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  • Can Laity Preach at Mass? Chicago Parish Offers Pulpit to Same-Sex Couple

    06/29/2022 5:41:23 PM PDT · by marshmallow · 11 replies
    Catholic News Agency ^ | 6/22/22 | Jonah McKeown
    A Chicago Catholic parish is facing questions after the pastor allowed a couple in a same-sex marriage to offer a “reflection” in lieu of the homily at a June 19 Mass. The parish, Old St. Patrick’s, is a historic and prominent parish on Chicago’s west loop. The priest celebrating the Mass, Father Joe Roccasalva, introduced the two men immediately after proclaiming the Gospel and said they were to give a Father’s Day “Gospel reflection.” According to canon law, laypeople are not allowed to preach homilies during Mass — only the ordained, meaning priests, bishops, and deacons, are allowed to do...