The burning of the flag, which Kalchick wrote was ”unfortunately hanging in our sanctuary,” was originally scheduled for Sept. Paul Kalchik vowed to burn the flag as a sacrilege, according to NBC News. In a Resurrection Parish church bulletin posted earlier this month, the Rev. Burning a rainbow flag is the least of the worries the Catholic church has.Ī Roman Catholic parish in Chicago went ahead with the burning of a rainbow gay pride flag, despite warnings from the city’s archdiocese.