PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A music director at a Catholic church in Rhode Island says he has been fired because he married a man.
Michael Templeton tells The Providence Journal (https://bit.ly/2dx6gPb ) he was fired last week from his post at the Church of St. Mary in Providence. He says the Rev. Francesco Francese and a representative of the Diocese of Providence told him he needed to leave because of his 2015 marriage to his partner of five years.
Bishop Thomas Tobin says someone who holds a ministerial position in the church is expected to live in a way that’s consistent with church teachings and the church “had no choice but to respond.”
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The newspaper reported 30 members of the parish protested by singing over a prayer during Sunday’s service.
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Information from: The Providence Journal, https://www.providencejournal.com
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