The Parish Priest at the newly designated church for gay Catholics
has said that no specific provision will be made for the group when they
attend Mass.
Last week the Archbishop of Westminster announced an end to the Soho
Masses at Our Lady of the Assumption, Warwick Street, central London.
But following the announcement those who attended the bimonthly Masses
expressed a hope that their liturgical celebration could be transferred
to the Sunday evening Mass at the Jesuit-run church in Farm Street,
Mayfair.
However Fr Andrew Cameron-Mowat, the parish priest at Farm Street,
told The Tablet that the community would not be able to continue some of
its traditions under the new arrangement.
Asked if the group could
write its own bidding prayers, use rainbow-coloured items or invite
priests to say Mass he said: "We will be happy to welcome newcomers to
our regular parish Masses but cannot make provision for guest presiders
or other features specific to any single group. This would be against
the wishes of the archbishop."