By Laird Harrison, KQED News Fix
When Salvatore Cordileone took over as the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, academics I interviewed said he might pressure churches that welcome lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. They noted that he has campaigned actively against same-sex marriage.
That was July 27. Now, reports are surfacing that Most Holy Redeemer, a Catholic church in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood, is falling in line with Cordileone’s views — reports that the archdiocese denies.
According to a report on by the Bay Area Reporter, the church has told the Castro Country Club it can’t hold fundraisers on the premises if it continues inviting drag queens as entertainment. The newspaper interviewed Reverend Brian Costello:
“I am the new pastor,” Costello added. “There is a new archbishop. The archdiocese told me straight out, ‘No drag queens.’ “
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