A number of openly homosexual practising Catholics will attend a service at the St Jan basilica in Den Bosch next Sunday to directly challenge a bishop on giving communion to gay men and women.

The protest follows the refusal of minister Luc Buyens to give communion to an openly gay man who had been elected carnival prince in his home town of Reusel.
The carnival blessing is a traditional part of the festivities.
After talks with the bishop, Buyens decided not to give anyone at the service communion. ‘I do not want to discriminate,’ he was reported as saying.