Using the pope’s comments to justify gay ‘marriage’ is ‘disgraceful’: San Francisco archbishop
The U.S. bishops' leader on the subject of marriage and family says that it is “disgraceful” that an Illinois Catholic lawmaker recently invoked Pope Francis to defend her vote to redefine marriage . Earlier this month, Illinois legislators voted to change the legal definition of marriage to include homosexuals. At the time State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia said, "As a Catholic follower of Jesus and the pope, Pope Francis, I am clear that our Catholic religious doctrine has at its core love, compassion, and justice for all people.” Governor Pat Quinn , who is also a Catholic as well as a Democrat, signed the bill into law. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco , chairman of the USCCB 's Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, said it was “disgraceful that some legislators would manipulate the words of Pope Francis to suggest that he would support marriage redefinition.” Abp. Cordileone cited the pope's first e