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Bishop Murphy directed the pastor of St. Anthony's parish in Oceanside, NY, to remove a same-sex

married parishioner from his volunteer positions as Eucharistic minister, lector,

altar server and religious education instructor when the Bishop received a letter from an angry parishioner objecting to a same-sex married man performing those functions in the church.

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Q: What are some statements or actions of Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre New York concerning the acceptance of same-sex couples in the Catholic Church?
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