Donna Freitas, over at Beliefnet’s Idol Chatter, has a bone to pick with San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer and other conservative Catholics. Niederauer, of the People’s Republic of San Francisco, has ordered the cancellation of a play endorsing a biblical argument for homosexuality. The play,”The God Box”, is based on a novel by Alex Sanchez.

Moneyquote: “As a Catholic and a huge fan of Sanchez’s work, it makes me ill to think that this play was canceled within a parish forum, and with such vicious dialogue surrounding the reason why. The views of certain members of the Church hierarchy and a particular faction of the blogosphere (who evidently likes picking on schoolchildren) do not represent the entire Church–not by a long shot. It’s these kinds of acts–canceling a school play that is trying to grapple with the tough issue of faith and homosexuality–that shuts down the possibility of loving, open dialogue about real issues that Church members care deeply about today, most of whom want a robust opportunity for reflection on such issues within their Church.”

(Photo credit: Alexsanchez.com)