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Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 21, 2012 \/ 03:04 am (CNA<\/a>).- Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles has suspended local priest Father Joseph Palacios from ministry over his promotion of same-sex \u201cmarriage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tTod Tamberg, director of media relations for the Los Angeles archdiocese, confirmed to CNA Sept. 20 that Fr. Palacios was put on inactive leave in June.<\/p>\n

\tBecause he has had his faculties removed, he is unable to say Mass or distribute the sacraments, may not wear a Roman collar, and cannot in any way present himself as a priest in public.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Palacios is a founding member of Catholics for Equality, a group which advocates for same-sex \u201cmarriage\u201d and other social benefits for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.<\/p>\n

\tHe has identified himself as \u201ca gay man and a celibate gay priest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the National Catholic Register, he will be suspended as long as he remains politically active. In a Sept. 10 interview with the paper, he said he does not present himself as a priest when promoting same-sex \u201cmarriage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHowever, in a Feb. 2011 panel discussion called \u201cSame Sex Marriage in the United States: Where We Are as a Nation,\u201d hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, he appeared in a priestly collar and was introduced as \u201cFather Joseph Palacios.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tDuring the event, he said that the Washington, D.C.-based Catholics for Equality are trying to portray support for same-sex \u201cmarriage\u201d as a pro-life position, adding that \u201cpro-life means pro-gay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, has publicly stated that the organization is not legitimately Catholic and Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the military archdiocese has made the same judgment.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Palacios is a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, but has identified himself as an ex-Jesuit to the Cardinal Newman Society and elsewhere. He was ordained for the archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1987. He then entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1992, but left the Society in October 2004 without having pronounced final vows, according to the California Province of the Society of Jesus.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cApparently, he was transitioning into the Society of Jesus at that time,\u201d Tod Tamberg, director of media relations for the archdiocese, told CNA.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt appears that he did not profess final vows in the Jesuit Community and remained (a) priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFr. Palacios is not identifiable as a priest on the Catholic for Equality\u2019s website. He is described only as \u201cDr.\u201d He holds a Ph.D in sociology from UC Berkeley and attended St. John\u2019s Seminary in Camarillo, Calif. He was ordained for the archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1987.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 21, 2012 \/ 03:04 am (CNA).- Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles has suspended local priest Father Joseph Palacios from ministry over his promotion of same-sex “marriage.”<\/p>\n

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