Catholic leaders in San Antonio recently shut down a Mass offered to gays and lesbians for the last 15 years, citing a conflict with church teaching, according to The San Antonio Express-News:
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú, the interim head of the archdiocese, told church officials the Mass conflicted with Catholic teaching because it was offered for the gay Catholic advocacy group, Dignity San Antonio. Part of the national organization, DignityUSA, it seeks the acceptance of alternative lifestyles in the Catholic Church.
“The Mass … continues to send conflicting messages about the Church’s official teaching concerning the proper celebration of the Eucharist and living an active homosexual lifestyle,” Cantú wrote in an Oct. 13 letter to the St. Ann pastor, Father John Restrepo.
Dignity officials say they will continue the mass at another location. They also say they’ll appeal the decision to the new head of the archdiocese who will take over next month.
