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Prop 8 Architect Set to Take the Helm of San Francisco Archdiocese
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Bishop Cordileone was a leading voice in the campaign to strip committed
same-sex couples in California of marriage equality
Washington - Oakland Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, one of the leading
architects in the campaign to pass the discriminatory Proposition 8 in
California, has been named the new Archbishop of San Francisco by Pope
Benedict XVI. Cordileone played a central role in founding and executing
the Protect Marriage campaign, and under his influence, Catholic
organizations in California played a leading role in financing the Prop 8
campaign. His partners included the National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) and Focus on the Family. In fact, it was Cordileone who personally
phoned NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher and asked her to get NOM involved
in the Prop 8 fight.
Now, as Archbishop of San Francisco, Cordileone will oversee more than
400,000 Catholic parishioners across 90 parishes. As a metropolitan
archbishop, Cordileone will have bishops in dioceses including Las Vegas,
Salt Lake City, Honolulu, Sacramento, and Reno under his supervision.
'Bishop Cordileone has proven himself to be an anti-gay activist who
encourages and promotes discrimination against LGBT people,' said HRC
President Chad Griffin. 'Catholic teaching calls on us to love our
neighbors and to treat others with the same respect we wish for ourselves.
Unfortunately, Bishop Cordileone's crusade against LGBT people indicates
he doesn't take these particular teachings to heart. While LGBT Catholics
and their allies have worked relentlessly to create welcoming
environments, the appointment of Bishop Cordileone sends a chilling
message that, in the eyes of the hierarchy, same-sex relationships are not
worthy of equal dignity and respect.'
Bishop Cordileone's extremist views are out of step with the majority of
Catholics. A May 2012 Gallup poll found support for marriage equality
among Catholic at more than 50 percent, as did a recent poll from the Pew
Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Cordileone is set to be ordained as San Francisco's new archbishop in
early October. That same month, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to
decide whether it will hear arguments on Prop 8.
The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization
working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By
inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination
against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental
fairness and equality for all.
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