pro-Sinn Fein. Seeing as how Sinn Fein is pro-homosexual, I don't see why they'd draw a line in the sand there.
Patrick Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatrick?
God is not mocked, Leo.
Not good.
That’s what I thought.
Shame on you Timmy; you could have stopped this sickness but insisted you couldnt.
(Dolan seems rather affectionate with his altar boy.)
I'll bet he was...
I wish diversity would involve the virtuous, the moral, the good Christian man and woman....
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