Catholic Archbishop courageously stands up to government-theocratic attempts to control his freedom.

Abp. Cordileone responds to letter from rulers of California that he should boycott "March for Marriage" because of contamination by association with people who engage in the thoughtcrime of holding to a view of marriage that is 2,000 years old.

//It gives me assurance that we share a common disdain for harsh and hateful rhetoric. It must be pointed out, though, that there is plenty of offensive rhetoric which flows in the opposite direction. In fact, for those who support the conjugal understanding of marriage, the attacks 
have not stopped at rhetoric. Simply for taking a stand for marriage as it has been understood in every human society for millennia, people have lost their jobs, lost their livelihoods, and have suffered other types of retribution, including physical violence. It is true that historically in our 
society violence has been perpetrated against persons who experience attraction to members of the same sex, and this is to be deplored and eradicated. Sadly, though, we are now beginning to see examples, although thankfully not widespread, of even physical violence against those who hold to the conjugal view of marriage (such as, most notably, the attempted gunning down of those who work in the offices of the Family Research Council). While it is true that free speech can be used to offend others, it is not so much people exercising their right to free speech that 
drives us further apart than people punished precisely for doing so that does. 

4. Please do not make judgments based on stereotypes, media images and comments taken out of context. Rather, get to know us first as fellow human beings. I myself am willing to meet personally with any of you not only to dialogue, but simply so that we can get to know each other. It is the personal encounter that changes the vision of the other and softens the heart. In the end, love is the answer, and this can happen even between people with such deep disagreements. That may sound fanciful and far-fetched, but it is true, it is possible. I know it is possible, I know this from personal experience. When we come together seeking to understand 
the other with good will, miracles can happen. //

Of course, where we these people when a resultion was passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors defining the the Catholic Church as "subversive" and "anti-San Francisco values"?

Here is the Archbishop's response in full.