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ByDavidCrary The Associated Press The World Meeting of Families, the central reli- gious event of Pope Fran- cis' first visit to the United States, is intended to con- vey a message of love and joy as it seeks to promote church teaching on mar- riage. Yet four weeks away from its opening in Phila- delphia, friction is mounting as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Roman Catho- lics lobby for a broader role in the event and organizers move to limit them. The tensions surround- ing the gathering will pose a real-world test of the pope's approach that em- phasizes compassion and welcome while upholding Catholic doctrine that mar- riage is only between a man and a woman. The only speakers specif- ically addressing LGBT is- sues at the Sept. 22-27 con- ference are a celibate gay man and his mother. Gays and lesbians can attend the meeting as individuals, but groups supporting gay marriage were denied ex- hibit space and other offi- cial options for presenting their views. "We don't want to pro- vide a platform at the meet- ing for people to lobby for positions contrary to the life of our church," said Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, the meet- ing's host. Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry, an advocacy group for LGBT Catholics, said Chaput and other U.S. bishops "are putting their heads in the sand." "They see LGBT issues as a problem to contain rather than to explore," De- Bernardo said. "The entire Catholic community in the U.S. is having a discussion on this now. Why can't the World Meeting of Fami- lies?" To counter the official message, New Ways Min- istry and several allied groups have scheduled var- ious programs — including a workshop on gender iden- tity — to coincide with the Meeting of Families. The initial plan called for the programs to be held at a Catholic church in Philadel- phia, but the LGBT groups said the church's pastor re- scinded the invitation at the urging of Chaput's office. The LGBT groups said the events will be relocated to a nearby Methodist church. Another area of conten- tion is the status of openly gay employees at Catho- lic institutions in the U.S. Dozens of people have re- ported losing their jobs at such workplaces since 2010 over their same-sex rela- tionships or support for gay marriage and gay rights, in- cluding Margie Winters, a married gay teacher dis- missed in June by a Cath- olic school in Philadelphia. The World Meeting of Families is a triennial Vat- ican-backed event, held seven times previously start- ing in 1994 with the goal of strengthening marriage and families. The Philadelphia meeting will be the first in the United States. The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Kenneth Hackett, noting in an in- terview with The Associ- ated Press that gay mar- riage is now "the law of our land," said: "How the pope will deal with that, I think it might be one of the issues of nontraditional marriage that he speaks about or he alludes to." He cited Francis' views on "marriage situations where people are under stress" — because of divorce, or vio- lence in the family, or where single parents are raising children. "So if we look at what he has said in so many previous occasions about ex- tending the generosity and mercy of the church to these different situations, that's where I think he'll come down," Hackett said. More than two years into his papacy, Francis has dis- appointed some conserva- tive American Catholics by not speaking about church teaching on marriage as frequently as his predeces- sors. Instead, he has em- phasized compassion over defending the church on divisive social issues as he tries to bring back Catho- lics who have left the fold. In 2013, he seemed to ex- tend that attitude to gays when he responded to a question about a purport- edly gay priest by saying, "If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?" However, Francis has also affirmed that same-sex relationships and marriages are contrary to church teaching. Still, nearly 4 in 10 Cath- olics surveyed by the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service mistakenly believe Francis supports allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally. The survey of 1,331 U.S. adults, released Tues- day, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 per- centage points. While in Philadelphia, the pope is scheduled to visit an outdoor Festival of Families on Sept. 26 and celebrate Mass the next day at the conclusion of the Meeting of Families. WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES Ahead of pope's visit to US, some friction over LGBT issues RICCARDODELUCA—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput, right, stands next to Pope Francis as they pose for a photo with a delegation from Philadelphia at the end of the pontiff's weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 14-001496 Title Order No. 02-14025636 APN 6-390- 19 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/04/05. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO- CEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/15/15 at 2:00 pm, Aztec Foreclosure Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tho- mas C. Durden, A Married Man As His Sole And, Separate Prop- erty And Morna L. Durden, An Unmarried Woman, as Trustor(s), in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Eagle Home Mortgage, Inc., a Wash- ington Corporation, as Benefi- ciary, Recorded on 05/10/05 in Book No. 2703, Page No. 208 and thereafter loan modification re- corded on 12/15/2010 at record- er's no. 2010014649 of official re- cords in the Office of the county recorder of TEHAMA County, California; The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of California; Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Trustee for The Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi- cates, Series 2005-AR4, as the current Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (pay- able at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or feder- al credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso- ciation, or savings bank speci- fied in section 5102 of the Finan- cial Code and authorized to do business in this state), At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse at 633 Wash- ington Street, Red Bluff, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit- uated in said County, California described as: 18850 HOOKER CREEK ROAD, COTTONWOOD, CA 96022. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The undersigned Trustee dis- claims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress and other desig- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but with- out covenant or warranty, ex- pressed or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to pay the remaining princi- pal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with inter- est thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $526,670.82 (Esti- mated good through 8/20/15). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The un- dersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: August 19, 2015 AZTEC FORECLOSURE CORPORATION Elaine Malone Assistant Secre- tary & Assistant Vice President Aztec Foreclosure Corporation 20 Pacifica, Suite 1460, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (877) 257-0717 or (602) 638-5700 Fax: (602) 638- 5748 www.aztectrustee.com NO- TICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If considering bidding you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, Section mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. 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