Prop 8 Protestors Vandalize Church

KGO ^ | Sunday, January 04, 2009

[nickcarraway]

Vandals spray-painted swastikas on a Catholic church in San Francisco's Castro District Saturday night.

It appears the vandals are upset about the Catholic church's support of Proposition 8, which made same-sex marriage illegal in California. But, the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Diamond Street is gay-friendly. Many parishioners voted against Prop 8 and they are upset their church was targeted.

"We're very disturbed by the hierarchy's support of the Yes on Eight Campaign. We've been in conversation with the bishop, which is the way I think we need to handle it. I think Catholic teaching shows us we're all a community and we all need to talk to one another about it even if we have disagreements," said Rob Hopckey.

San Francisco Police are investigating the vandalism.

[scripter]

I want to be notified when articles like these come up instead of having to keep checking.

Let me, little jeremiah or wagglebee know if you want to be on the homosexual agenda ping list.

[little jeremiah]

Thanks for the bad news... :-(

[Tired of Taxes]

It appears the vandals are upset about the Catholic church's support of Proposition 8, which made same-sex marriage illegal in California. But, the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Diamond Street is gay-friendly.

Awww, the poor vandals are "upset". Then the parishioner explains his church is on their side. It's all a big misunderstanding. I guess the vandalism would be completely acceptable if a real Catholic church had been targeted.

[noodlesoup]

Holy Redeemer Church has bent over backwards thanks to it’s pastor to welcome the gays. In fact, one of the Mass lectors just married his buddy. If he is allowed to remain a lector, then the church should be closed. The Gay Agenda idiots just don’t realize that gay marriage cannot be sanctioned in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches as a sacrament and never will be. Why don’t they just zip over to the Episcopal Church where anything goes!

[Deek1969]

10-1 there will be no hate crimes charges ever filed for this

[sthguard]

“Holy Redeemer is a liberal Protestant church run by the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.”

Wouldn’t that make it a liberal Catholic church, then? Or are you just using “Protestant” as a synonym for “folks whose theology I don’t like”?

[manc]

so the police will investigate.

yep I’m sure hate charges will be brought forward

NOT

[Arthur McGowan]

I am using “Protestant” to mean “not in union with Rome.”

[Arthur McGowan]

I should clarify: If I call a Protestant a “Protestant,” I intend no disparagement whatsoever. When I say that a church that pretends to be Catholic is “Protestant,” I do. An honest Protestant is an honest person. A Protestant “Catholic” is a fraud.