He concluded the sermon by telling his congregation he opposed the church's recent ban on homosexual holy unions and would defy it if anybody ever asked him to officiate at their ceremony. So the church's lay leader and her longtime partner took him at his word. He acts justice. Enthusiasm snowballed for their ceremony. Well-wishers packed the Sacramento Convention Center auditorium and 67 clerics were inspired to risk their jobs in support of Fado's statement.
Fado says several reporters choked up at the scene.
Neither was he immune. He'd do it again in a heartbeat, Fado says, in spite of the controversy and dissension in the church he loves. He thinks the institution that survived a deep rift over slavery years ago will survive this issue as well. I think we're on the right side of history. But until the church agrees, Fado awaits its decision about his own suspension.