Rudy Guiliani created a firestorm when he said that the President does not love
his country. While he may have been wrong about Obama's patriotism, the
statement has brought to mind the depth (or lack of depth) of consideration
certain leaders have for their charges.
Take Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco, for example: from the beginning of
his residency, his feelings for the City of San Francisco were questioned: he
was, after all, one of the chief architects of Prop 8, a blatantly anti-gay
proposition. His alignment with hate groups such as the Family Research Council
has stained his credibility as a loving "shepherd."
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco is getting pushback from some parents, students and teachers at parochial schools after unveiling faculty handbook language calling on teachers to lead their public and professional lives consistently with church teachings on homosexuality, same-sex marriage, abortion, birth control and other behaviors he describes as evil.
The "pushback" got worse when a group of California lawmakers
suggested that four high schools under the archbishop's leadership should be
investigated for rights violations.
The good prelate then decided to "reconsider" the wording of the
clauses.*
Congenial, affable, and eminently charming, Salvatore Cordileone has given his
office the appearance of love and respect, but his words - and determination to
govern by the strictest, most outdated moral codes - show him to be less in
love with San Francisco and its flock than with right-wing discriminatory
morality.
*A bone of contention: use of the word "minister" in describing the
duties of a school principle, negating the rights of the principle.
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