Gay Men's Chorus to perform in Catholic parish in San Francisco

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I’d be curious to see what Archbishop Cordelione has to say about this. According to the article, the idea wasn’t run by the archbishop. That’s prone to causing problems.
 
It doesn’t look like the Archbishop stepped in. The concert is today… apparently in a few hours.
 
Through the years I have heard of cases where parishioners who obstinately remained in the state of mortal sin were refused into the choir. The information was known through scandal and not official sources or because of an ecclesial judgement.

Strange though. Today those who mock our Lord’s Sacraments become choir members, and those who want to assist in their church are checked through the criminal record file and if a 40 year old misdemeanor is found and debt paid, is refused.
 
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Apparently the pastor invited them to perform at the church as part of their Music and Art program.
"The Church hosts both Parish and University events and Masses which employ musicians from instrumentalists to singers. In addition, a variety of professional and amateur groups have offered concerts and choral workshops in our sacred space. See our News & Events page for upcoming performances."
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CTBcin said:
I’d be curious to see what Archbishop Cordelione has to say about this. According to the article, the idea wasn’t run by the archbishop. That’s prone to causing problems.
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It’s a Jesuit-run parish. Would a Jesuit-run parish need to get permission from the archbishop to do this?
 
The Jesuits are not under the direct control of the bishop, but the parish belongs to the diocese, not to th order.
 
Are you guys serious? A gay choir performing in a church sends the signal that the church approves of this lifestyle. It’s not just guys singing. If that were true the choir wouldn’t be labeled “gay men choir.” Of course a gay man would be welcome in a church choir, but the whole concept of “gay men’s choir” is a statement. This is outrageous and sad, though not surprising for SF.
 
Unfortunately, it seems that the homosexual heresy may be as persistent as the Arian heresy, which lasted for nearly three centuries. It persisted even after Nicea supposedly settled the matter with a definition that Jesus was of the same substance as the Father.

Athanasius, the great defender of Christological orthodoxy, kept getting exiled by one emperor or another because he was considered too rigid and divisive and unwilling to compromise. He would not agree to reconcile with the Arians because although they accepted the language of Nicea, they interpreted it to mean something different–Christ was not fully God.

The mass of people remained fully Catholic but the elites and ruling classes held on to Arianism as a distinctive. Ultimately Catholic orthodoxy carried the day. If not, we would have had an entirely different religion–as we will if the Church were to succumb to the current heresy.
 
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Interesting. I wouldn’t expect the Archbishop to be a live and let live kind of guy when it comes to an issue like this. Perhaps he doesn’t want to cause more trouble than it’s worth.
 
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Are you guys serious? A gay choir performing in a church sends the signal that the church approves of this lifestyle.
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I don’t know why you think this. I think all it says is it approves of them singing. It is a shame when people read too much into things.
 
Personally, I don’t like the church buildings themselves being used as public venues for secular (i.e., non-Catholic) concerts of any kind. Even if the Blessed Sacrament is removed, the church itself is the place where we are present at the sacrifice of Calvary at every mass. It just feels incongruous to have secular concerts take place in such a sacred space.

This is not the hill I intend to die on, but it definitely bothers me.
 
I’m guessing this Chorus isn’t made up of same sex attracted men who devoted themselves to Christ and are living in accordance with Church teaching?

Genuinely asking
 
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Would there be a similar approval for say, an adulterer chorus to perform, or a pedophile chorus? Note that these need not be composed of persons actually engaged in adultery or pedophile acts, just those for whom it was an attraction or a temptation.
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Well to be truthful, most people don’t consider being gay the same thing as being an adulterer or a pedophile. I know you will probably say it is no different, and you are entitled to your opinion, but for many reasons it isn’t the way most people (Cathoics or otherwise) view things.
 
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I suppose they would all be composed of people who identify themselves with their sexual temptations.
 
If they sounded really good, and I wasn’t aware of any crimes they were in the midst of committing, I would go listen anyway.
 
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