Tuesday, December 20, 2011


Roman Catholic Archbishop Disinvites Gay Episcopal Bishop at Catholic Parish

Roman Catholic Archbishop Disinvites Gay Episcopal Bishop at Catholic Parish

By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
December 19, 2011

Scheduled appearances of several controversial speakers for a series of Advent Vespers services at San Francisco's Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic parish that included gay Episcopal bishop Otis Charles, have been called off on orders of Archbishop George Niederauer.

San Francisco Archbishop Niederauer called Most Holy Redeemer pastor Fr. Steve Meriwether before the first speaker in the series was scheduled to appear on Nov. 30 and asked him to cancel the engagements, George Wesolek, director of archdiocesan communications and public policy, confirmed in an email to California Catholic Daily. Redeemer is known to be a "gay-friendly" San Francisco parish.

"The Archbishop felt that Vespers (a prayer of the church) should reflect the themes of Advent," said Wesolek.

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