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  • Rockford, IL, Parish Divided over Dismissal of Homosexual Choir Leader

    07/09/2003 6:24:49 PM PDT · by Theodore R. · 15 replies · 270+ views
    Chicago Tribune ^ | 07-09-03 | Mastony, Colleen
    Gay choir leader's firing turns into a test of faith Dismissal of popular director has brought disharmony to the flock at Rockford parish By Colleen Mastony Tribune staff reporter Published July 9, 2003 ROCKFORD -- The new choir director was one of the best things that ever happened to Holy Family Catholic Church. Everyone said so. He brought together businessmen and blue-collar workers, students and senior citizens to make music that lifted the whole parish--until last month, when church officials learned he is gay. A lawyer and two priests confronted Bill Stein on June 17 and asked him to renounce...