CV NEWS FEED // A Catholic parish in Dublin has barred a local gay men’s chorus from performing in its church at its upcoming summer concert, set to take place on June 23, according to a local RTE report.
St Andrews Catholic Church informed the Dublin Gay Men’s Chorus that the group would not be permitted to perform in the concert over its overt gay pride messaging.
In a statement released to the Irish Times and The Irish Catholic, the church stated that while it is normally “happy to welcome groups from all backgrounds to perform concerts in the church,” the nature of the concert was “not made clear at the time of booking.”
The statement continued:
We have learned that in form and content it is being presented not as a simple choral recital but as a Pride Festival event in a context which is not compatible with our mission as a Roman Catholic Parish Church.
Representatives for the group stated in the RTE report that the concert was not a pride event. The name of the event is “Pride In the Name of Love.”
Chairman Patrick McNamara insisted that the name was merely coincidental, stating in the report “this is purely a title taken from a U2 song to signify love.”
McNamara then seemed to contradict himself, adding: “It appears that they are happy for us to potentially perform once we don’t align ourselves or be our real selves or show solidarity with our colleagues within the LGBT+ community.”
According to the Dublin Pride website, the concert will now take place at the Anglican Sandford Parish Church in Dublin. The website describes the event as “a celebration of love, solidarity, and community.”
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