Inclusive Parish Denied Sacrament of Confirmation to Boy Critical of Homosexual Activism
Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts of ’s-Hertogenbosch says he was silenced on the spot (“gecanceld”) after questioning the ideology of a self-described inclusive parish.
Writing on his blog on April 29, Monsignor Mutsaerts recounted celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation at a parish with a rainbow flag outside the church.
Before the entrance procession began, the bishop asked one of the boys preparing for Confirmation what he thought of the flag. The teenager shrugged and replied that he would rather have seen a PSV football flag hanging there.
After the Eucharist, parishioners told Mutsaerts that they considered themselves an “LGBTQ church” and a “Rainbow Church.” During conversations afterward at the coffee table, the bishop began questioning what such churches mean when they describe themselves as “inclusive.”
Monsignor Mutsaerts argued that every church necessarily has boundaries because every church teaches truths about morality, human nature, and faith. In his view, the contradiction arises when churches claim to welcome everyone while only accepting those who affirm their understanding of sexuality and identity.
The atmosphere quickly changed when he raised the Catholic perspective on these issues. According to the bishop, he was effectively shut down because his views did not align with the parish’s ideology.
The issue became even more concrete when Mutsaerts later learned that one boy had been asked to withdraw from Confirmation preparation because he had dismissed “Purple Friday” - a Dutch homosexual initiative - as “nonsense.”
A week later, the bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to the boy in a different church.
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