Gay Rights Supporters Denied Communion
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A Roman Catholic priest in St. Paul denied communion to more than 100 people because they wore rainbow-colored sashes to church to show their support for gay Catholics.
Before offering communion, Father Michael Sklucazek told the congregation at the Cathedral of St. Paul that anyone wearing a sash could come forward for a blessing but would not receive wine and bread.
A group called the Rainbow Sash Alliance had encouraged supporters since 2001 to wear the multicolored fabric bands on Pentecost Sunday.
It was the first time supporters had been denied communion.
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