The purchasing groups often found to hold meetings at the Parish of Beverara, and it is only by chance that I knew what happened to the chorus homophonic Bolognese in July 2009 did the tests in the same parish. Carryover from
Project site Komos :
"Ok, what everyone had predicted, some with resignation, some with joyful malice, it happened: with a timing that is truly worthy of a better cause, given the explosion of homophobic hate This autumn seems to have led in Italy, the Archbishop of Bologna, Cardinal Caffarra, ordered Don Nilda Pirani kick from the parish hall of Beverara, where we try to July.
Here is the letter given to me last night by costernatissimo parish priest, who must have written it virtually dictated the bishop
The Director of the Choir Komos
I hereby regretfully unable to continue hosting the choir in your local the parish. This
to a particular provision of a Letter of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, on October 1, 1986, I did not know, and I was repeated peremptorily by the Cardinal Archbishop in person, by letter sent to me on August 7 2009.
apologies for what happened, I did not do this niente da commentare per nessun giornale o agenzia di stampa, augurandomi che il "polverone" sollevato in seguito alla concessione della sala non ricada, adesso, a danno della vostra attività corale e della nostra attività parrocchiale.
Con i migliori auguri per una sistemazione adatta alle esigenze del vostro Coro.
D. Nildo Pirani
Bologna, 14/09/2009
Per chi fosse interessato, questo è il passaggio del documento pontificio di vent'anni fa cui l'Arcivescovo si riferisce:
"Questa catechesi potrà aiutare anche quelle famiglie, in cui si trovano persone omosessuali, nell'affrontare un problema che le tocca così profondamente. Dovrà essere ritirato ogni appoggio a qualunque organizzazione che cerchi di sovvertire l'insegnamento della Chiesa, che sia ambigua nei suoi confronti, o che lo trascuri completamente. Un tale appoggio, o anche l'apparenza di esso può dare origine a gravi fraintendimenti. [...] A qualcuno tale permesso di far uso di una proprietà della Chiesa può sembrare solo un gesto di giustizia e di carità, ma in realtà esso è in contraddizione con gli scopi stessi per i quali queste istituzioni sono state fondate, e può essere fonte di malintesi e di scandalo. Nel valutare eventuali progetti legislativi, si dovrà porre in primo piano l'impegno a difendere e promuovere la vita della famiglia."
Confesso che con una certa ingenuità I believed that this arrangement would last. The room was ideal for our tests and the parish priest extremely helpful and very confident in defending their choice. Many parishioners, including two other songs that feel in the same room (the parish choir and the choir Quadriclavium) Nilda wrote to Don and to me their appreciation for our arrival and we were already planning to collaborate actively in the life of the parish, Mass and enlivening ourselves some reinforcing elements with our Choir of Beverara if necessary.
Komos is not just a musical project (though this will always be his first goal), but also a social project. Basically I wanted to do an experiment that did reflect public opinion. I thought I had: I have shown in practice that the whole Catholic world is not homophobic and that a dialogue between the minority gay community and this is not part of Catholicism is not only possible but necessary, if we are to counter opposing sides. In Italian society today because it takes a little scream scandal led by hatred of racism. But many Catholics have bothered to write letters to express their appreciation to Don Nilda Pirani, is something that surprised me. And I am convinced that soon the office of the Archbishop will be flooded with letters. Why
other side, unfortunately, this story shows that instead of the senior echelons Catholics are still deeply homophobic.
From a social point of view is a beautiful and instructive history, but now, without a space, our art project is likely to fail. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to ask the City of Bologna in Bologna, to any association (and individuals) if there is a space suitable for its willingness to host music.
Paul V. Montanari "
