Monday, May 16, 2005
Archbishop Levada and core Catholic Teachings
The San Francisco Chronicle ran a decent article on Archbishop Levada on Saturday. The comforting aspect of the article (in a paper not know for its empathy for traditional Catholic values) is that the good archbishop seems to be hated by liberals!
Given his public confrontation with the mayor of San Francisco on the issue of gay marriage (the former against, the latter for), and the fact that he worked closely under Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict) in Rome, leads me to believe that when it comes to defining issues of Catholic faith, Levada will not bow to liberal pressure. However, we will have to wait and see how much of an enforcer he will be. Levada was a classmate of Cardinal Mahony, and worked under him in Los Angeles. Hopefully, little, if any, of the silliness of Los Angles will find its way into official proclamations from the Vatican's CFD.
Given his public confrontation with the mayor of San Francisco on the issue of gay marriage (the former against, the latter for), and the fact that he worked closely under Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict) in Rome, leads me to believe that when it comes to defining issues of Catholic faith, Levada will not bow to liberal pressure. However, we will have to wait and see how much of an enforcer he will be. Levada was a classmate of Cardinal Mahony, and worked under him in Los Angeles. Hopefully, little, if any, of the silliness of Los Angles will find its way into official proclamations from the Vatican's CFD.
