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SAN FRANCISCO — More than 100 local leaders are calling on Pope Francis to replace San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in an open letter in Thursday’s San Francisco Chronicle, notes CBS San Francisco.
The newspaper calls it “an unprecedented move.”
“The plea follows months of dissent within the archdiocese over Cordileone’s emphasis on traditional, conservative church doctrine,” the Chronicle reports.
Among the contentious issues — so-called “morality clauses” Cordileone has included in contracts for teachers and staff at four Catholic high schools.
“Holy Father, please provide us with a leader true to our values and your namesake,” the letter reads in part.
Signers include alumni of San Francisco Catholic schools, church volunteers and former board members of Catholic Charities. One signer is Tom Brady Sr., father of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the Chronicle says.
The group claims the clauses have caused division in the community.
The clauses call for teachers to abide by the church’s stance against things like sex outside of marriage and homosexuality.
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