Father Geoffrey Farrow of the Saint Paul Newman Center in northeast Fresno shocked parishioners Sunday morning when he came out against Proposition 8, an initiative that would eliminate the right for same sex couples to marry in California….
Fr. Geoff says after numerous inquiries from parishioners asking for direction on Proposition 8, if passed would ban gay marriage, the Father said he must go against the Bishops’ recommendation and instead go with what he feels is right….
The priest acknowledges his controversial comments will have consequences. “I know that these words of truth will cost me dearly. But to withhold them would be far more costly and I would become an accomplice to a moral evil that strips gay and lesbian couples not only of their civil rights, but of their human dignity as well.”…
Sunday mass ended with about half the congregation giving a standing ovation. Outside, parishioners had mixed reaction about the priest’s remarks….
Read the full story at KFSN ABC-30 (Fresno).