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Man Disturbs Mass to Defend Gay Marriage
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 28, 2004 04:37pm |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Sunday, March 28, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Man Disturbs Mass to Defend Gay Marriage
The Rocky Mountain News
A gay man interrupted a church Mass on Sunday when he told congregants he objected to a video opposing same-sex marriage that was shown moments earlier. Chuck Colbert created a brief disturbance when he stood up after the eight-minute video, identified himself as a Catholic and said he objected to the video, said the Rev. Michael Doyle of St. John the Evangelist church. "We called police to maintain order," Doyle said. "We had no interest in pressing charges against anyone." Canton police said they went to the church but made no arrests. The video was shown during the 9 a.m. Mass and Doyle decided to not show it during the 11:30 a.m. service.
The video was shown a day before the Massachusetts Legislature renews debate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. In the video, a female voice, played over various images, urges listeners to contact lawmakers to urge them to vote against gay marriage and civil unions. It says civil unions "discriminate against the poor and needy," and will hurt the economy by paying out Social Security survivor benefits. "I just found it to be such a scurrilous, scandalous piece of misinformation," Colbert said. "For me to sit there and take it is out of the question." Colbert is a writer for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent weekly newspaper. |
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