Major Donor To Archdiocese of Boston Disagrees With Catholic Church On Marriage and Priesthood

Longtime donor and fund-raiser Jack Connors told a newspaper columnist recently that the Catholic Church should allow women to become priests and should bless same-sex marriages. Connors, 81, a wealthy philanthropist, was a lay adviser to Cardinal Bernard Law when he was archbishop of Boston and has also been close to Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the current archbishop of Boston.

Longtime donor and fund-raiser Jack Connors told a newspaper columnist recently that the Catholic Church should allow women to become priests and should bless same-sex marriages. Connors, 81, a wealthy philanthropist, was a lay adviser to Cardinal Bernard Law when he was archbishop of Boston and has also been close to Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the current archbishop of Boston.…