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"NY St. Pat's Parade Puts Gays Front And Center"
churchmilitant.com
"For the fourth year in a row, openly gay groups will march under their own banner in a parade founded to honor Ireland's patron saint — as the archdiocese of New York looks the other way. Only this year, they will be given pride of place: marching at the front.
The 2018 New York St. Patrick's Day Parade will feature two gay groups: Out@NBC-Universal and Lavender and Green Alliance. On Thursday, a parade spokesman told Church Militant that the initial controversy is waning.
'That's pretty much disappeared,' he said. 'No one's brought it up, there's been no comment, no media references. You're the first one who's asked that question.'
According to a former representative of the affiliated organizations marching, the controversy seems to be shifting to the positioning of marchers. Reportedly, the gay groups are being given more prominence this year. On Thursday, Fr. John Sheehan, SJ told Church Militant:
I was very involved in the parade controversy when I was in New York, and I continue to watch it with dismay. For instance I have just learned that two gays groups who have been in the parade for two years are this year marching at the front...
Church Militant reached out to the New York archdiocese for comment, but the archdiocese did not respond.
The story of the sea change is one of leaders acquiescing and embracing the spirit of the age...
None of this would have been possible without a nod by Cdl. Dolan. In 2014, he seemed to welcome the inclusion of gay groups, saying, 'I think the decision they've made is a wise one. ... I have no trouble with the decision at all.'...
Also troubling was his appointment as grand marshal for the 2015 parade. By choosing to serve in that capacity the very year OUT@NBCUniversal joined the parade, Dolan added to the scandal, despite criticism from orthodox Catholic media outlets. (On the day of the march, Church Militant's Michael Voris was even illicitly removed after challenging the cardinal about his acquiescence, despite the fact he showed authorities a legitimate press pass at the scene.)
As Church Militant reported in 2014, Dolan caved as part of a behind-the-scenes quid pro quo: Democrats in the state capital, Albany, promised to open Catholic schools to the voucher system in exchange for Dolan's acquiescence over the parade issue.
Dolan agreed, but the Democrats failed to keep their part of the bargain. Dolan made a 'deal with the devil,' some say, that he hoped would help stave off the collapse of the N.Y. Catholic school system — itself a victim of modernist corruption, with half having closed under Dolan's leadership. But it was all for nothing; the Democrats failed to keep their part of the bargain.
Four years later, gay groups are marching forward under their own banners, while accounts suggest the parade's Catholic identity is in full retreat."
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