From the “Gee, you think?” department: the Archbishop of San Francisco says the presence of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at a recent Mass was intended as a “provocative gesture.”

Later, the city’s mayor said, in response to Bill O’Reilly’s criticism of the group: “This debate really is about San Francisco values. The Bill O’Reillys of the world are threatened by San Francisco because we value diversity, universal health care and civil rights for all.” Oh.

Oh, and “the Sisters have done a lot of great work for social justice,” says a parishioner. (Thanks to John Bolstad.)

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