Chicago Pride Parade Compromise Reached

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Posted by: Bridgette P. LaVictoire on December 22, 2011.

While Cardinal Frances George has been out there calling gays the new KKK, a compromise was reached between the organizers of the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church. The procession route will still go in front of the parish, but the parade will start later.

The parade had been set to start at 10am in order to address concerns about drunken and unruly crowds along the route, and concerns about safety for adjacent neighborhoods with regards to emergency vehicles. These changes were made a few months ago, and three weeks ago, the pastor at Mount Carmel objected because the parade would force the church to close on that Sunday morning because of inaccessibility. Hee wanted his parishioners to contact Mayor Rahm Emanuel to try and get the time or route changed.

Alderman Thomas Tunney and Richard Pfeiffer announced that the parade would now start at noon in this statement:

?We met with representatives from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church last week to hear the parish?s concerns about the proposed changes to the 2012 Gay Pride Parade. We discussed moving the start time back to 12:00 Noon to help accommodate Sunday services along the parade route. After consulting with the various City departments, we believe this is an agreeable compromise to help keep the parade safe and manageable while respecting the diversity of our neighborhood.?

Cardinal George continues to maintain his bigotry and will not back down from his statement despite this development. Let?s face it, you can?t Torquamada anything?as Mel Brooks once quipped.

Via ABC

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