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Article: Church censured for Gay Pride support; Archdiocese orders St. Joan of Arc to remove materials from its Web site.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 28, 2004
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Byline: Matt McKinney; Staff Writer
A Catholic church in Minneapolis known for its progressive stands on social issues has been ordered by the Vatican and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to remove Gay Pride material from its Web site and stop allowing unordained guests to speak during mass.
The order was delivered by two bishops in person two weeks ago to the pastor of St. Joan of Arc and again in a statement issued Wednesday.
The Rev. George Wertin of St. Joan's said he intends to comply with the order.
But in keeping with his church's long-standing practice of community decisionmaking, he said several parish committees are ...