In the latest blow to Mike Piazza's masculinity... Gay church's dean may exit denomination Associated Press DALLAS -- The dean of a gay and lesbian church has given up his ministry credentials to his denomination, two days before the church body said it would complete an investigation concerning church finances. The Rev. Michael Piazza of the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas said he would continue his role as dean and co-pastor. The complaint hasn't been made public, but officials said the accusations concerned management of the church's health insurance, the capital campaign fund and the pastor's personal expense account. Piazza was not accused of stealing money. Piazza maintains his innocence. "It's just the most ridiculous thing. There isn't anything that I'm guilty of in the complaint," he said in Monday editions of The Dallas Morning News. "Most of the charges have nothing to do with me. I've not been the personnel director, the person who handles these things." Meanwhile, the church board has called a July 27 meeting to ask the congregation to vote to cut ties with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. The MCC launched an investigation in April after Terri Frey of Carrollton, a former Cathedral of Hope board member, filed a complaint. She and 24 supporters, who call themselves Cathedral of Hope Reform, said they've had nothing but the church's best interest at heart despite being branded as malcontents by cathedral leaders. Piazza said neither he nor the board was leading his congregation out of the MCC to dodge the investigation. The MCC licensed Piazza in 1981 and, under his leadership, the cathedral became the 35-year-old denomination's crown jewel. With more than 3,000 members, the cathedral is the 46,000-member denomination's largest church and contributor.
Wait till they getta load of this in NY................. I wonder what Roger Clemens's reaction to that would be?
