Fred Szczepanski was preparing to retire as music director of St. Francis Catholic Church in Traverse City, Michigan, when a new priest discovered he had entered a same-sex marriage with his partner four years ago.
The Roman Catholic Church does not approve of gay marriage.
Fred, who had led services for 35 years, was sacked.
The couple have put up a GoFundMe page to assist with financial need.
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This is the forbidding Erich Leinsdorf, conducting the LA Phil in the 1980s. When he wasn’t looking, someone put the sign up and oboist David Weiss snapped this shot. Leinsdorf was not renowned for having […]
