Newark Archbishop John Myers also ordered parishes and Catholic institutions in his diocese not to host people or organisations that disagree with Church teachings.

Catholics who publicly reject Church teaching or discipline and those whose marriages are invalid under Church law should not receive the sacraments, he stated in a memo.

Ministers and others who represent the Church should not participate in or be present at events intended to endorse or support those who reject or ignore Church teaching and canon law, the archbishop stated.

Archbishop Myers wrote: "The Church will continue to cherish and welcome her members and invite them to participate in her life to the degree that their personal situation permits them honestly to do so."

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