“Members of a socialist or communist group” (Archbishop Gomez forgoes appearance at annual May Day rally in Los Angeles)

[markomalley]

From Cal Catholic, we have the following:
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez snubbed the leftist organizers of the annual May Day Rally in Los Angeles this year and did not attend – unlike his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, who always went out of his way to participate.
“Only a few thousand people showed up for the nine-block march that started early and ended quickly,” the Los Angeles Times reported. “Los Angeles police declined to issue a crowd estimate, but marchers didn’t even fill the intersection of Broadway and 1st Street, where the demonstration ended.”
Most of the marchers, said the Times “were union members – particularly from the Service Employees International Union, which turned out hundreds of people – or members of a socialist or communist group.”
Good for Archbishop Gomez!!!

 

[kimmielittle]

From Cal Catholic, we have the following:
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez snubbed the leftist organizers of the annual May Day Rally in Los Angeles this year and did not attend – unlike his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, who always went out of his way to participate.
“Only a few thousand people showed up for the nine-block march that started early and ended quickly,” the Los Angeles Times reported. “Los Angeles police declined to issue a crowd estimate, but marchers didn’t even fill the intersection of Broadway and 1st Street, where the demonstration ended.”
Most of the marchers, said the Times “were union members – particularly from the Service Employees International Union, which turned out hundreds of people – or members of a socialist or communist group.”
Good for Archbishop Gomez!!!

 

[Rich_Olszewski]

Good for Archbishop Gomez!!!

Why? What did the Bishop give as his reasons for not attending?

 

[kimmielittle]

Why? What did the Bishop give as his reasons for not attending?

Maybe, because The Bishop was busy Honoring Mary - May 1st honors Our Lady - not agendas?

 

[Santi2]

Maybe, because The Bishop was busy Honoring Mary - May 1st honors Our Lady - not agendas?

Or, like our Archbishop, at the Vatican for Blessed John Paul II’s beatification.

 

[kimmielittle]

Or, like our Archbishop, at the Vatican for Blessed John Paul II’s beatification.

Yeppers!!!

 

[ishii]

Or, like our Archbishop, at the Vatican for Blessed John Paul II’s beatification.

Or Divine Mercy Sunday.

What an improvement over last year when the L.A. archdiocese gave a platform for pro-abortion rights political candidates - all Democrats, of course.

Ishii

 

[Dale_M]

Or, like our Archbishop, at the Vatican for Blessed John Paul II’s beatification.

Archbishop Gomez was in Los Angeles that day, because he gave the homily at a Mass in honor of Pope John Paul II’s beatification.
youtube.com/watch?v=F30w-T_7rl4

As others have mentioned, there are many possible reasons why Archbishop Gomez decided not to participate in the May Day march. However, we do not know exactly why.

 

[Brendan]

As others have mentioned, there are many possible reasons why Archbishop Gomez decided not to participate in the May Day march. However, we do not know exactly why.

Whatever it was, he clearly felt it was more important than being at the rally.