Father Marcel Guarnizo, the priest who famously denied communion to a lesbian Buddhist named Barbara Johnson at a Washington DC church this past winter is no longer in ministry in the Archdiocese.
Parishioners at St. John Neumann parish in Gaithersburg, Maryland were informed at Mass this weekend that Father Marcel Guarnizo, who denied Communion to a lesbian Buddhist, has been suspended from ministry.
Last week's brouhaha by a gay activist who was demanding the removal of a priest after being denied communion seems to be unfolding into yet another embarrassment for the mainstream media who neglected to mention that the woman wasn't even a Catholic - but a Buddhist!
A lesbian in the state of Maryland who was denied communion at the funeral Mass for her mother is now demanding that the priest be removed from ministry because he refused to give her communion.