Church Denies Funeral for Gay Bar Owner

Fri Mar 18, 4:27 PM ET
	
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SAN DIEGO - San Diego's Roman Catholic bishop has denied funeral rites
to a man who owned a bar and a dance club popular with gays, citing a
clash with the church's moral teachings.

John McCusker, who was gay, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at
a ski resort, his family said.

(...)

Valdivia cited a church canon that states "manifest sinners" are among
those who cannot be granted funeral rites "without public scandal to
the faithful."

Other dioceses have sometimes denied funeral Masses for mobsters,
including John Gotti.

(...)

McCusker owned Club Montage, a nightclub popular with gays, and ReBar,
a gay bar.

Several gay community leaders said they planned to file a formal
protest with the diocese and demand that Brom apologize to McCusker's
family.

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Why should the church apologize It's within their rights to determine
who they will conduct funerals for. Again, homosexuals demanding
special treatment simply because of their sexual preference. When will
it all end?


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