Archbishop George Niederauer helped bring the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into the fight get Proposition 8 passed.
Posted on 12/04/2008 7:43:02 AM PST by SmithL
San Francisco Catholic Archbishop George Niederauer, in his first extensive explanation about his role in the passage of Proposition 8, on Wednesday defended the church's actions in the successful ballot initiative.
"Religious leaders in America have the constitutional right to speak out on issues of public policy," Niederauer wrote in a statement posted on the archdiocese's Web site. "Catholic bishops, specifically, also have a responsibility to teach the faith, and our beliefs about marriage and family are part of this faith."
Niederauer, who has declined interview requests, wrote that "to insist that citizens be silent about their religious beliefs" would have had a detrimental effect on history, gagging the voices of important abolitionists and people in the civil rights movement.
Niederauer's statement, coming more than a month after the vote to ban same-sex marriage in the nation's most populous state, underscored the complex role he plays. As archbishop of San Francisco, Niederauer is the ultimate teacher of Catholic doctrine in a region at the forefront of gay and lesbian rights.
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No, you have got it wrong. Black Churches are the only ones who can get involved in politics, and only if they provide a forum for RATS.
Brave man, there. Hats off to the Archbishop!
Typical, they give a picture of the Latin Archbishop leaving an Orthodox Church in the company of an Orthodox bishop and don’t even bother mentioning Bishop Gerasimos in the caption.
I see the moderator on the link is deleting those comments whihc are not pro homo and yet homo’s on there are stating lies lie they are born like that or as one said it .
we wpould hjave had peace if they had not stopped us but now they won’t
ARF what these pansies tulip smellers thinki they will take on the country, it’s like when the honmo said that the (teir word)btter not come down here as this is our area and thyey had better not come to west hollywood if they know what is good for them
Pathetic so now they think they are butch fighting men because there is a few of them
The Anti-Prop 8 crowd consistently shouted down anyone who voiced support for Prop 8. Supporters of Prop 8 just shut up until they got into the voting booth.
The homosexual marriage supporters thought that all of their noise would ensure their victory, and I really think that they were surprised when Prop 8 passes.
Nevertheless, they are back to trying to shout down their opponents. That’s the San Francisco way.
At the rear on the left appears to be the current Bishop of Salt Lake, John Wester, who came to us from San Francisco.
I’ve noticed many US bishops have now grown backbones ever since the visit of The Holy Father earlier this year.
Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam
Bookmark for pingout tomorrow.
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