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"Fredric L. Rice" |
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20 Mar 2005 05:34:44 PM |
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Christian hate cult won'r bury dead follower |
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/sddt/20050318/lo_sddt/dioceseofsandiegodeniescatholicfuneralritestobarow
Diocese of San Diego denies Catholic funeral rites to bar owner
Fri Mar 18,12:05 AM ET
Local - San Diego Daily Transcript
A member of the Greater San Diego Business Association and owner of
two gay bars has been denied a funeral at the University of San Diego
and in any Catholic church or chapel in the Diocese of San Diego.
John McCusker, 31, owner of Club Montage and ReBar, two local gay
nightspots, died early March 13. McCusker suffered an apparent heart
attack while at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort on vacation. The bars
are closed indefinitely according to a notice on the Club Montage Web
site.
The Mono County Coroner's Office said that an official cause of death
is pending the outcome of a toxicology report.
A 1996 graduate of USD, McCusker's family wanted to have the funeral
service there, but was denied after church officials received
information about him and his businesses.
Joyce Marieb, executive director of the Greater San Diego Business
Association, called McCusker, "a great leader and the kind of guy that
people love to see because he gives back and is very generous to the
community."
"We all know what this is about," Marieb said, who knew McCusker for
the past five and a half years. "They [the Catholic Church] claim
they've buried other gay people and that it's because of the bar
aspect."
A statement released earlier Thursday by Rodrigo Valdivia, chancellor
for the Diocese of San Diego, explains the church's actions.
"The facts regarding the business activity of John McCusker were not
known by church officials when arrangements were requested for his
funeral. When these facts became known the bishop of San Diego
concluded that to avoid public scandal Mr. McCusker can't be granted a
funeral in a Catholic church or chapel in the Diocese of San Diego."
So what about McCusker would cause a public scandal?
"His business is adult entertainment, which is inconsistent with
Catholic teaching" Valdivia said. "People would be scandalized that
the church granted a funeral to a person who had this type of business
activity."
But, according to Valdivia, the Catholic Church does not consider all
bars and clubs "adult entertainment."
"There's a lot of different things that can play into what would make
a business activity something that was notoriously against Catholic
teaching or not. It would not necessarily be if (the club) was gay or
not."
When asked what about McCusker or his business goes against Catholic
teaching, Valdivia said he couldn't say, for legal reasons.
"It has nothing to do with his personal life," Valdivia said.
Marieb said she is surprised that the Church doesn't show respect to a
man that did so much for the community.
"Everybody loved him, it's a large loss for our community" Marieb
said. "You'll see the outpouring of the community at the services."
Marieb also said there will be a community meeting on Monday at the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of San Diego
to discuss this issue.
McCusker's memorial service is now planned for 11 a.m., March 18 at
St. Paul's Cathedral, an Episcopal church.
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| User: "desertphile@hot mail. com Desertphile, American Patriot" |
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| Title: Re: Christian hate cult won'r bury dead follower |
20 Mar 2005 09:45:22 PM |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:34:44 GMT, (Fredric
L. Rice) wrote:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/sddt/20050318/lo_sddt/dioceseofsandiegodeniescatholicfuneralritestobarow
"The facts regarding the business activity of John McCusker were not
known by church officials when arrangements were requested for his
funeral. When these facts became known the bishop of San Diego
concluded that to avoid public scandal Mr. McCusker can't be granted a
funeral in a Catholic church or chapel in the Diocese of San Diego."
So what about McCusker would cause a public scandal?
"His business is adult entertainment, which is inconsistent with
Catholic teaching" Valdivia said. "People would be scandalized that
the church granted a funeral to a person who had this type of business
activity."
But if he had been a pedophile priest, he would be burried there
with much honor.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Christian hate cult won'r bury dead follower |
23 Mar 2005 03:44:29 PM |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:45:22 GMT, desertphile@hot mail. com
(Desertphile, American Patriot) wrote:
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:34:44 GMT, (Fredric
L. Rice) wrote:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/sddt/20050318/lo_sddt/dioceseofsandiegodeniescatholicfuneralritestobarow
"The facts regarding the business activity of John McCusker were not
known by church officials when arrangements were requested for his
funeral. When these facts became known the bishop of San Diego
concluded that to avoid public scandal Mr. McCusker can't be granted a
funeral in a Catholic church or chapel in the Diocese of San Diego."
So what about McCusker would cause a public scandal?
"His business is adult entertainment, which is inconsistent with
Catholic teaching" Valdivia said. "People would be scandalized that
the church granted a funeral to a person who had this type of business
activity."
But if he had been a pedophile priest, he would be burried there
with much honor.
Yes. Christian immorality and hypocracy raises its ugly head as
usual.
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