In the US. northwestern Minnesota state, a teenager was refused the Catholic sacrament of confirmation after he posted an online photo condemning the marriage amendment, according to his family.
Shana Cihak says her 17-year-old son, Lennon, was not allowed to participate in the religious rite of passage at Assumption Church in Barnesville last month after posting a Facebook picture of himself holding a political sign that he changed to oppose the constitutional amendment.
The proposed measure to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota was defeated Nov. 6.
On Thursday, Assumption pastor the Rev. Gary LaMoine declined to confirm or deny whether Cihak was not allowed to receive confirmation.
LaMoine said he’s been in consultation with Diocese of Crookston officials and he plans to address the matter with parishioners at Assumption Church this weekend.
A spokesman for the diocese did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“I’d prefer that it would have been handled internally but for some reason or another, it just hasn’t been able to be done that way,” LaMoine said.
“So I’ll say something to my parishioners. … I don’t want to let it go on without any kind of response.”
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