Wisconsin: gay music director booted from Catholic church
by: Pam Spaulding
Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 10:00:00 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7126The disturbing aspect of this story is that when Charles Philyaw was hired by St. Andrew Catholic Church in Verona, WI to be its full-time director of music liturgy in 2004, he didn't hide his sexual orientation. In fact he lived monogamously with his partner, James Mulder-Philyaw, who also joined the parish and was active in the church.
This past June, five parishioners came forward to complain that Philyaws presence as an openly gay man "made a mockery of the Catholic doctrine" regarding homosexuality, and Bishop Robert Morlino's office became involved and Philyaw was fired.
