KCBS Cover Story: Keeping the Faith – Catholics Exposing Corruption In The Church

Revival Bingo At Most Holy Redeemer Parish Hall

San Francisco Archbishop, George Niederauer, Gives Holy Communion To Homosexual Activists

The Folsom Street Fair

Here's the story: KCBS Cover Story: Keeping the Faith

Quote:

In October, two members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of gay mock nuns in the Bay Area, caused a national commotion when they received communion from the Archbishop of San Francisco at Most Holy Redeemer Church in the city's Castro district.

The controversy has pulled back the curtain on a deep division within the Roman Catholic Church that leads from the Bay Area all the way to Rome.

Some angry Bay Area Catholics, including one secretive sect, have started shadowing church leaders to document what they consider sacrilege and heresy. They may be a minority among American Catholics, but they say they have a sympathetic ear in Vatican City and, thanks to the Internet, their influence is growing.

KCBS reporter Doug Sovern investigates for this special KCBS Cover Story, "Keeping the Faith."

Listen to KCBS reporter Doug Sovern's documentary on KCBS 740AM at 9:30am, 4:30pm, and 9:30pm on December 17th and 18th.

KCBS Cover Story: Keeping the Faith, Part 1 (12/17; 7:34)

Details on Archbishop Niederauer's support for homosexuality here: Bill O'Reilly Didn't Do His Homework When Reporting On The San Francisco Sacrilege

From Quamdiu Domine, more corruption at Most Holy Redeemer Parish in San Francisco:

September 29, 2007: Most Holy Redeemer parish hosted "SF Desperate Divas 2008 Drag Grand Calendar Pageant" in Ellard Hall. "Twelve of the Bay Area's Most Delicious Drag Divas will compete for the Crown and Title of Miss Desperate Dive 2008." Event is published in the "Gay Event Listing" section of "SF Station" webpage, and other "alternative" media:

View video of event here. The pageant was hosted by drag queen named "Heklina" - see Heklina in action here.
Bay Area Reporter - 'Desperate Divas' pageant Sat. - Sept. 27, 2007
SFBG Arts & Culture blog - Divas get desperate ... for love
SF Station - SF Desperate Divas 2008 Drag Calendar Grand Pageant - Sept. 29, 2007

Any thoughts?

Comments

[Jimbo]

Classic. Everyone has a right to express their frustration...but I think these groups are going too far.

Of course, he doesn't say what exactly was said or done that was "too far", but we must take his word for it. He admits that he was wrong for giving the "sister" communion, which is all these groups were saying in the first place. Ah, good bishop, what exactly constitutes "going too far."

Same nonsense, different day.

[Joe]

Things change slowly, very slowly. But one chink leads to a crack, which leads to major changes. Prayer is a definate constant.

[Patrick]

Since when are some guys with a video camera a "secretive sect?" The person who wrote the story is attempting to make bloggers sound more ominous than then they deserve.

[Jimbo]

Exactly, Patrick. Giving out communion during mass in a packed parish isn't really an act which one might think one has a reasonable expectation of absolute privacy. I'm not very supportive of people filming others at any/all possible moments, by the way.

Classic blame the victim strategy: the problem isn't what was done (giving communion to the mock sisters), but the fact that others are watching, filming, and being judgemental.

[Jimbo]

Sorry, "blame the messenger" strategy.

[Annette]

How can anyone object to the filming of an archbishop giving Communion to these nutters, who are out to make a mockery of the Church? Honestly. If they don't want to be filmed, they should dress in a reasonably normal way and behave themselves.