"Individuals who enter homosexual unions cannot reasonably be expected to provide children with sound moral teaching," Father Gerald Coleman, rector of St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, is quoted as writing in this month's issue of "San Francisco Faith: The Bay Area's Catholic Newsletter." Okay, we admit that some gays are not always responsible, and a meth-addled seeker of unsafe sex might be less suited for parenthood than, say, a dedicated spiritual leader. But it's getting so hard to tell those two apart these days, isn't it? more ›

How on Earth has San Francisco been getting by all this time without an Archibishop? Back in May, our old Arch-b got transferred to Rome, and we've been without a replacement since. But good news! Utah's giving us Bishop George Niederauer -- in fact, he's being installed today -- and despite being appointed by the Pope, the guy's not all that hostile to the gays. In fact, he seems downright friendly. Verrrrrry friendly. And he's utterly failed to fall into line with the Church's latest talking point, which is that abuse of children by priests is the fault of homosexuals, not pedophiles. But before we get to that, let's have some news about Planned Parenthood. more ›

"Unitarians Begone!" declares a front-page headline in this month's "San Francisco Faith: The Bay Area's Lay Catholic Newsletter." The article itself is about the unpleasant architecture of a proposed Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland -- we're not sure how Unitarians are to blame, or how it's possible to use the word "begone" without irony in this day and age. Oh well. more ›

June's issue of "San Francisco Faith: The Bay Area's Catholic Newspaper," is, as always, a goldmine of hilarity and religious oppression. Once again, its best bits are the advertisements: an ad for a Fatima Conference in bustling Carson, California informs us that speaker Al Barbarino, an enormous-haired "counselor in a high security youth prison," has "recorded seven albums of inspirational songs." Yikes; we knew the youth prison system was grim, but that's downright cruel and unusual. Another ad for a Bay Area ex-gayifying group (it's true! Ex-gays in SF! Can you believe it?) promises to help diminish same-sex feelings and impuses, alongside an unfortunately selected illustration of Jesus holding a man's head suggestively close to His lap. Another ad takes a furious stance on the use of conga drums; we're not exactly sure what that one's about. more ›

Be still our hearts, the latest issue of our favoritest newsletter ever is finally out: "San Francisco Faith: The Bay Area's Lay Catholic Newsletter." This issue's highlights include a balanced look at Baptism (an "experiment" that "might have some value"), a pr0n scandal at AT&T, and a poor defenseless lady who got in trouble at work, simply for refusing to do her job. more ›

Plan your movements accordingly on January 22nd, the day of a "walk for life" stretching from Justin Herman Plaza to the Marina Green. Hey, try not to wear yourselves out with that gruelling hike, there, walkers. As Dan Lopez of Selma, CA puts it in the January issue of San Francisco Faith, "I cannot stand it when I hear women say they can do what they want with their own bodies." Yeah, pesky women! With any luck, there'll be helpful men like Dan present at the walk to disabuse such women of their heretical ideas. more ›