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The Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of California, at the 2009 dedication of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel

�If McDonald�s told its employees that it was unacceptable to diss its fast food as gross, disgusting, or unhealthy at either McDonald�s or in a public setting,� asks alumna journalist Katrina Trinko (�09), �would it elicit a heated reaction from lawmakers?�

The answer: �Probably not.�

Katrina Trinko (�09)Yet for myriad reasons, when the Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco and the College�s 2008 Convocation Speaker, made a similar demand of the teachers in his schools, several California politicians called for an investigation. In a at the Daily Signal, Miss Trinko � the online magazine�s managing editor and a member of USA Today�s Board of Contributors � examines the criticism and complaints, and finds them wanting.

�Lawmakers may vehemently disagree with Cordileone�s decision,� Miss Trinko writes, but �religious leaders should be free to make such decisions without worrying about interference from the government.�

The is available at the Daily Signal.