SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Chronicle
AS SECOND in command at the Vatican, you would think that San Francisco's former archbishop, William Levada, has enough on has hands -- namely, a backlog of some 700 priest-abuse cases.
But in response to a recent inquiry by a Boston Globe reporter regarding his role in the placement of three children with gay parents during his time as archbishop, Levada sent an e-mail to the San Francisco archdiocese making his opposition to the practice clear.