A tight-knit Roman Catholic Church parish north of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, is dealing with the fallout of its new priest’s decision to dismiss three men from the church’s musical ensemble because they are in same-sex marriages.
The Rev. John Drees, who replaced his retiring predecessor at the Church of St. Joseph in Taylors Falls and the Church of St. Francis Xavier in Shafer in July, has explained that he had no choice but to dismiss the trio, as same-sex marriage goes against the teachings of the Church.
According to a report in The Pioneer Press last week, the men have the support of a significant part of the 400 or so members of the congregation, and none of the parties involved want to turn the story into a divisive debate that drives parishioners away.
The gay men reportedly continue to attend the church and sing from the pews, but not as part of the church musical ensemble, which they were let go from in December.
Bob Bernard, who was dismissed as the parish’s only on-staff musician, insisted that he doesn’t want the…
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