tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post3300954447977472896..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Church Fires “Openly” Gay Music DirectorMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-59587484012709603632008-09-18T23:35:00.000-05:002008-09-18T23:35:00.000-05:00A truly outrageous, pathetic move. As GS points o...A truly outrageous, pathetic move. As GS points out--and I have on several other occasions--if the Church had shed all its "disordered" types, there would be FAR less great works of music, art, and service in its annals of human history. Morino is a climber. Worthless and opportunistic. I love the suggestion that parishioners withhold from the collection basket and send funds to this couple. Money speaks. The whole rightist tilt in the Church is meant to appeal to the wacko Monaghans of the Church. Outrageous. Pathetic.kevin57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01681985465980196347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-59051318718398998912008-09-16T11:27:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:27:00.000-05:00Michael,You write,"As a gay person within Roman Ca...Michael,<BR/><BR/>You write,<BR/><BR/><I>"As a gay person within Roman Catholicism I find it a challenge to remain not only hopeful but sometimes even <B>loving."</B></I><BR/><BR/>Your posts are always perspicacious, but rarely so revelatory. How does the "child" nurture self-love, when it is constantly slapped down, as worthless? How does one love, if one is not loved? How can anger find justice, when it is told to turn the other cheek?<BR/><BR/>If the sexual orientation of a gifted artist precludes contribution to the greater glory -- never denied Michaelangelo, nor artisans I've known as recently as 20 years ago -- if how one loves is told has no place in the orthodox church of narrow mind, then maybe . . . . just maybe god is not love, because its church is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-71309812460102502752008-09-16T09:48:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:48:00.000-05:00This is so sad. I hope concerned Catholics will pr...This is so sad. I hope concerned Catholics will pray with me for this poor man and his partner. If I were in that particular parish, I'd do exactly what I did when my own parish got a homophobic priest: transfer to another Catholic parish with a more neutral or welcoming atmosphere. Or at the very least, withhold all donations. Better yet, when the collection basket comes around, put in a note saying something like "no music director, no dollars." That should send a message. I only pray that the Church will open itself up more in the future. May God forgive those 5 parishoners and the hierarchy that was responsible for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-49181421173940225732008-09-16T09:46:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:46:00.000-05:00Was or is adherence to Catholic doctrine a conditi...Was or is adherence to Catholic doctrine a condition of employment at this parish? I'm not sure it could or should be a condition of employment; I wonder if it was or is a condition of employment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com