SAN FRANCISCO (CA)
SF Gate
C.W. Nevius
Friday, June 13, 2014
Good news San Francisco. We’re still the go-to place to make outrageous, attention-grabbing political statements.
In fact – see Texas Gov. Rick Perry – people are flying into town to grab a microphone and stir up controversy.
Even more cynical is Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who was sent to the city by the Catholic Church despite (or because of) his stubborn, out-of-touch opposition to same-sex marriage. This in the city of Harvey Milk – a national symbol for LGBT rights and acceptance. And just in case you think we’re being too hard on Cordileone, he’s signed up to be a speaker at the hate-mongering National Organization for Marriage’s march in Washington, D.C., next week. …
Cordileone is a more disturbing case. As the head of the archdiocese, he’s the representation of Catholic faith. Appointing him to serve in San Francisco – when he’s been an implacable foe of same-sex marriage, was seen as a slap at the city.
“My sense was that when the Vatican assigned the archbishop to San Francisco it was a fairly provocative action,” says Supervisor Scott Wiener, who represents the Castro district. “We were hoping that once he came here he would work with the community and not take antagonistic steps. That has not been the case.”
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