Iglesia católica niega funeral por "tener bares gays"...

Las autoridades católicas de San Diego, California, no quieren permitir que John McCusker, de 31 años, dueño de dos bares gays que falleció el 13 de marzo reciba servicios funebres en la Universidad de San Diego o en ninguna iglesia de la ciudad. Su familia deseaba hacer el servicio en la universidad de la cual se gradúo en 1996, reporta el San Diego Daily.

Los líderes católicos dicen que no harán los servicios por que él fuera gay, sino porque tenía negocios de entretenimiento para adultos.

"Joyce Marieb, executive director of the Greater San Diego Business Association, called McCusker, "a great leader and the kind of guy that people love to see because he gives back and is very generous to the community."

"We all know what this is about," Marieb said, who knew McCusker for the past five and a half years. "They [the Catholic Church] claim they've buried other gay people and that it's because of the bar aspect."

A statement released earlier Thursday by Rodrigo Valdivia, chancellor for the Diocese of San Diego, explains the church's actions.

"The facts regarding the business activity of John McCusker were not known by church officials when arrangements were requested for his funeral. When these facts became known the bishop of San Diego concluded that to avoid public scandal Mr. McCusker can't be granted a funeral in a Catholic church or chapel in the Diocese of San Diego."

So what about McCusker would cause a public scandal?

"His business is adult entertainment, which is inconsistent with Catholic teaching" Valdivia said. "People would be scandalized that the church granted a funeral to a person who had this type of business activity."

Americablog retoma el caso y dice lo sensato:

"... the bigots running the Catholic church are refusing to given this man a funeral. A funeral! Simply because he owned a couple of gay bars. If he were a pedophile priest raping young boys and girls they would give him a funeral. Hell, they'd give him a promotion. But because he's an upstanding GAY businessman, they won't even give him a funeral.

I am beyond words at the the contempt and loathing I have for the leaders of that so-called church. Aside from the religious right, they are doing their damndest to further the devil's work in the name of God. They truly sicken me.

Feel free to call the Catholic diocese of San Diego and let them know how you feel about their un-Christian hate and bigotry.

Phone: 858-490-8200
Email: bcarr@diocese-sdiego.org
Conference@cacatholic.org
ckellett@diocese-sdiego.org

No se engañen al decir que también hay sacerdotes buenos (ya veo llegar los mails). Estos son los "valores familiares" de la iglesia católica como norma, lo demás son excepciones....