Archdiocese's additional statement on RSM

Text of what is in the Cathedral of St. Paul's bulletin for this weekend: (emphasis my own)

Statement
Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis

Members of the Minnesota Rainbow Sash movement had notified us of their plans to attend the noon Mass on Pentecost Sunday at the Cathedral of Saint Paul and to receive Communion wearing their sashes, as they have for the past four years. This year, sash wearers also announced plans to take the same action at other Twin Cities parishes. Archbishop Flynn has informed the leader of Rainbow Sash Minnesota that they will no longer be permitted to receive the Eucharist wearing their sashes. Nor will Communion be given to any other group wearing similar items signifying protests against Church teaching.

In a letter to the head of the Rainbow Sash movement, the Archbishop stated that the sash is "more and more perceived as a protest against Church teaching," as indicated by statements made by the group in other dioceses. He also noted that the group refused a request by Father Talbot, at a recent Mass to remove their sashes. Because of this, and the fact that the Vatican has communicated that it considers the wearing of the Rainbow Sash during reception of Communion to be unacceptable, Archbishop Flynn made it very clear that "No one wearing the sash will be permitted to receive the Blessed Sacrament."

The Archbishop emphasized in his letter to the Rainbow Sash movement that "it is Catholic Church and Archdiocesan policy to be welcoming to all, including those with same sex orientations. At the same time, the Holy Eucharist may never be used as a form of protest. Let us all pray for unity and understanding within our Church," he concluded.