Members of The Rainbow Sash Alliance enter the Cathedral of St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, May 15, 2005. A group of about 100 gay Roman Catholics and their supporters were denied Holy Communion at Pentecost Mass at the cathedral. The Rainbow Sash Alliance has been taking Communion on Pentecost at the Cathedral for the past four years, but Archbishop Harry Flynn changed the policy this year. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)
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IFI's LaBarbera Calls on Catholics to Reject Gay 'Rainbow Sash' Activism
Its a sacrament. Combining a political statement with the moment of grace that the sacramenet represents is just like wearing a sponsoring advertisement on a wedding dress.