SF Archbishop cancels gay play

March 9, 6:08 PMInternational LGBT Issues ExaminerKelvin Lynch

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         Archbishop George Niederaurer

NBC Bay Area.com is reporting that Archbishop George Niederaurer of San Francisco's Most Holy Redeemer Church refused to allow a group of Catholic high school students to peform a gay-themed play yesterday.

Apparently, students from Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton were scheduled to perform "Be Still and Know" at the church, but at the last minute Niederaurer changed his mind and told them to "go home."  The play is an adaptation of The God Box, a novel by Alex Sanchez, about a a male Christian high school student who struggles to reconcile bibilical scripture with his burgeoning homosexuality when he befriends a new student who is openly gay.

Neideraurer, who actively supported the Yes on Prop 8 campaign, came to San Francisco from Salt Lake City and is rumored to have been instrumental in getting the Mormons involved in the issue.  He's the Archbishop who took heat from the Catholic community when he gave communion to two members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence who were dressed in drag.  His church "welcomes all people of good faith, regardless of their background, gender, race, social status, gender identity, or sexual orientation", according to its website.

I guess that includes everyone except drama students.