Posts Tagged ‘Marcel Guarnizo’

Suspended priest: “It was the only thing a faithful priest could do”

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

The Washington priest who denied a Lesbian the opportunity of Holy Communion at her mother’s funeral, says it was the only thing he as a faithful priest could do. As reported in CathNews, Fr Marcel Guarnizo denied Holy Communion to Barbara Johnson, a known lesbian in a relationship at her mother’s funeral, in a statement the Read more

Priest hits back over suspension for denying lesbian Communion

Friday, March 16th, 2012

A Washington priest who denied a Lesbian the opportunity of  Holy Communion at her mother’s funeral, says his suspension has “everything to do” with his decision to deny Barbara Johnson Communion. According to the Washington Post, when Johnson approached Fr Marcel Guarnizo for Communion, Guarnizo put his hand over the Host and said, “I can’t give you Read more