Prominent Catholics call on pope to oust S.F. archbishop

[Newsjock]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

In an unprecedented move, more than 100 prominent Roman Catholic donors and church members signed a full-page ad running Thursday in The Chronicle that calls on Pope Francis to replace San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for fostering “an atmosphere of division and intolerance.”

The plea follows months of dissent within the archdiocese over Cordileone’s emphasis on traditional, conservative church doctrine — including asking high school teachers and staffers at Catholic schools to sign a morality clause that characterizes sex outside of marriage and homosexual relations as “gravely evil.”

In their open letter to the pope, Cordileone’s critics say his morality-clause push is mean-spirited and “sets a pastoral tone that is closer to persecution than evangelization.”

The ad drew swift condemnation from the archdiocese, which said those who signed it don’t speak for San Francisco’s Catholic community.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Prominent-Catholics-call-on-pope-to-oust-S-F-6202539.php

[KamaAina]

1. Xposting to California group

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1040

[Jack-o-Lantern]

2. But…but.. doncha’ know?? Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone CAN cast the first stone...

..because he is without SIN!

[DeSwiss]

3. K&R

- I guess Godfather Cordileone says (in Vito Corleone's voice): ''The Pope can stuff it with his acceptance of everyone bullshit and all about how ''our beliefs'' may not be the only valid ones!'' WTHF!

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''For it is written- Let he who is without Raid™,
let him cast the first shoe.'' Amen-buzz-buzz.[/center]

[HockeyMom]

4. Great minds think alike

You stole my line as a former Catholic ITALIAN.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Yes! Pope Francis accepts everyone!*

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*unless you happen to be born penis-less or gay

[Bluenorthwest]

11. The Pope does not accept LGBT people and I'm pretty sick of the arrogance of those who keep

making that false claim. Sorry but it's high time that crap come to an end. It's myth.

[Peace Patriot]

5. Good on them! It's not easy to be a Catholic under such a bishop.

I know this from hard experience. But I doubt that Pope Francis will change the tyrannical, monarchical structure of the Roman Catholic Church by ousting a sex-obsessed bishop of the "old school" even if tens of thousands of parishioners signed the petition. At least not any time soon. Francis may be a more listening sort of man than most popes have been, more open to dissenting voices and more compassionate--his gestures in these regards have been dramatic and convincing as to his personal views--but the monarchical "system" is so entrenched and has been so wrong for so long that it won't be easily changed. The sex-obsessed male tyrants will fight back--are fighting back--to maintain their self-worship.

To rant and rave against "sex outside of marriage" and against homosexuals--even while denying marriage to homosexuals! (what hypocrisy!)--as "gravely evil," while our government drone-kills thousands of innocents and recently killed one million people in an entirely unnecessary war, as well as torturing prisoners, causing vast social chaos and dislocation in the Middle East and North Africa, supporting hideous regimes like Saudi Arabia, and so many other atrocities--including the imprisonment rate here (worst in the world!), the hideous conditions of our prisons, the murder of young black men by the police, and so many other true evils--is typical of this sort of cleric who wants to rule other peoples' sex lives while true horrible evils abound wherever you look. It's sickening. The man should be removed--but I really don't think he will be.

[LiberalElite]

6. They don't speak for SF's Catholic community - of course not

how could they POSSIBLY?

[Arugula Latte]

7. LOL!

These "good" Catholics object to "division and intolerance" but are fine with supporting a church that embraces misogyny and homophobia at its very core. What a sick joke!

[blkmusclmachine]

9. http://www.kcconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/catholic-bishop-altar-boy-sexual-abuse-prie

[NYC Liberal]

10. Unfortunately, Francis' views are right in line with those of this archbishop.

He believes same-sex marriage is evil.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. those who are silent are speaking in favor of me.

What the fu?

I can use that logic everywhere! Think of the possibilities that logic offers!

[father founding]

13. crucify, crucify

The "donors" would prabably want to crucicy Jesus again. BTW, we all know who the "donors" are.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

14. What?

Did you read the article? The donors are angry because the Archbishop is too conservative.....

[JDPriestly]

15. He is a pastor in San Francisco and he says that he views

"homosexual relations as “gravely evil.” "

They should put him down in Shady Creek, Utah or Bums' Alley, Louisiana, not in San Francisco. He is definitely not in the right archdiocese, or even parish.

That is very funny.