A Catholic church
in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood was vandalized
with anti-Proposition 8 graffiti Sunday morning, even though
the church is largely pro-gay. The Most Holy Redeemer
church was defaced with black swastikas and
impassioned messages, including one directed at San
Francisco archbishop George Niederauer, who prominently
supported Prop. 8, the San Francisco
Chronicle reports.
The archbishop's
last name was scrawled along the side of the church with
the question "Where is the love?" the paper reports. But
Niederauer aside, the Most Holy Redeemer is well known as a
gay-friendly church, having participated in the city's
gay pride parade in years past, according to the
Chronicle. Church officials have said that most
of its parishioners opposed Prop. 8, which outlawed
same-sex marriage in California via a constitutional
amendment.
The paper reports
that most of the graffiti was washed off on Monday and
that the affected areas will be painted over Tuesday. Local
police are investigating the incident as a hate crime,
but no suspects have been identified. (Advocate.com)
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