June 23, 2010 – St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is listed as a participant in the Gay Pride March to be held this weekend in New York City, according to documents available from the NYC Pride website.  The parish’s ongoing participation is in direct contravention of Archbishop Dolan’s written request. 

Last week we reported that Archbishop Dolan had sent a letter to the pastor of St. Francis Xavier parish, requesting that the parish not participate in the “March.” In spite of his directive plans were still in the works for parish participation in this event  At the time that article was written the Lesbian and Gay Ministry group within the parish was continuing to promote the March and distributing flyers encouraging support.

Last weekend, on June 19, Archbishop Dolan was the celebrant at the rededication Mass of St. Francis Xavier in which a ten year renovation project was concluded.  Cardinal Egan was also present. Archbishop Dolan welcomed all the parish organizations at the end of the Mass including the lesbian, gay, and transgendered group members, and those wearing rainbow ribbons.  No public mention was made during the rededication Mass of the parish defying the archbishop’s request.

The official roster for this week’s Pride March can be found here.  On page 1 of 4 of this document, dated June 22, 2010 is the listing for St. Francis Xavier Parish as an official participant.  A picture of a section of that page appears below and the entire document can be found here.   

The Pride March is one of the culminating events of the week-long celebration of gay culture in New York City. It features a host of activities that encourage and promote the gay lifestyle; a choice which the Church condemns as an “intrinsic disorder.”

The parade features clad men, men in drag, and host of other participants and floats that disparage traditional values and promote a lifestyle that is not only sinful but that is unhealthy.  A complaint filed by a group homosexual men with the Canadian Human Rights Commission revealed an number of alarming statistics. First and foremost is that the average life expectancy of a gay man is 55, twenty years LESS than a heterosexual male.

 

Contact Information:

Archbishop Timothy Dolan
1011 First Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-371-1000

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Fr. Joe Costantino, S.J.
JCostantino@sfxavier.org
(212) 627-2100, ext. 204

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