Priest takes over Bay Area parish and says girls can't be altar servers.

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From California;

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A Bay Area church is now under fire over a controversial new policy saying only boys can be altar servers.

The new practice is making waves at the century old church Star of the Sea. Since the ’70s, they’ve used altar girls during masses.

And here's the priest's excuse;

Father Joseph Illo took over five months ago and decided to train only boys to be altar servers. He said he has no choice but to exclude girls because the future of the church is at stake.

“The specifics of serving at the altar is a priestly function,” Illo said. “And the Catholic church does not ordain women.”

Some people have left the parish over this. Someone really needs to explain to this idiot that not everyone who serves at the altar is going to be going on to ordained ministry. Most of my uncles at one point or another served at the altar back when it was boys only and were never ordained.

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1. I didn't see your OP so I'm putting this here.

Da Lin
January 23, 2015 6:50 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A Bay Area church is now under fire over a controversial new policy saying only boys can be altar servers.

The new practice is making waves at the century old church Star of the Sea. Since the ’70s, they’ve used altar girls during masses.

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Father Joseph Illo took over five months ago and decided to train only boys to be altar servers. He said he has no choice but to exclude girls because the future of the church is at stake.

“The specifics of serving at the altar is a priestly function,” Illo said. “And the Catholic church does not ordain women.”

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/23/peeved-parishioners-leaving-sf-church-over-ban-on-girls-as-altar-servers-san-francisco-catholic/

More on this imbecile.

http://www.modbee.com/living/article3169079.html

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2005_01_06/2005_03_24_Herendeen_MotherObsessed.htm

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2. "People have left..."

Well, that was perfectly predictable, particularly if they're families with daughters.

Archbishop needs to come down hard on this ijit.

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3. It's Cordileone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_J._Cordileone