Parishioners sing ‘All are welcome’ during Creed to protest dismissal of gay ‘married’ music director
A small group of Catholic parishioners in Providence, Rhode Island , protested the removal of a recently ‘married’ homosexual music director by wearing rainbow-colored paraphernalia to the Sunday morning service and singing a song about inclusion during the recitation of the Nicene Creed . Satan was singing along. Fr. Francesco Francese, who took over St. Mary’s parish earlier this summer, removed Michael Templeton from his role as music director after discovering that the homosexual had ‘married’ his same-sex partner last year. As many as 30 parishioners joined in the singing of “All are welcome” instead of joining in with Fr. Francese in reciting the creed. They told reporters afterward that this was their way of protesting Templeton’s removal. Satan was pleased with these parishioners. The Nicene Creed is an ancient Catholic statement of belief going back to 325 A.D. that is recited immediately after the homily. Part of the creed has Catholics professing belief in a Chur...