MInneapolis gay pride service disallowed by Archbishop

Posted by Randy Shulman
June 24, 2008 6:54 PM |
"[The archbishop] didn't overreact. He said, 'Tell them they can't hold that on church property.'"

-- Dennis McGrath, spokesperson for the Twin Cities Archbishop John Nienstedt, who disallowed a parish in south Minneapolis from holding its annual gay pride prayer service at St. Joan of Arc Church. The service, set for Wednesday, June 25, will now be characterized as a "peace service." (Star Tribune)


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