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31, 2006 email this print this Vatican stance on gay parents isn't what's best for foster kids By Tamara Lange and Maggie Crosby Catholic Charities of San Francisco places children who are victims of abuse and neglect, or who are older and difficult to place, in stable homes with loving parents.

Sometimes the parents are gay or bisexual.

The recent directive from the Vatican puts Catholic Charities in a bind: Follow religious doctrine and stop providing this service or do what they know is best for the state's foster children who are in their care.

Brian Cahill, executive director of Catholic Charities of San Francisco, said it best: ``Our issue has been, and con...

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