S.F. Catholic church walks fine line on Prop. 8?

Hardly. It walks in heresy and some might say in schism. We've seen this 'parish' in the news before, (not long ago with the "Sisters of Perpetual (Self-)Indulgence).

It seemed San Francisco's Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church [MHR] had found the perfect balance between the teachings of the church and gay and lesbian parishioners - at least until Proposition 8, the state initiative to ban same-sex marriage, made the ballot.

[MHR] embraces all comers "regardless of their background, gender, gender identity, race, social status, or sexual orientation." The Rev. Donal Godfrey, who wrote a book on the church called "Gays and Grays," said roughly two-thirds of the Holy Redeemer parishioners are gay or lesbian. And not only are many of the same-sex couples married, some of their children have been baptized in the church....

Homosexuals married? And Catholic? Sure they are!!! Not!

Archbishop Niederauer urged all parishes to promote a "yes" vote on Prop. 8 this election...

"It is really out of right field," said Matt Dorsey, a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish Council. "I would expect this from Karl Rove, but not from the spiritual leader of (several hundred thousand) Catholics."...

"I have talked to him [Niederauer] personally many times," said Roz Gallo, who in July married her longtime partner, Catherine Cunningham, and has been a Holy Redeemer member for 21 years. "I find him to be an intellectual and reasoned man. He's in a very difficult position."

Preaching the truth and the natural moral law is always difficult in the midst of pagans, heathens, and reprobates. The Church is not here to confirm people in their sins, as deviant as they may be, but to call them to the truth of Christ, to repentance, to conversion, to follow Him so that they might enjoy eternity with Him.

...the reality is that church leaders get their marching orders from what Mulcahey calls "a fax machine in the Vatican," and taking a stand against the hierarchy is a no-win situation.

Taking a stand against the Church (and Christ) and for the intrinsic evil of homosexuality is a losing situation - and if unrepented, it's for all eternity...but some, blinded by their sinful perversions, seem to prefer the pains of hell rather than the glory of heaven...

I'm surprised that this "parish" has not been suppressed - but then, that would require a bishop with a spine.