BOSTON (MA)
Boston Globe
By John R. Ellement and Lisa Wangsness | GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 17, 2013
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley hosted some 60 state lawmakers at a breakfast meeting this morning that was meant to help rebuild his church’s rapport with the Legislature.
The meeting, which was held at the private Union Club on Beacon Hill and closed to the press, was the first in which the cardinal has met with a large group of legislators since he became the Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston in 2003.
O’Malley and his staff offered a broad overview of the archdiocese and its work, according to those who attended, highlighting the church’s youth programs, assistance to immigrants, parochial schools, and care for the poor in 144 cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts.
Hotbutton social issues such as contraception, abortion, and gay marriage did not come up, according to several legislators who attended, nor did pending legislation on extending the statute of
“There was no ask in this” meeting, said Rep. Byron Rushing, a Democrat who represents the South End. “My takeaway is they are going to try to get back to being as active as they used to be.”
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