SAN FRANCISCO (CA)
National Catholic Reporter
by
Monica Clark
Salvatore J. Cordileone chose the theme of “rebuilding” for his installation as the ninth archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday.
For his homily, Cordileone, whose appointment drew strong criticism because of his opposition to gay marriage, drew on the example of St. Francis of Assisi, the city’s patron whose feast was being celebrated. St. Francis, the archbishop said, “didn’t make a new church, he repaired the old one. He built upon it.”
About 200 demonstrators, some supporting the city’s new archbishop and others opposing his appointment, stood together on the sidewalk outside St. Mary’s Cathedral while 2,000 invited guests gathered inside to witness Cordileone’s installation.
Both groups held signs proclaiming their messages to those arriving for the 2 p.m. Mass and those driving along one of San Francisco’s busiest streets. …
In addition to divergent opinions marriage, there were posters abhorring the sexual abuse of children by priests and signs referring to Cordileone’s recent arrest for drunken driving. But there were no confrontations, and an atmosphere of respect, or at least tolerance, prevailed.
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