Posted on 12/06/2008 7:51:53 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
San Francisco's Roman Catholic archbishop says he invited leaders of the Mormon Church to get involved in the campaign to pass a gay marriage ban in California this year at the request of his fellow bishops.
Archbishop George Niederauer wrote in a column to be published in a diocesan newspaper Friday that he wanted to address the "many misunderstandings and hard feelings" resulting from Proposition 8's adoption.
It's the first time the archbishop has commented on how churches organized to help push through the initiative, which overturned the California Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex nuptials. Mormon leaders had given a similar account of how its members, who represent about 2 percent of the California residents with a religious affiliation, came to play such a prominent role in promoting Proposition 8.
Niederauer said that after the state's Catholic bishops endorsed the measure, staff from the California Catholic Conference told him The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had actively supported a similar ballot initiative eight years ago.
Niederauer, who previously served as bishop of Salt Lake City, said he sent a letter to Mormon leaders.
"I did write to them and they urged the members of their Church, especially those in California, to become involved," he said.
By some estimates, contributions from Mormon supporters accounted for 45 percent of the $38 million raised by the Yes on 8 campaign.
In the month since the election, Mormon temples around the country have become targets of protest, and some gay rights activists have called for a boycott of Mormon-owned businesses and even the entire state of Utah.
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Exactly. Not a lot of black Catholics or Mormons.
Funny how the intolerance and hate of the homosexuals is ignored.
The straight community are the ones who are expected to be tolerant the sexually deviant behavior of the sexual deviants.
There are quite a few black Catholics.
Wow. That must be on the east coast or maybe in the midwest? as I have not seen many black Catholics on the west coast including in Los Angeles. I wish their were more though.
On the East Coast, yes — tons of them from teh CAribbean, from CAtholic places in Africa (ok, I’ve not met many who are descended from slavery days populations who are CAtholics). In the Midwest, there are a smattering, but mostly European and Latino origin Catholics
It’s my understanding that there are quite a few black Catholics in Louisiana.
Many of the new priests in our area are blacks brought here after they’ve been ordained in Africa.
I remember one priest was adjusting to American life when he gave a sermon one day and expressed surprise at this “African” holiday called Kwanza.
“What is this Kwanza?” he said. “I’m from Africa and I had to hear of it for the first time in America?”
He said he was going to stick with Christmas.
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