CV NEWS FEED // The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has stepped down from its role as host for an upcoming choir concert due to the inclusion of a performance by the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus.
The Choral Festival, organized by the Greater Buffalo Friends of Music, was scheduled to take place on June 9 at St Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo.
The choral group wrote in a May 26 Facebook post that it was “angered and deeply disappointed” by the Diocese’s decision not to host the event.
“This news, [was] announced less than three weeks before an event that many groups have been preparing for nearly a year,” the post continued.
Diocesan spokesperson Joe Martone told WBFO that the Diocese did not “receive all the details on the choirs expected to perform” until these past weeks leading up to the concert.
“When all participants had been confirmed, the Diocese chose to not host the concert because a choir identified to perform is a group whose values are inconsistent with Catholic teaching,” Martone stated, adding: “While we are disappointed that we had to cancel the concert, we understand that another venue has been identified for the concert.”
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Allentown has agreed to host the event instead, according to a local WBFO report.
